V Koncu - Jezerska Kočna (via Dolci)
Starting point: V Koncu (900 m)
Lat/Lon: | 46,342°N 14,5682°E |
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Name of path: via Dolci
Time of walking: 6 h
Difficulty: very difficult marked way
Altitude difference: 1640 m
Altitude difference po putu: 1765 m
Map: Kamniške in Savinjske Alpe 1:50.000
Recommended equipment (summer): helmet
Recommended equipment (winter): helmet, ice axe, crampons
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Access to the starting point:
Drive into Kamnik and follow the road towards the Kamnik Bistrica valley. From your home in Kamniška Bistrica, continue driving along the forest road, which takes you higher up to a crossroads where you continue straight ahead (right Jermanca, starting point for Kamniško sedlo). The road then takes you past Žagana peči to the parking lot at the lower station of the cargo cableway to Kokrsko sedlo.
After the new traffic sign, driving from the Kamniški Bistrica hut to the V Koncu parking lot is forbidden, which extends the journey by almost an hour.
Path description:
From the parking lot at the cargo cableway, follow the initially sloping footpath towards Kokrsko sedlo. The path first crosses lane of bushes, then passes into a dense forest, where it starts to climb steeply. Higher up, the forest becomes a little thinner, opening up some views of the surrounding peaks. The path, which continues to climb steeply, leads us higher up to two successive steel cables (quite easy in the dry), after which we come to a pleasant resting place with a bench.
The path then returns to the dense forest and then starts to turn to the right, where the steepness of the path eases for a short time. The path goes a little further out of the forest, crosses an undistinguished ravine and then leads us to the avalanche slopes below Kokrsko sedlo. Here the path turns slightly to the left and starts to climb steeply up the mostly rocky slope. The rather strenuous path (due to the rubble), which passes under the Kalška gora walls on the left and the lesser-known Mali vrh on the right, with increasingly beautiful views, eventually leads to Cojz's hut on Kokrsko sedlo.
From the saddle, continue right in the direction of Grintovec and Kočna (Kalški greben to the left, straight down Kokra) along the path, which climbs steeply for a short time. The steepness soon eases and after a few minutes of further walking the path leads to a marked crossroads where you continue straight in the direction of Grintovec (slightly right Skuta). A few minutes of traversing the slopes follows, along a path that turns increasingly to the left. After a slight descent, the path leads us into a flatter world (the lower part of the Caves), and then begins to climb crosswise towards the roof of Grintovec. At the top of the cross-climb you reach a marked crossroads.
Continue left towards Kočna, and the path to the right leads to the top of Grintovec. The path then crosses steep grassy slopes to the west and then begins to descend. Later, the path turns right and continues to descend gently, crossing slightly exposed slopes until it reaches the gentle grassy slopes (Srednji Dolci). Here it joins the path leading over Grdi graben, and a few metres later we are back at the crossroads. Bear right and the path to the left leads to the bivouac below Kočna and Kokrska Kočna. We climb over a grassy slope, which then leads us to a scree slope, which we climb for some time. At the end, the path turns slightly to the left along the scree and leads us into the rocks. There is a short climb slightly to the right to Dolška škrbina (2317m - the lowest point between Kočna and Grintovec). There is also a crossroads on the notch, where we turn left towards Kočna (right Grintovec. The path then leads us along the north side of the ridge and soon leads us to the crossroads again. This time we turn left (straight down Češka koča, right Grintovec) and continue our ascent along the trail, which quickly leads us to one of the most interesting passages in the Slovenian mountains. The trail leads us to a belly-shaped passage through which we have to crawl. The path goes on to a short scree slope, after which we step onto a steeper path, where we are helped by a few wedges and rocks. This increasingly scenic route is then followed to a little spacious summit. V Koncu - Kokrsko sedlo 2:15, Kokrsko sedlo - Jezerska Kočna 3:45.
We can extend the trip to the following destinations: Kokrska Kočna
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