Kosmačev preval - Rušnata Mlinarica

Access to the starting point:
Leave the Gorenjska motorway at exit Jesenice - West (Hrušica) and continue driving towards Kranjska Gora. A little before Dovje, leave the main road and turn left in the direction of Mojstrana and the valleys of Vrata, Kot and Krma. Before crossing Triglav Bistrica, signs for Radovna, Kot and Krma direct you left onto a slightly narrower road that climbs past a few houses. The road climbs steeply above Mojstrana and passes a TNP sign to Kosmačev preval, where the road to the valley of Kot branches off to the right. Park here in a suitable place at the crossroads.

Path description:
From the parking lot, take the cart track, which runs parallel to the road on a slight incline. At the start, take the right-hand cart track, and after two minutes' walk another cart track branches off to the left. There are also cairns at the crossroads to help orientation. The cart track then climbs straight up the slope and later turns into a footpath which starts to climb steeply. The path is not very visible, but the smaller cairns are helpful. The path then turns slightly to the right and leads to an indistinct ridge. Here the path turns left and follows this ridge straight up. The path soon leads off the ridge onto steep slopes and climbs in switchbacks to the main ridge. Here the path turns left again and continues to climb through the forest. The steepness then eases for a short time, but the path soon climbs steeply again. The last part of the trail towards the bivouac is mostly on the slopes above the Vrata valley or along the ridge. The path then flattens out and you see a small house on the right. This is the bivouac on Montenegro.
From the bivouac, continue along the ridge and descend gently at first. Then walk along the ridge for a long time through the forest, climbing and descending several times. We also climb some lesser-known peaks, namely Predelov vrh, Nizka dolina and then Lengarjeva glava, where there is also a lookout point from which the view to the east opens up for the first time. Before that, we had been walking through the forest all the time, so the view was very limited.
From Lengarjeva glava, we continue along the ridge and out of the forest the path leads us to dwarf pines, where we have wonderful views in all directions. There are a few short ascents and descents through dwarf pines, and the ridge is a little steeper in places. There is a climb through a short lane of forest and then a short climb through dwarf pines, which leads us to the scenic peak of Požar.
From the summit on which a large cairn is placed, continue along the ridge and then follow the path through the forest to soon reach a crossroads where the hunting trail from the Kot valley joins us on the left. The path continues along a steep and relatively narrow forested ridge (in wet conditions, a slip hazard). The not-too-challenging path to here then leads to the Rušnata Mlinarica summit, where the less experienced can also finish the trip (the summit is recognisable by its large man).
The route continues along the ridge, which is increasingly overgrown with dwarf pines, but the passages are beautiful as dwarf pines is burnt. A little further on, the path leads to a short steep jump (at a scraped rock), where you have to climb 5 metres steeply upwards using dwarf pines. The path, which runs along a relatively steep slope and occasionally a narrow ridge, then leads us over numerous overhills and ravines to the unspoilt and scenic summit of Rušnate Mlinarica.

On the way: Pri Turnih (1349m), Črna gora (1350m), Predelov vrh (1460m), Nizka dolina (1357m), Lengarjeva glava (1498m), Požar (1543m)

We can extend the trip to the following destinations: Požgana Mlinarica (1 h)

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