Pred Belo - Ojstrica (via Skok and Šraj pesek)

Access to the starting point:
From Kamnik or Stahovica we drive into the valley of Kamniška Bistrica, approx. 2 km further from the parking lot at the lower station of the gondola for Velika planina we drive to the bridge over the Kamniška Bele river and approx. 100 m further on the right side of the road in the forest we drive to a small parking lot where we see the mountain signs and the start of the marked trail to Presedljaj, Konj and Korošica.
It is also possible to take the forest road before the bridge and after about 100 m park above the river, but this path is often muddy and you have to cross the river, which is sometimes not possible due to the higher water level.

Path description:
From the parking lot, continue first along the marked path into the forest, which then soon joins a wide dirt track and runs more or less along the Kamniška Bela riverbed, which is still watery at first, but then has no water on the surface. After about half an hour of comfortable walking you reach a marked crossroads, where you turn left onto an unmarked trail to The Orglice waterfall and a hunting trail over Skok and Šraj pesek, and to the right or straight ahead is a marked trail to Presedljaj, Konja and Korošica.
The track then slowly narrows into a comfortable path that runs right along the usually dry Kamniška Bela riverbed and leads to the lower pools of the Orglice waterfall in just over 10 minutes. Before it, turn right up a less beaten track, which runs along another smaller dry torrent bed and after about 200 m cross it to the left and turn into a steeper forest slope. Usually there are already belays set up at this point, as this approach is also the closest to many climbers below Vežica from the Kamnik side.
The initially quite steep and narrow path soon bends to the left and runs for some time parallel above the torrent, which also brings water for the aforementioned waterfall. The trail is easy to follow, climbs gently and passes through grasses and sparse woods, a little on the right, a little on the left side of the stream and we stick to it until the end, when we come to large rocks and the valley's head. There we cross the riverbed to the right and head back up the steeper forest slope, which then leads us in switchbacks in just over 15 minutes to the base of the Jump, which has three small stepped rocks in succession (difficulty rating II to III). In summer and when there is a drought, the rock is usually dry, and when it is wet it causes further inconvenience, but with some experience and climbing sense you will be able to cope with it; for the descent it is advisable to use a rope (30 m is sufficient) and an abseil, as there are wedges with crampons in two key places for this purpose.
Once you have climbed the Jump, head left above it to rejoin the clearly visible track, which now climbs steeper, first through the grasses and then through the last remnant of the forest. There are also some small rocks on the path in this part and, as we are making detours, we have to be careful not to let any potential ascenters get through them. When you come out of the forest, you will see the mighty walls of Vršakov and Vežica and the Šraj sand scree ahead of you and then to your right. Up the ridge, walk more to the right and closer to the walls, and at the end of the scree slope - opposite a larger rock cavity, climb over a rock step and then over lane of dwarf pines. Shortly afterwards, we get a nice view of the Petkovy meadows below us and the whole of Ojstrica from the south side. The Petkove meadows are indeed a huge, flat and green meadow at this altitude, with the path from Srebrno sedlo (and from the Hut on Kamnik saddle) descending to them from the left, and the compact walls of Lučki Dedec to the right. The path from Petkovi njivy to Kocbekov dom na Korošici is short, but not yet marked from this side, and if you take it on the principle: the shortest is the closest, you may again be faced with the high dwarf pines.
From the beautifully arranged Home on Korošice, the best way to Ojstrica is to do a circular tour, up the east (right) ridge and back along the west or south ridge to the home, and from the home onwards everything is marked and marked.
The route up from the valley is also suitable in summer, as you have shade under Vršaki and Vežica and a pleasant coolness for most of the morning, but you get plenty of sun on the descent in the afternoon, but the way down is still less strenuous.
Walking time: approx. 4 hours to Korošica and another 1. 5 to 2 hours to the summit.

On the way: Kocbekov dom na Korošici mountain hut (1808m)

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