Kraljev dol - Ojstrica (via Kocbekov dom)

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 Luče. 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 road on the left, 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 (8 km of which are macadam), you will come to a sharp right turn in the middle of which a 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 (8 km of which are macadam), you will come to a sharp right turn in the middle of which a 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 winding path quickly leads to a dilapidated shepherd's hut at mountain pasture Vodole.
From the ruined shepherd's hut, continue along the bottom of 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 a much wider path higher up, which comes from mountain pasture Podvežak.
Continue in the direction of Korošice, following the path which crosses the pasture fence and, after a few further steps, leads to Inkret's well, which is located just a few metres off 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. A little further on, a pleasant path leads us to a marked crossroads, where we continue slightly left in the direction of Korošice (slightly right, the chapel on Molička peč (mountain)). The path continues for some time crossing the slopes below Tolstim vrh, and then passes onto the plateau-like world of the Dleskovška plateau, which is interspersed with numerous potholes and caves. The path, which continues with a few short ascents and descents, then quickly leads us to a crossroads, where the path from Robanov Kot and mountain pasture Ravne joins us from the right.
Continue in the direction of Korošica along the path which ascends crosswise to the saddle between the lesser-known Koroška vrh on the left and Mala Ojstrica on the right. Continue straight down (Prag on the left, Ojstrica over Mala Ojstrica on the right) on the marked trail which begins to descend towards Korošica. After a few minutes of descending, you will reach the vast grassy slopes of Korošica, which you can then walk along in a few minutes to the mountain lodge. From the Kocbek House, continue along the marked trail in the direction of Ojstrica. The trail goes a few metres above the cottage into the dwarf pines zone, where it gradually starts to climb steeper and steeper. After a good 20 minutes of ascent from Kocbek's house, the path becomes flat and then turns to grassy slopes, which are soon replaced by stones. The path then crosses two successive ravines, and then begins to climb steeply up the increasingly scenic slope. The way ahead takes us past two less prominent crossroads (in both cases continue to the right in the direction Ojstrica, to the left Planjava and Škarje) and gradually begins to turn more and more to the right. Higher up, the path becomes steeper and turns into a rather craggy slope. Further on, the path briefly lays down and leads us through a narrower passage to the main ridge of the Kamniško Savinjske Alps. Once on the ridge, continue to the right along the very steep path, which continues to climb the broken rocks. Follow this very steep path, helped by a few wedges, all the way to the top of Ojstra, which is reached after about 15 minutes of further walking (there is a high risk of falling rocks in the last part).
Starting point - mountain pasture Vodole 30 minutes, mountain pasture Vodole - Kocbekov dom 2:00, Kocbekov dom - Ojstrica 1:45.

On the way: Planina Vodole (1570m), Sedelce (1900m), Kocbekov dom na Korošici mountain hut (1808m)

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