Kraljev hrib - Gradišče (Velika planina) (via Rigelj)

Access to the starting point:
First we drive to Kamnik, then continue in the direction of Kamnik Bistrica and the cable car to Velika planina. At Stahovica, turn left (direction Kamniška Bistrica and cable car Velika planina) and follow the road ascending moderately, then follow it to the large parking lot near the bottom station of the cable car to Velika planina (the parking lot is on the right hand side of the road).

Path description:
The path over Rigelj is a partially marked hunting trail.
From the parking lot, take the wide and well-maintained macadam road leading to the Kraljev hrib guesthouse. Leave the road just before it turns into the yard of the inn and take the cart track starting at the transformer. A couple of cars can park here. Follow Cart track to a large feed station, where it turns sharp left and we continue straight ahead on a well-trodden and well-laid track. This crosses the slope gently on the right and later begins to climb steeply in the keys. We have to be careful not to miss the crossroads, which is well marked, but more in a hunting way. It is recognisable by the thick beech trees, all of which are marked with incised markings. Here the path breaks sharply to the left and right. The right one goes towards Sivnik and onwards via Gamsov servers to Kisovec and Malo mountain pasture. We turn left here towards Riglju. That we are really on the right path is told by the crooked beech tree, which is the first tree under which we pass.
The path climbs steeply in switchbacks over grassy slopes and through the forest. We are surrounded by a mighty rock mass on our left, and a few times we get a very nice view of the Kamniška Bistrica valley and the peaks above. For a long time, the path has no forks and is not difficult to follow.
Already quite high up, the trail splits into two parts, but they are only a few metres apart. One part goes to a lookout point which is definitely worth going to. From there you have a beautiful view of the Konjska valley, the lower part of Kamnik Bistrica and the Ljubljana basin.
When you leave the lookout, after a few metres the path splits at a pass. To the right, it goes downhill towards Sivnik, and straight ahead, steeply uphill towards Riglju. It is difficult to get lost in the upward direction, but it is much easier to go back down, as the path splits and each branch goes its own way down into the valley.
To make no mistake, from the viewpoint you go straight up the steep hill. In one place, the path is even protected by a wooden fence. Soon you will reach the Velika planina border, which you can see by the fence you have to cross. From there you can already see the first huts above Šimnovec. The trail gradually splits into at least three branches, but it doesn't matter which one you take, because after a few minutes you reach open pastures and see a chairlift going almost perpendicular to your direction.
It took us just under two and a half hours to get here.
From here, we have at least three directions to follow. We can turn left under the chairlift and in less than ten minutes we are at the top station of the gondola. We can go down to the car. Alternatively, go straight ahead, perpendicularly under the chairlift, right past Komatar's hut on the unmarked track to mountain pasture Konjščica and continue on the marked track via mountain pasture Down back to the starting point (a good two hours). If we have more time, we can turn right along the chairlift up the hill towards Zeleni rob and on to the top (Gradišče), which should be enough for half an hour. From the top you can continue the circular trip through the Planšarski settlement, past Domžale Home and Mala mountain pasture along the hunting trail through Gamsov servers, Kačjek and Sivnik back to that famous beech tree at the crossroads and back to the starting point on Kraljev hill.

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