Kraljev dol - Chapel on Molička planina (via Planina Vodole)
Starting point: Kraljev dol (1400 m)
Lat/Lon: | 46,3389°N 14,6855°E |
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Name of path: via Planina Vodole
Time of walking: 2 h 15 min
Difficulty: easy marked way
Altitude difference: 380 m
Altitude difference po putu: 630 m
Map: Kamniške in Savinjske Alpe 1:50.000
Recommended equipment (summer):
Recommended equipment (winter): ice axe, crampons
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Access to the starting point:
a) First drive to Kamnik, then continue to Stahovica and the Črnivec Pass. A few 100 metres before the Črnivec Pass, leave the main road leading to Gornji Grad and drive sharp left in the direction of the Volovljek Pass (Kranjski Rak). From the above-mentioned pass, continue straight ahead (on the left the road leading to Velika planina, on the right the Štajerski Rak) and start descending towards Luce. Lower down, the road bends slightly and leads to the Podvolovljek valley. Continue past the road leading to the Lučka Bela valley, then past the bar at Gams. After the bar, pay attention, because just a few 100 metres further on, a road branches off to the left, leading to mountain pasture Podveža and Ravne and the Planinšek farm (at the point where you leave the main road, the road marking is approximately 11 km). Continue along the initially still asphalted road, which climbs further towards the Dleskovská plateau. Higher up, the road to Planinšek branches off to the right, and here we continue along the upper left road, which leads us a little further to the next crossroads, where we continue straight on in the direction of mountain pasture Ravne (on the left mountain pasture Podveža). After 9 km of driving from the main road (from Planinsko onwards the road is macadam), you will come to a sharp right turn in the middle of which the road branches off to the left, which is blocked by a grazing fence from the very beginning. Take the road and follow it to the turning point at the end of the road. Park in a suitable place at the end of the road.
b) First drive to Luce, then continue towards Kamnik. When you see a road sign by the side of the road indicating 10. 5 km, look out for the right fork, as just a little further on the road will branch off to the right towards mountain pasture Podveža and Ravne and the Planinšek farm. Continue along the initially still asphalted road, which climbs further towards the Dleskovški plateau. Higher up, the road to Planinšek branches off to the right, and here we continue along the upper left road, which leads us a little further to the next crossroads, where we continue straight on in the direction of mountain pasture Ravne (to the left mountain pasture Podveža). After 9 km of driving from the main road (from Planiška onwards the road is macadam), you will come to a sharp right turn in the middle of which the road branches off to the left, which is blocked by a grazing fence from the very beginning. Take the road and follow it to the turning point at the end of the road. Park in a suitable place at the end of the road.
Path description:
From the end of the road, cross the fence and then, immediately after it, continue right along the fence steeply uphill. The path soon enters the woods, where it climbs steeply for a while before gradually descending. A few minutes' walk through increasingly sparse forest follows, and the relatively gentle path quickly leads to the shepherd's hut at mountain pasture Vodole.
From the shepherd's hut, continue along the middle of the mountain pasture, following the path which leads past a small swamp. On the other side of mountain pasture the path begins to climb slightly and after a few minutes of further walking leads us to a boulder, on which we notice the already rather faded markings for Korošica, which direct us slightly to the right, on a path that goes into the forest and gradually begins to climb more steeply. The rather overgrown path, which passes through dwarf pines, joins the much wider path leading from mountain pasture to Podvežak.
Continue in the direction of Korošica, following the path which crosses the pasture fence and, after a few further steps, leads to Inkret's well, which is located a few metres to the left of the path.
There is only a slight ascent, and then the path is laid out again and leads us under the relatively steep and avalanche-prone slopes of Tolstego vrh (Tolstego Peak).
The pleasant path leads to a marked crossroads, where we continue slightly to the right in the direction of the chapel at Molička mountain pasture (stove), (slightly to the left Korošica). The path continues gently downhill, then continues in a moderate ascent through a series of several small valleys. Soon you reach a small crossroads where a path branches off to the left, returning to the marked path towards Korošica, and to the right the path towards mountain pasture Ravne and Dolga Trata. We continue straight along the wide and pleasant path, which after a few minutes of further walking leads us to the Prag preval, where the next crossroads is.
Continue slightly left (right mountain pasture Ravne and Velika summit) along the marked mountain path, which gradually starts to descend. After a good 10 minutes of descent, the path is laid and leads us to a small swamp, after which we come to another crossroads. Continue straight ahead (slightly to the left Korošica, to the right Robanov kot) along a pleasant mountain path, which takes a few minutes of further walking to reach Kocbek's shelter under Ojstrica. Chapel on Molička planina (the stove) is located just a few metres above the shelter. Starting point - mountain pasture Vodole 30 minutes, mountain pasture Vodole - Molička mountain pasture 1:45.
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