Planina Podvežak - Veliki vrh (Veža) (via Prag)

Access to starting point:
First, we drive to Luče, then we continue driving into the Podvolovjek valley (direction Kamnik and Kranjski Rak). At the road sign between 11 and 11.5 km, we will arrive at a smaller intersection, where the road towards the farm Planinšek and mountain pastures Podvežak, Ravne and Vodole branches off to the right (turn-off is marked). We head onto this initially still asphalted road, which at the intersections we follow in the direction of the mountain pasture Podvežak. After a relatively long and in the upper part also worse macadam road, we will arrive at the parking lot below the mountain pasture Podvežak (at the starting point there is a gate and numerous signposts).
From Kamnik we drive towards the mountain pass Črnivec, but only to the intersection, where the road towards Kranjski Rak branches off sharply to the left (turn-off is marked and is located only 500 m before the mentioned pass). At the intersection at Kranjski Rak we continue straight on the main road, which starts descending into the Podvolovjek valley. In the mentioned valley only 100 m past the bar Gams we will arrive at an intersection, where the road towards the farm Planinšek and mountain pastures Podvežak, Ravne and Vodole branches off to the left (turn-off is marked). Further, follow the above description.

Route description:
From the parking lot, we head onto the footpath (or road) in the direction of the mountain pasture Podvežak. Both the road and the footpath, which during the ascent crosses a forest road, bring us in 15 minutes of moderate ascent to the shepherd's hut on the mountain pasture Podvežak, from which a beautiful view opens towards Rogatec and Lepenatka.
From the mountain pasture we continue on the marked but initially poorly visible path, which soon enters the forest. The path through the forest ascends somewhat more steeply, then transitions into a smaller unvegetated valley, above which it flattens out completely. This is followed by a few minutes traversing the slopes below the side ridge of Deska, then the path brings us to a less noticeable junction, where an unmarked path branches off to the left towards Deska and Vodotočno jezero. We continue straight on the marked path, which descends into a pleasant grassy plain, then turns somewhat to the right and ascends through a belt of dwarf pines. At the top of the ascent the path from the mountain pasture Vodole joins from the right, we continue left, cross the pasture fence and after a few more steps come to Inkretov studenec, which is located just a few meters from the path.
Only a gentle ascent follows, then the path flattens again and brings us below the relatively steep and in snow avalanche-prone slopes of Tolsti vrh. A little farther the pleasant path brings us to a marked junction, where we continue slightly right in the direction of the chapel on Molička peč (slightly left Korošica). The path ahead descends slightly, then continues in moderate ascent across a series of several smaller valleys. Soon we reach a smaller junction, where to the left a path branches off that returns to the marked path towards Korošica, to the right a path towards the mountain pasture Ravne and Dolga Trata. We continue straight on the wide and pleasant path, which after a few minutes of further walking brings us to the saddle Prag, where the next junction is.
We continue sharply right in the direction of the mountain pasture Ravne and Veliki vrh (straight Molička planina) on the path that crosses the slopes of Veliki vrh towards the southeast. After a few minutes of further walking we will notice by the path a small wooden sign with the inscription Veliki vrh, which directs us left onto a somewhat less visible trail that ascends through a belt of dwarf pines. Higher the trail becomes somewhat more distinct and gradually starts to ascend ever more steeply. The quite steep path along which numerous cairns assist us for easier orientation starts to fade higher up. Further we follow the poorly visible trail, which from the steep partly rocky section transitions into gentler grassy slopes. The poorly visible trail, which slowly turns towards the right, brings us after a few minutes of further walking to Veliki vrh, on which we notice a large cairn.

Along the route: Planina Podvežak (1564m), Prag (1870m)

The trip can be extended to the following destinations: Velika Zelenica ( 10 min)

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