Jermanca - Turska gora (via Kamniško sedlo)

Access to starting point:
We drive to Kamnik and follow the road ahead towards the valley of Kamniška Bistrica. From the hut in Kamniška Bistrica we continue driving on the forest road which higher up brings us to a crossroads, where we continue right towards Jermanca (straight starting point for Kokrsko sedlo). We follow this occasionally somewhat steeper road to a parking lot, which is located a little before the end of the road.
Driving from the mountain hut in Kamniška Bistrica to Jermanca is now forbidden (traffic sign), this extends the path by a good hour.

Route description:
From the parking lot, we continue on the road by which we have parked. After a few minutes, the road ends, and we continue on a footpath without large ascents or descents. The path, which crosses a large number of gullies, then joins the path from Kamniška Bistrica (lower starting point). Here we need to pay attention during the descent, so that we take the path by which we came. Well-marked and relatively steep path, which for some time still ascends through the forest, higher brings us 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 there stands an emergency bivouac.
We continue straight on the marked path, which then quickly passes from the forest onto an expansive 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 the increasingly panoramic sunny slope, brings us after a good hour of walking from Pastirji to the mountain hut on Kamniško sedlo.
From the mountain hut on Kamniško sedlo we continue left in the direction of Brana on the path which across panoramic meadows brings us to a junction, where we continue slightly left (right downwards Okrešelj). The path, which further ascends on the increasingly rocky slope, quickly brings us to a scree field, which is dangerous for slipping in snow. We cross the scree field in a gentle traversing ascent, then the path brings us to the next junction.
Left upwards leads the path to Brana, we continue slightly right and further in ascent cross the slopes towards the west. From the scree, the path for a short time brings us to a grassy slope, then the path becomes more demanding. Here we descend left downwards along a well-secured indistinct gully, which brings us into a somewhat cluttered ravine. Follows crossing of steep slopes towards the west, which brings us to the notch Kotliči (1949m).
From the notch, with the help of steel cables we descend to the south side of the ridge. Follows a shorter somewhat steeper descent, then the path begins to ascend again on a somewhat crumbly slope above Kotliški graben. With the help of a few fixed protections, we then again reach the ridge where we continue left. The path ahead briefly runs along the ridge, then turns right and past the memorial plaque crosses the exposed slope secured with pegs. The path then becomes a shade less steep and ascends on the slope from which a nice view opens towards Mrzla gora. Later the path again turns left and crosses a very steep slope. The path then turns right and follows ascent on a somewhat crumbly gully, which brings us under the chimney named Sod brez dna.
Follows a somewhat more demanding ascent through the chimney where we ascend a few meters almost vertically with the help of steel cables. Above the chimney then for some time we walk on a relatively wide and panoramic ridge, then we begin to descend somewhat more steeply with the help of a few protections. Follows a very short vertical descent on brackets, which brings us into a narrow notch. From the notch we continue left downwards, then the path turns right and with the help of a few pegs ascends the gully, which brings us above the already mentioned narrow notch. Above the notch we continue left and the path further leads on a somewhat less demanding slope, which is partly overgrown with grass. Further on the slope becomes rocky again and to the summit of Turska gora follows yet an ascent on the panoramic eastern slope of the mountain. When we reach the summit, a wonderful view opens towards the west where Grintovec, Skuta and Rinke are nicely visible.
Jermanca - Pri Pastirjih 1:15, Pri Pastirjih - Kamniška koča 1:15, Kamniška koča - Turska gora 2:15.

Along the route: Pri Pastirjih (1430m), Kamniška koča na Kamniškem sedlu mountain hut (1864m), Kotliči (1949m)

The trip can be extended to the following destinations: Brana

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