Ravenska Kočna - Štruca (umik Žrela and over Dolgi hrbet)

Access to the starting point:
From the motorway Ljubljana - Jesenice take the exit Kranj - East and follow the road towards Jezersko. At Zgornje Jezersko, just past the petrol station, you will see a road that branches off the main road to the right (towards Planšarsko jezero). The road then takes you past the lake and climbs steeply behind it for a short distance. Higher up, the road flattens out and loses its asphalt surface at the beginning of a large meadow. The dirt road is then followed to a marked large parking lot.

Path description:
From the parking lot, continue along the macadam road following the signs "Češka koča, Ledine" and after about 15 minutes' walk you will reach the cargo cableway.
From the cable car, follow the signs Kranjska koča na Ledinah (through the hatch, Slovenska pot) and Češka koča (retreat of the hatch). Initially, you will walk through a forest for a short distance, but then the path will lead you to a grassy area partly covered with dwarf pines. Here the path turns slightly to the left and then ascends crosswise along the sparse dwarf pines, and later along scree. This path leads to a crossroads. Turn right to where the inscription 'Češka koča' on the rock directs you. To the left, the path leads to the Cottage on the Lediny (Slovenian Way, Through the Throat).
The path begins to climb crosswise in the direction of Češka koča (south-west). Later, the path turns slightly to the left and, following a slope partly covered with dwarf pines, leads to a crossroads under steep cliffs. Continue right towards the Czech Cottage, and to the left the path leads through a gully to Ledine. The path gradually becomes slightly more difficult and most of the time crosses a slightly exposed slope to the west with the help of a cable car. There is a short exposed traverse under rock overhangs, and then the path becomes easier and soon leads to the Češka hut with a rare dwarf pines.
From the hut, continue right along the path in the direction of Koča, Grintovec and Vratca (to the left Kranjska hut via Žrelo). After a short climb, you will reach flat ground marked H (intended for helicopter landing). The path continues along the initially folded scree, which is partly covered with dwarf pines. In the lower part of the scree, the path to Vratca branches off to the right, and we continue straight on in the direction of Kočna and Grintovec. After about half an hour's walk from the hut, we reach the next crossroads. Continue along the left path in the direction of Grintovec (Kočna on the right) on a path that quickly leads to the start of the wall. Here you put on your helmet and start the climbing part of the route. The climbing is not difficult at first, but the ascent is dangerous because of the rubble on the path (danger of slipping). The wall we climb then becomes steeper and fixed safety gear are more and more frequent. Climbing on natural passages through grooves, gullies and ledges follows. Throughout the climb, there are beautiful views of Jezersko and the surrounding peaks. After nearly two hours of "climbing", we leave the wall at Mlinarsko sedlo, where we can see southwards. Here we are at a crossroads, where we turn left in the direction of Dolgego hrbta and Skute (Grintovec on the right). From here on we have just over 30 minutes of protected climbing to the top of Dolgega hrbta. At first the route leads us over the southern slopes of Dolgego hrbta, but with the help of numerous fixed safety gear the route quickly leads us to the ridge again. The path continues along the ridge, and in places passes over 1000m precipices. This path, which is a slip hazard in the wet, soon leads to the summit of Long Back. From the top of Dolgega hrbta, continue along the ridge towards Skute. Using fixed safety gear the path leads us to the place where we join the path from the bivouac under Grintovec. Here the path is laid and goes from precipitous to less steep slopes. Walk along the marked path towards Skuta to the place where the path starts to descend, then continue to the right (direction south) and continue the ascent along the easier trackless path, which takes you all the way to the top of Štruca.
The path is short and, in good weather, easy to navigate.
Ravenska Kočna - Češka koča 1:35, Češka koča - Mlinarsko sedlo 2:45, Mlinarsko sedlo - Dolgi hrbet 45 minutes, Dolgi hrbet - Štruca 25 minutes.

On the way: Češka koča na Spodnjih Ravneh mountain hut (1542m), Mlinarsko sedlo (2332m), Dolgi hrbet (2473m)

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