Planina Vodol - Mala Raduha
Starting point: Planina Vodol (1324 m)
Lat/Lon: | 46,4234°N 14,7769°E |
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Time of walking: 2 h 25 min
Difficulty: easy pathless terrain
Altitude difference: 705 m
Altitude difference po putu: 760 m
Map: Kamniške in Savinjske Alpe 1:50.000
Recommended equipment (summer):
Recommended equipment (winter): ice axe, crampons
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Access to the starting point:
a) From the Ljubljana - Maribor motorway, take the Šentrupert exit and then continue to Mozirje, Ljubno ob Savinji and the Logar valley. From Ljubno, follow the main road for about 6 km, then in Strmec, signs for Raduha and Snežna jama direct you to the right onto a narrower and initially still asphalted road. At the crossroads follow the signs for Snežna jama, and we follow the road, which loses its asphalt surface higher up, to mountain pasture Vodol. Park at the junction where a minor road branches off to the right in the middle of the left-hand bend, leading to the upper part of mountain pasture Vodol.
b) From the motorway Ljubljana - Jesenice take the exit Vodice and then continue towards Kamnik. In Kamnik, follow the signs for Gornji Grad and the Črnivec Pass, and just 1 km before the pass, turn left in the direction of Kranjski Rak and Podvolovljek. From Kranjski Rak (Volovljek Pass) we start descending towards Luce, where we turn right towards Mozirje. From Luce, drive towards Mozirje for about 3 km, then in Strmec, signs for Raduha and Snežna jama direct you left onto a narrower and initially still asphalted road. At the crossroads follow the signs for Snežna jama, and we follow the road, which loses its asphalt coating higher up, to mountain pasture Vodol. Park at the junction where a minor road branches off to the right in the middle of the left-hand bend, leading to the upper part of mountain pasture Vodol.
Path description:
From the starting point, first walk to the upper part of mountain pasture Vodol, where the signs for Koča na Loki direct you left to a footpath that climbs crosswise along the upper edge of mountain pasture. The path continues into the woods, where it then climbs crosswise for some time. Higher up, out of the forest, the path quickly leads to the shepherd's huts at mountain pasture Javorje.
On the other side of mountain pasture, we enter a less good forest road, which we start to descend more visibly. After a short descent, you will notice markings pointing right into the forest, through which, in a few minutes of further descent, you will reach the hut at Loka pod Raduho.
From the hut, continue slightly to the left (direction Raduha) along the path that runs along the left side of an unmarked ravine. The path, which climbs gently at first, soon turns to the left, where it climbs steeply for a short time through a belt of compacted forest. The steepness then subsides and the forest is gradually replaced by dwarf pines and raspberry bushes. A moderately steep path climbing up the south-eastern slopes of Raduha leads us higher up to a marked crossroads, where we continue to the left (Durce on the right).
After a few steps from the crossroads, on the right side of the marked path, you will notice a beautiful transition between dwarf pines. Take the above-mentioned crossing (an undeveloped, unmarked valley) and follow it straight up. Higher up, the passage is stopped by dwarf pines, and we find a partly overgrown path which continues to the right (eastwards). This path facilitates our passage through a belt of dense dwarf pines, which leads us under the very top of Mala Raduha. Again, find a nice passage between the dwarf pines and after a few steps of further walking you reach the top of Mala Raduha.
In the fog, orientation in the upper part is difficult.
Planina Vodole - Koča na Loki pod Raduho 1:00, Koča na Loki pod Raduho - Mala Raduha 1:25.
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