Planšarsko jezero - Virnikov Grintovec

Access to the starting point:
From the motorway Ljubljana - Jesenice take the exit Kranj - East and follow the road towards Jezersko. From the petrol station on Zgornje Jezersko, follow the main road for about 1 km, then turn right towards Planšarski jezero, which you will reach after a 100 m further drive. Park in the large parking lot near the lake.

Path description:
From Planšarski jezero, follow the road you came on back to the main road, cross it carefully and then continue along its edge towards Austria. Walk along the main road for about 200 m and then you will see the signs for the Roblek homestead, which will direct you to the left onto the local road. Follow the local road across a large meadow with a view, then reach a small crossroads (Pr Božjem učes), where you turn left (Roblek homestead on the right). The dirt road then leads past a small wooden house, after which the road gradually turns into a forest. As the road enters the forest, it first crosses a small stream and then quickly leads to a long right turn where it crosses the stream again.
Just before the road crosses the stream again, leave the road and continue straight on to cart track, which starts to climb moderately. Cart track leaves a small ravine higher up and turns left onto steep slopes, over which it climbs cross-country to the abandoned farmstead of Žarkovo. Here the path leads us for a while over a scenic slope, and then returns to the road along which we walked in the lower part of the route. Follow the road to the left, and we follow it, with occasional views of Kamnik Savinja Alps, all the way to the border ridge.
When the road crosses over to the Austrian side, we leave it and continue slightly to the right on a well-traced path that continues along the border ridge. Continue along the gently sloping ridge to the nearby Roblekova planina, which is reached after 5 minutes of further walking.
From the tent at Roblekova planina, continue left along the road which begins to descend gently towards the western part of mountain pasture. After a short descent, the road splits into two, and we continue straight ahead on the one that continues to descend gently to moderately. A little lower, we will come to a yellow Austrian mountain sign with the inscription Kl. Grintoutz / Virnikov Grintovec, which directs us left upwards to cart track.
At this point, where you join the marked trail leading from the village of Korte / Trögern towards Virnikův Grintovec, the trail enters the forest and starts to climb moderately. Cart track takes us a little higher to a clearing, which opens up a view of our destination and, a little further on, of Obir, which turns slightly to the right. There is a little more walking on the wide cart track, and then the markings direct us left on the narrower and gradually steeper cart track. A little higher up, another cart track joins us from the left, and we continue to the right, and after a few minutes of further walking we reach the Žingerc saddle, where we rejoin the Slovenian side.
Continue in the direction of Virnikov Grintovec, following the path into the forest, which begins to climb steeply. A rather steep path leads us higher to the main ridge, where it turns to the left. On the ridge, from which we have beautiful views of the surrounding peaks, the steepness also eases. Follow this sometimes very scenic and in some places dangerous route (in dry conditions there is no greater danger) all the way to the top of Virnik's Grintovec.
Planšarsko jezero - Roblekova planina 1:20, Roblekova planina - Virnikov Grintovec 1:10.

On the way: Roblekova planina (1284m), Žingerc (1345m)

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