Ravenska Kočna - Vratca (past the cableway)

Access to starting point:
From the Ljubljana - Jesenice highway, take the Kranj - East exit and continue along the road towards Jezersko. At Zgornje Jezersko, just a little after the gas station, we will notice a road that branches off to the right from the main road (direction Planšarsko jezero). The road then leads us past the mentioned lake and behind it steeply ascends for a short time. Higher up, the road flattens and at the beginning of a large meadow loses its asphalt surface. We then follow the macadam road to a marked larger parking lot.

Route description:
From the parking lot, we continue on the macadam road following the signs »Češka koča, Ledine« and after approximately 15 minutes of walking, we come to a cargo cableway.
At the cableway, the path goes behind the bottom station of the cableway in the direction of Češka koča and initially gently ascends on a wide path that in a few minutes brings us to a larger clearing. The path across this clearing is usually quite muddy, so be careful. After 20 minutes of walking, the path brings us to an indistinct small ridge where there is a bench. The path then continues through the forest and after a further 20 minutes brings us to a junction where the path from the meadow (lower starting point) joins from the right. We continue left and after just a few more steps we reach the next junction where the path from Makekove Kočna (neighbouring valley) joins from the right. The path then leaves the forest onto scenic slopes where, with the aid of some steel cables and a ladder, we ascend towards Češka koča (Hudičevi klanci). This section of the path is not difficult when dry and does not pose a greater danger (greater caution is needed in late autumn when the gullies are icy and in winter when there is snow). The path then flattens and brings us to Mrzla dolina (1500 m), where cold air often lingers. There follows only a moderate ascent of about 5 minutes and the path brings us to Češka koča na Spodnjih Ravneh.
From the hut, we continue right on the path in the direction of Kočna, Grintovec and Vratca (left to Kranjska koča through Žrelo). After a short ascent, we reach flat terrain marked H (for helicopter landing). The path continues across initially gentle scree that is partly overgrown with dwarf pines. In the lower part of the scree, we reach a small junction where the path to Vratca branches off to the right (slightly left to Kočna and Grintovec). The path then ascends the scree and soon brings us to the gully below Vratca. The path through the gully is well secured but caution is needed due to falling rocks. When we exit the gully, the path turns right. From here to the summit, we have only a few minutes of panoramic walking. The last meters are dangerous for slipping when wet.
Ravenska Kočna - Češka koča 1:30, Češka koča - Vratca 45 minutes.

Along the route: Češka koča na Spodnjih Ravneh mountain hut (1542m)

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