Kriška planina - Kompotela

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

Route description:
From the parking lot, head onto the road in the direction of planina Koren. The road then brings you through the underpass to a quarry, where you leave it. Continue ascending on a pleasant but otherwise 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 and enters terrain overgrown with brushwood. After a short ascent, the path brings you to a nice vantage point from which a beautiful view opens onto 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 previously mentioned valley joins from the right. Further on, you cross a belt of forest, and the path then begins to ascend again. During the ascent, an unmarked path branches off to the left leading to the Razor saddle; continue on the marked path, which after a further few minutes brings you to the southern part of planina Koren. The path then descends past the watering place for animals to the shepherd's hut on the planina. Here, our path continues slightly left (slightly right: planina Košutna) 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 puddle, where there is a poorly marked junction. Continue straight ahead (right: Košutna) and follow the gentle path to the next junction, where you take the right path in the direction of Kompotela (left: Vrh Korena). From here, orientation is somewhat more difficult, and in fog very challenging. Ahead, the path slowly begins to ascend gently up the grassy slope overgrown with brushwood. The narrow path then brings you to the summit of Kompotela amid fine views.
Kriška planina - planina Koren 1:15, planina Koren - Kompotela 1:00.

Along the route: Planina Koren (1675m)

The trip can be extended to the following destinations: Mokrica ( 30 min)

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