Ravenska Kočna - Grintovec (umik Žrela and on Kremžarjeva pot)

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 to the right in the direction of Koča (left Grintovec via Mlinarsko sedlo) and continue climbing on the partly vegetated scree to Zgornje Raven. At Zgornje Ravne the path turns sharp right and climbs over scree. Higher up, the path, which continues to turn right, leads to the side ridge of the central Grintovci. Here we have a beautiful view to the north, where we can see most of the peaks surrounding Jezersko. Here, where we turn sharp left, the climbing part of the route begins. The well-guarded and not too difficult climbing route in the dry, with beautiful views and passing a natural window that we will notice on the right side, leads us after almost three hours of walking from the Czech Hut to the main ridge of the Grintovci (Zdolška škrbina), where there is a crossroads. Continue left in the direction of Grintovec (right Jezerska Kočna) on a path that remains technically demanding. The relatively well-protected path leads us higher up to the next crossroads, where we continue right towards the top of Grintovec (left Mlinarsko sedlo). We then follow this scenic and sometimes quite exposed path to the top. Ravenska Kočna - Češka koča 1:35, Češka koča - Zdolška škrbina 2:45, Zdolška škrbina - Vrh 1:00.

On the way: Češka koča na Spodnjih Ravneh mountain hut (1542m), Zdolška škrbina (2317m)

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