Dom v Kamniški Bistrici - Brana

Access to starting point:
We drive to Kamnik and follow the road ahead towards the valley Kamniška Bistrica, where we park on a large parking lot near the mountain hut Dom v Kamniški Bistrici.

Route description:
From the parking lot in front of the mountain hut Dom v Kamniški Bistrici we continue on the initially still asphalted road, which after a short ascent quickly brings us into the forest. After a few minutes of walking the signposts for Kamniško sedlo direct us to the right onto a steep footpath, which a little higher brings us to an interesting passage below overhanging cliffs. The still steep path then brings us to the bottom station of the cargo cableway, where we step onto the road. We continue left and then already after a few steps sharply right. The relatively steep forest path brings us higher to a cart track, which we follow a few dozen meters to the right, then the blazes direct us to the left, where after a steep initial ascent the steepness decreases. Further in a gentle diagonal ascent we cross relatively steep slopes, after which a path from the higher starting point (Jermanca) joins us from the left. The well-marked and relatively steep path, which ascends through the forest for some time longer, brings us higher to a pleasant spring (in dry periods it dries up). From the spring a short ascent follows and the path brings us to the known resting place Pri Pastirjih, where an emergency bivouac stands.
We continue straight on the marked path, which then quickly passes from the forest onto a vast panoramic meadow. Behind the meadow the path goes into a belt of dwarf pines, where it starts to ascend more steeply again. The path, which continues on an increasingly panoramic sunny slope, brings us after a good hour of walking from Pri Pastirjih to the mountain hut on Kamniško sedlo.
From the hut on Kamniško sedlo we continue left in the direction of Brana on the path which over panoramic meadows brings us to a junction, where we continue slightly left (right downhill Okrešelj). The path, which further ascends on an increasingly rocky slope, quickly brings us to the scree, which is dangerous for slipping in snow. We cross the scree in a gentle diagonal ascent, then the path brings us to the next junction, where we continue left (right Turska gora).
The path then starts to ascend somewhat more steeply and for some time still crosses the slopes towards the west. The path then turns left and becomes somewhat more demanding. Further we ascend on the rocky slope towards the ridge and from the path a nice view also towards Turska gora, Skuta and Grintovec starts to open up. The path then turns even more to the left and crosses steep slopes towards the southeast. On this section a steel cable helps us at some points. A somewhat steeper ascent follows through a narrower gully where some easy climbing is also needed. At the top of the gully the path turns right and a short ascent to the less steep summit slope follows.
We continue left and the nice panoramic and undemanding path brings us in a few minutes to the vast summit.
Dom v Kamniški Bistrici - Pri Pastirjih 2:30, Pri Pastirjih - Kamniška koča 1:15, Kamniška koča - Brana 1:15.

Along the route: Pri Pastirjih (1430m), Kamniška koča na Kamniškem sedlu mountain hut (1864m)

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