Prtovč - Altemaver (Ratitovec) (via Po(v)den)

Access to starting point:
A) First, we drive to Škofja Loka, then continue driving towards Železniki. When we arrive in Železniki, first at the crossroads where the road towards Kropa, Dražgoše and Rudno branches off to the right, we continue straight, then shortly after the Mercator store, or opposite the company Niko d.o.o., we continue right in the direction of Podlonk and Prtovč. We continue on the mentioned road, which starts to ascend more steeply, and we follow the asphalt road entirely to the parking lot on Prtovč, which is located near the church of Marija Pomočnica.
From the main road in Železniki to the starting point is less than 6 km.
B) From Cerkno, Podbrdo or Sorica we drive to Zali Log, then continue driving towards Škofja Loka. When we arrive in Železniki, we leave the main road and continue driving left in the direction of Podlonk and Prtovč. We continue on the mentioned road, which starts to ascend more steeply, and we follow the asphalt road entirely to the parking lot on Prtovč, which is located near the church of Marija Pomočnica.
From the main road in Železniki to the starting point is less than 6 km.

Route description:
From the parking lot, we walk past the church and NOB monument to the beginning of the village, where we come to a well-marked junction. We continue left in the direction of Ratitovec over Po(v)den (slightly right Ratitovec over Razor) on the road which first ascends past houses then turns to the left and slightly descends. The road then changes into a wide cart track that starts moderately ascending through the forest.
After approximately half an hour of walking, we reach the saddle Po(v)den, where there is also a well-marked junction. On the saddle, we continue right in the direction of Ratitovec, on an initially gentle path which ascends through a belt of raspberry bushes, then passes into the forest where it starts ascending more steeply. The path higher up levels out and brings us to a poor forest road, which we follow for only a few dozen meters, then the markers direct us right onto an increasingly steep footpath. The path soon exits the forest and brings us onto steep grassy slopes (in snow great risk of slipping and avalanche), along which we ascend towards the right. Higher up the path past rocky towers brings us onto the main ridge, where it turns sharply to the left and becomes completely level. There follows an easy and pleasant path, along which in 10 minutes of further walking, which takes place on an increasingly panoramic slope, we ascend to the Krekova koča on Ratitovec.
From the hut we continue on the marked path in the direction of Soriška planina. The path first slightly descends to the winter bivouac, where the path from the Pečana mountain pasture joins us from the right, and we continue straight to the watering place for animals, where the path stops descending. Ahead the path starts to ascend more steeply along the pasture fence and after a few minutes of ascent brings us to the eastern forepeak of Altemaver. A short descent follows, then the marked path turns slightly to the right. Exactly at the place where the marked path leading towards Soriška planina turns slightly to the right, we leave it and continue the ascent on a well-visible path in the direction of the Altemaver summit, which continues along the Ratitovec ridge. We then follow this panoramic path to the highest peak of Ratitovec, which we reach after a few dozen steps of further walking.

Along the route: Po(v)den (1264m), Krekova koča na Ratitovcu mountain hut (1642m)

The trip can be extended to the following destinations: Gladki vrh (Ratitovec)

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