Kranjski Rak - Gradišče (Velika planina) (below on road)

Access to the starting point:
a) First, drive to Kamnik, then continue driving towards the Črnivec Pass. Just a few 100 m before the pass, you will see signs for Kranjski Rak, which direct you sharp left onto a narrow and initially quite steep road. The road is higher and then leads us to the Volovljek Pass, where we park near the Kranjski Rak guesthouse (parking in front of the guesthouse is only allowed for guests).
b) From Gornji Grad, drive towards Kamnik, and then, just a few 100 m after the Črnivec Pass, turn right in the direction of Kranjski Rak. Continue as described above.
c) From the Savinjska valley, first drive to Luce, then continue towards Kamnik. When you reach the Volovljek pass, park in a suitable place next to the Kranjski Rak guesthouse (only guests are allowed to park in front of the guesthouse).

Path description:
From Kranjski Rak, continue on the macadam road in the route Velika planina. The road descends gently at first and then enters the forest, where it begins to climb moderately. After about half an hour's walk, you reach a slightly larger crossroads where you turn right towards Konjščice and mountain pasture Dol (straight ahead or slightly left mountain pasture Kisovec). The road then leads to a large parking lot (a possible starting point), and you continue along the forest road, which is closed to public traffic. From the parking lot, follow the road for about 10 minutes, and then signs direct you left onto a grassy slope, over which a relatively steep path leads. Soon the path briefly lies down and passes a lonely shepherd's hut on the right. Behind the cottage the path enters the forest and begins to climb steeply. Higher up, join the wider and less steep path from mountain pasture Marjanine njiva. Follow this path to the left and it will quickly lead you out of the forest and into the grazing areas of Mala mountain pasture. Here the path is completely laid and after a few minutes of further walking leads us to a marked, but in the fog less visible, crossroads. Continue slightly to the right in the direction of Jarško dom, which is a 5-minute climb over an increasingly scenic slope.
Bypass the lodge on the left, then continue the ascent along a wide path that climbs gently through a sparse forest. After a few minutes, the path to the Črnuška Home branches off to the left, and we continue straight ahead, following the broad path all the way to the Domžale Home at Mali mountain pasture.
The path then descends into a small valley, where we rejoin the broad path (almost a road). Continue to the right and follow the path to a less well-marked fork in the path, where a path forks off to the left in the direction of the Gradiščkovi shepherd's hut. After a short climb, the path leads to the above-mentioned settlement, from which you continue along a poorly visible but marked path. The way forward leads us past numerous benches, up a moderately steep slope. Soon the path leads us between two peaks, where we continue slightly to the right. In the middle of the ascent, we see a sign saying chairlift right (to the left, in the direction of our ascent, a shepherd's settlement). Continue in the direction of the chairlift along the path which quickly leads to the top slope of Velika planina. Here we continue to the right along the marked path which, after a few steps, leads us to Gradišče.

On the way: Jarški dom na Mali planini mountain hut (1520m), Domžalski dom na Mali planini mountain hut (1534m)

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