Ravne - Loška stena

Access to the starting point:
a) First drive to Ribnica, then continue to Kočevje. After Dolenjja vasja, turn right towards Grčarice, Gotenica and Kočevska Reka. In Kočevska Reka, turn right towards Borovec at Kočevska Reka, Strma Reber Pass and Osilnica. In Borovec, turn right once more, then you will reach the hamlet of Ravne, and we continue driving a little further, but only to the place where you will see a road sign for a 10% gradient by the roadside. Park on the side of the road where there is enough space.
b) From Kočevje, drive towards Border crossing Petrina, then at the end of Štalcerji, turn right towards Kočevska Reka. In Kočevska Reka turn left towards Borovec at Kočevska Reka, Strma Reber Pass and Osilnica. In Borovec, continue right, then reach the hamlet of Ravne, and we continue driving a little further, but only to the point where we see a road sign for a 10% gradient. Park on the side of the road where there is enough space.
c) From Osilnica or Sel at Osilnica, continue in the direction of Žurge, Padova at Osilnica, Zgornji Čačič and the Strma Reber pass. From the pass onwards, the road begins to descend and we follow it to the turn-off for the Ravne hunting lodge. Park near the turnoff or about 100 m further along the main road, where on the opposite side of the road we see a road sign for a 10% gradient (the sign is not visible from our direction, of course), and a rock with markings on the right.

Path description:
On the other side of the road as the road sign, notice the mountain markings for Cerk, which direct us on the path that climbs zložno across the meadow and leads us in a few minutes to the nearby hunting lodges (the path can also start at the hunting lodge).

From the hunting lodge, continue slightly to the left along a less visible path which quickly leads to the animal feeding area. The trail then passes into the forest, where it continues along the moderately steep cart track. After about 15 minutes' walk from the starting point, the cart track splits into two parts, and we continue along the right-hand one, which initially has no markings (the left-hand, more beaten path leads to the Stone Wall and on towards Krempa). The right-hand cart track, which we continue to climb, quickly leads us to the next crossroads, where we see the markings again. Continue along the marked cart track, which turns into a less well-trodden footpath higher up. The path crosses a small torrent, then climbs to the next cart track which is followed to the left. Continue up the rocky and leaf-covered cart track, which soon leads to a forest road.
The forest road soon turns off to the left and leads to a marked path towards the top of Cerk, and we continue straight along the road, which gradually starts to descend. After the left serpentine, at the crossroads continue right, then a few minutes further, at the memorial of the former partisan hospital, turn left in the direction of Firstov rep (if you continue on the right road you will reach the main road Osilnica - Kočevska Rijeka).
From the crossroads onwards, the road leads through a large clearing, then into the forest, where it begins to climb slightly. At the part where the road starts to climb, we are joined on the right by a marked path from the Strma Reber and Bezgarska planina passes, and we continue straight ahead and walk along the road for a few more minutes, until it ends at a turning point.
On the left side of the turn-off we see signs for Firstov rep and for the first time also for Loška stena, which direct us to cart track, which gradually starts to descend. After a few minutes, when cart track ends, we see a game salt shed on the left, and we continue straight down the marked footpath, which takes us in a few steps to the registration box on the Firstov's tail.
From the registration box, continue downhill on the marked trail in the direction of Loška stena. The rather picturesque path, which offers beautiful views of the nearby walls, columns and hills, leads us along the edge of the cliffs, which the path retreats to the right side, so there is no major risk of slipping, unless of course you go to the edge for a nice view. A little lower down, the path enters the forest and then flattens out. There is a short climb and then an easy descent to the precipitous edge of the Loška stena peak, from where a really nice view of the Upper Kolpa valley and the surrounding hills opens up.
Ravne - Firstov rep 1:25, Firstov rep - Loška stena 25 minutes.

On the way: Lovski dom Ravne (760m), Firstov rep (1002m)

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