Kriška planina - Kalški greben (via planina Koren)

Access to starting point:
A) From the Ljubljana–Jesenice motorway, take the Vodice exit, then continue driving to the first signalised intersection in Vodice, where you continue left towards Cerklje na Gorenjskem and Brnik. When you reach the main roundabout in Spodnji Brnik, continue driving towards Cerklje and the Krvavec ski centre. At the end of the settlement of Cerklje na Gorenjskem, leave the main road, which continues towards Velesovo and Visoko, and continue slightly right onto the road towards the Krvavec ski centre. You then arrive at the village of Grad, where signs for the settlement Ambrož pod Krvavcem direct you right onto a steep asphalt road (straight ahead: lower station of the circular-cabin cable car to Krvavec and Štefanja Gora). When the gradient of the steep road eases somewhat, you reach an intersection, where you continue left towards the settlement Ambrož pod Krvavcem (straight ahead: settlements Ravne, Apno and Šenturška Gora). A little further on, the road temporarily descends a bit, then ascends through occasionally very panoramic slopes. Higher up, you reach Ambrož pod Krvavcem, where you pass the church of St Ambrož and the tourist farm Pr Ambružarju on the left. From the tourist farm onwards, the road enters the forest and ascends through it all the way to the Jezerca mountain pasture, where there is a large arranged parking lot. Here the road flattens and turns left; about 500 m further on, it brings you to an intersection, where you continue right towards Kriška planina (straight ahead: upper station of the circular-cabin cable car and Planinski dom na Gospincu mountain hut). Only a short steep ascent follows and you arrive at the parking lot on the edge of Kriška planina.
The road from Jezerca mountain pasture to Kriška planina is now closed to public traffic; this extends our path by approximately 15 minutes.
B) From the Jesenice–Ljubljana motorway, take the Kranj–East exit, then continue driving towards Brnik, Komenda and Mengeš. When you reach the main roundabout in Spodnji Brnik, continue driving towards Cerklje and the Krvavec ski centre. At the end of the settlement of Cerklje na Gorenjskem, leave the main road, which continues towards Velesovo and Visoko, and continue slightly right onto the road towards the Krvavec ski centre. You then arrive at the village of Grad, where signs for the settlement Ambrož pod Krvavcem direct you right onto a steep asphalt road (straight ahead: lower station of the circular-cabin cable car to Krvavec and Štefanja Gora). When the gradient of the steep road eases somewhat, you reach an intersection, where you continue left towards the settlement Ambrož pod Krvavcem (straight ahead: settlements Ravne, Apno and Šenturška Gora). A little further on, the road temporarily descends a bit, then ascends through occasionally very panoramic slopes. Higher up, you reach Ambrož pod Krvavcem, where you pass the church of St Ambrož and the tourist farm Pr Ambružarju on the left. From the tourist farm onwards, the road enters the forest and ascends through it all the way to the Jezerca mountain pasture, where there is a large arranged parking lot. Here the road flattens and turns left; about 500 m further on, it brings you to an intersection, where you continue right towards Kriška planina (straight ahead: upper station of the circular-cabin cable car and Planinski dom na Gospincu mountain hut). Only a short steep ascent follows and you arrive at the parking lot on the edge of Kriška planina.
The road from Jezerca mountain pasture to Kriška planina is now closed to public traffic; this extends our path by approximately 15 minutes.

Route description:
From the parking lot, head onto the road towards Planina Koren mountain pasture. The road then takes you through an underpass to a quarry, where you leave it. Continue ascending along a pleasant but poorly visible mountain path that runs along the edge of the pasture fence. The path, which becomes more visible, then leaves the grazing areas of Kriška planina mountain pasture and enters terrain overgrown with dwarf pines. After a short ascent, the path brings you to a nice vantage point from which a fine view opens up into the Korošica valley. Further on, the path begins to descend more steeply and after a few minutes you are already 60 m lower. The path then levels out and a path from the aforementioned valley joins from the right. Further on, you cross a belt of forest, and the path then starts ascending again. During the ascent, an unmarked path branches off to the left towards Razor saddle; continue on the marked path, which after a few more minutes brings you to the southern part of Planina Koren mountain pasture. The path then descends past a livestock watering trough to the shepherd's hut on the pasture.
Here, our path continues slightly left (slightly right: Košutna mountain pasture) across meadows at the valley bottom (the path is initially poorly visible). The path then becomes steeper and after less than 30 minutes of walking brings you to a small pond, where there is a poorly marked junction. Continue straight ahead (right: Košutna) and follow the gentle path to the next junction, where you continue left towards Vrh Korena (straight ahead: Kompotela). The path ahead starts to ascend more steeply through karst terrain and quickly brings you to the point where you join the path from Veliki Zvoh towards Vrh Korena (Jež ridge). Continue right, and the path brings you in a few steps to the point where the path to Vrh Korena branches off right (1 minute). The path then descends along a slope that is partly overgrown with dwarf pines. After 15 minutes of descent, the path brings you to a junction at Škrbina.
Here, continue straight towards Kalški greben and Cojzova koča mountain hut along the path that after just a few more steps brings you to the next junction. Continue slightly left (right: Kalška gora and Cojzova koča mountain hut) along the path that starts to ascend gently through increasingly panoramic slopes. This pleasant path, which can be very hot in the middle of the day, initially leads near a smaller ridge, then gradually turns a bit further left and brings you from the dwarf pines onto wonderful meadows where you will find various types of flowers. The wide slope along which you are walking then narrows, and the meadows are gradually replaced by rocks. Higher up, the path brings you onto the panoramic main ridge, which you then follow to the summit, which is often full of sheep droppings.
Kriška planina – Planina Koren 1:15, Planina Koren – Vrh Korena 1:00, Vrh Korena – Kalški greben 1:30.

Along the route: Planina Koren (1675m), Vrh Korena (1999m), Škrbina (1870m)

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