Koča pod slapom Rinka - Skuta (via Turski žleb)

Access to starting point:
We drive to the place Luče (from Mozirje to here or via Kranjski rak) and continue towards Logarska dolina. Soon after the village Solčava we come to an intersection, where we turn left into Logarska dolina (toll payment in the summer season from 7:00 onwards) and we drive on the road to the parking lot at the mountain hut below the waterfall Rinka and we park there.

Route description:
From the parking lot, we head onto a wide tourist path which starts gently ascending. After a good ten minutes of walking, we get to the waterfall Rinka.
We continue in the direction of the mountain hut on Okrešelj. The path ahead crosses a small bridge and on the other side it starts ascending steeper. After a short ascent, the path brings us above the waterfall. This part is exposed to falling stones. After that, the path above the waterfall again crosses Savinja and then with the help of stairs ascends by the river upwards. We soon come to the source of Savinja. Then the path through the beech forest after a short ascent brings us to the winter shelter on Okrešelj. Approximately a hundred meters to the left, there is the mountain hut Dom na Okrešlju.
We continue across a meadow and right into the forest. The path ahead ascends by the scree slightly upwards. We soon come to the next junction, where we go left towards Turski žleb. At the junction there is also a memorial plaque. The path then starts steeply ascending and brings us to the entrance into Turski žleb. On the path through the gully it is recommended to use a helmet and self-belay set. The path then brings us to the entry into the climbing part of the path in the gully (or we can avoid it by continuing straight ahead on the scree). After a very demanding ascent on numerous pegs, the path becomes gradually less demanding and soon the last steel cables end. Next follows a relatively steep ascent on scree terrain to the top of the gully. In the upper part when we are ascending on scree we need to be very careful not to trigger stones.
On the top of Turski žleb, where there is also a junction we go right towards Skuta and Rinke. The path from the gully to the foot of Skuta is easy. At first, we ascend a little then descend a little and still cross the scree slope to the entrance into the wall of Skuta. In the wall on the path to the top we have fixed safety gear for help, mainly pitons. The path meanwhile brings us onto a very exposed small ridge above the ramp, where steel cables help us, and then the path goes again into the wall. Again pitons help us, which bring us to the summit part of Skuta. The steepness decreases a little and soon after that, we step onto the summit.

Along the route: Orlovo gnezdo mountain hut (Rinka waterfall) (1120m), izvir Savinje (1280m), Frischaufov dom na Okrešlju (1396m), Turski žleb (2114m)

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