Kraljev dol - Ojstrica (via Mala Ojstrica)

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 (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 restored (renovated a few years ago) shepherd's hut, continue along the bottom of the mountain pasture, following the path which leads past a small marsh. On the other side of mountain pasture the path starts 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 starts 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.
From Sedelce (1900 m) continue right along the Kocbekova cesta in the direction of Ojstrica and Mala Ojstrica (straight down Kocbekov dom na Korošicica). From the saddle, the path first descends gently over a pleasant grassy slope, then turns right where it begins to climb steeply eastwards. After a short climb, the path leads to the ridge of Mala Ojstrica (here the path from Molička mountain pasture joins us from the right), where it turns sharply to the left and continues to climb along a very scenic ridge. The path, which continues to climb along the left side of the ridge, leads us in a few more minutes of walking under the undistinguished peak of Mala Ojstrica, which is recognisable by the miniature Aljaž tower (the climb to Mala Ojstrica is only a minute out of the way). The marked path bypasses the above-mentioned peak on the left and leads us just a short distance further on to the ridge again, where we cross steep and slip-prone slopes. Further along the ridge, the path retreats to the left, crosses a short, very steep slope, and then emerges on pleasant grassy slopes. After a few minutes of pleasant walking, you enter a short, crumbly but not too steep part of the path. Next, the path lays down again, crosses another grassy slope, and then, in a moderate ascent over an increasingly rocky slope, leads us under the top slope of Ojstrica. P

On the way: Planina Vodole (1570m), Sedelce (1900m), Mala Ojstrica (2017m)

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