Planina Jezerca - Mokrica (via Košutna)

Access to the starting point:
a) From the motorway Ljubljana - Jesenice take the exit Vodice, then continue to the first semaphore crossing in Vodice, where you turn left towards Cerkelj na Gorenjskem and Brnik. When you reach the main roundabout at Spodnji Brnik, continue driving in the direction of Cerkeliai and the ski resort Krvavec. At the end of Cerklje na Gorenjskem, leave the main road, which continues towards Velesovo and Visoke, and turn slightly right onto the road towards the ski resort Krvavec. Continue to the village of Grad, where signs for Ambrož pod Krvavcem direct you to the right on a steep asphalt road (straight ahead to the lower station of the round-cabin cable car to Krvavec and Štefanja Gora). When the steepness of the steep road eases slightly, you will come to a junction, where you will continue to the left in the direction of Ambrož pod Krvavcem (straight ahead to the settlements of Ravne, Apno and Šenturška Gora). A little further on, the road descends a little, then climbs over slopes that are sometimes quite scenic. Higher up, you reach Ambrož pod Krvavcem, where you pass the church of St Ambrose and the tourist farm Pr Ambružarju on the left. From the tourist farm the road passes into the forest and climbs through it to mountain pasture Jezerec, where there is a large parking lot. The road is laid here and turns left, about 500 m further on it leads to a crossroads, where you continue right in the direction of Kriška planina (straight ahead the upper station of the round-cabin cableway and the Mountain Home at Gospinac). There is only a short steep climb and you arrive at a parking lot at the edge of Kriška planina. The road from mountain pasture Jezerec to Kriška planina is now closed to public traffic, which extends the journey by about 15 minutes. b) From the motorway Jesenice - Ljubljana, take the exit Kranj - East, and then continue to Brnik, Komenda and Mengeš. Once you reach the main roundabout at Spodnji Brnik, continue driving towards Cerkeliai and the ski resort Krvavec. At the end of Cerklje na Gorenjskem, leave the main road, which continues towards Velesovo and Visoke, and turn slightly right onto the road towards the ski resort Krvavec. Continue to the village of Grad, where the signs for Ambrož pod Krvavcem direct you to the right on a steep asphalt road (straight ahead to the lower station of the circular cable car to Krvavec and Štefanja Gora). When the steepness of the steep road eases slightly, you will come to a crossroads, where you will continue to the left in the direction of Ambrož pod Krvavcem (straight ahead to the settlements of Ravne, Apno and Šenturška Gora). A little further on, the road descends a little, then climbs over slopes that are sometimes quite scenic. Higher up, you reach Ambrož pod Krvavcem, where you pass the church of St Ambrose and the tourist farm Pr Ambružarju on the left. From the tourist farm the road passes into the forest and climbs through it to mountain pasture Jezerec, where there is a large parking lot. The road is laid here and turns left, about 500 m further on it leads to a crossroads, where you continue right in the direction of Kriška planina (straight ahead the upper station of the round-cabin cableway and the Mountain Home at Gospinac). There is only a short steep climb and you arrive at a parking area at the edge of Kriška planina. The road from mountain pasture Jezerec to Kriška planina is now closed to public traffic, which extends the journey by about 15 minutes.

Path description:
At the end of the parking lot, where the road turns left and the road branches off to the right towards the nearby mountain pasture Jezerca, you will notice red mountain direction signs directing you straight onto the marked footpath in the direction of Kriška planina, Vrh Korena, Košutna, Kompotela and Mokrica, which ascends through the pastures of the aforementioned mountain pasture. After a short climb, cart track is reached, and we follow it to the left, crossing the slopes of Kržišče (1658 m). Cart track, which we are following, quickly splits into two parts, and we continue straight on the lower one. Transitionally, we get a nice view towards Kranj, the Škofjeloško hribovje and Storžič, and then the path starts to descend gently. A few more minutes of walking follow, and then we arrive at the parking lot at the lower part of Kriška planina. From the parking lot, continue in the direction mountain pasture Koren and follow the worse dirt road, which passes through the underpass under the ski slope. After the underpass, the marked path veers slightly left off the road, continuing parallel to the road along a spruce tree avenue. After a few minutes of gentle ascent, when you reach the eastern edge of Kriška planina, where there is a small watering place for animals, continue slightly left over a pasture fence (right mountain pasture Osredek and Kamniški vrh), but continue the gentle ascent in roughly the same direction. The path continues with mountain pasture to the slightly steeper slopes of Krvavec, over which we climb crosswise to a viewpoint from which we have a fine view towards Kržišče), the ridge of Kamniški vrh, the valley of the Korošice River, Velika planina and towards the nearby Košutna and Velika Zvoh. From the viewpoint, which is located a few steps to the right of the path, we begin a steeper descent towards the hunting lodge above the Korošica valley. When the descent stops and the path continues without any major changes in altitude, you will come to a prominent but poorly marked crossroads where the path branches off to the right towards the aforementioned hunting lodge and onwards towards the Korošice valley and the Kamniška Bistrica valley. At this crossroads, continue slightly left and start climbing slightly through the forest. The path quickly leaves the forest and passes through bushes and dwarf pines, and then gradually leads through a pasture fence to the next unmarked crossroads, which is located in the middle of a sharp right turn. From this serpentine, an unmarked path continues straight ahead towards the Razor saddle (the saddle between Krvavec and Velika Zvoh), and we continue to the right along the further marked path. There is a short cross-climb and the path leads us to the southern part of mountain pasture Koren, from where we have a nice view over the central part of mountain pasture and the surrounding peaks. From the southern part of mountain pasture there is a short descent to the nearby shepherd's hut, which is located in the central part of mountain pasture Koren. Here, at the hut, a path branches off slightly to the right (in a south-easterly direction), leading to mountain pasture Košutna. The path initially crosses the slopes almost horizontally and then leads to a technically difficult place. The path climbs steeply over a short rock jump, where the restored fixed safety gear are helpful. The path then lays down and leads us past a cross to mountain pasture Košutna, where a chapel and shepherd's hut stand. From mountain pasture continue on a less well-trodden path which passes to the left of the chapel between dwarf pines (markings renewed). The path continues gently up the moderately steep and scenic slope of Košutna. When the path is fully level, a path branches off to the right to the top of Košutna, which is newly marked and well marked. Follow this trail to the summit, which is reached after 15 minutes of further walking. The trail was restored on 29. 6. 2019 and is very passable. From the top of Košutna, follow the restored mountain trail in the direction of Kompotela (new markings and cleared path). Follow the trail to the top of Kompotela, where at the direction sign, turn right towards Mokrica, and to the left is the top of Kompotela (2 min). Just a few steps from the top, the marked trail to Mokrica branches off to the east. Take this path as it starts to descend. After a good ten minutes of descending on steep grass, the path leads to the ridge of Mokrica. The path, which continues to descend gently, is slightly exposed in a few places. After a half hour's walk from Kompotela, the path leads us to a registration box at the top of Mokrice. This part of the trail was also restored on 29. 6. 2019.
PP: In fog, orientation can be very difficult, especially from mountain pasture Root onwards. I want a safe step

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