Suhadolnik - Jezerska Kočna (via Grdi graben and Dolci)

Access to starting point:
From the Ljubljana - Jesenice highway we take the Kranj - east exit and follow the road ahead in the direction of Jezersko, but only to the village Kokra. In the mentioned village, we will notice only a few meters before the road crosses a bridge over the river Kokra, a road which runs towards Suhadolnik. The turn-off of the road is located when we are on the right side of the river (left bank), the road sign is approximately 7 km. We then follow this road to a parking lot, which is located approximately 300 meters before the farm Suhadolnik.

Route description:
At the beginning of the parking lot, we notice hiking signposts, which direct us to a road, along which in less than 5 minutes of walking we arrive at a smaller crossroads at the farm Suhadolnik. Here we continue on the right road, which we follow for approximately another 5 minutes, or to the spot where the blazes lead us onto an ascending cart track. Further, we ascend briefly on the cart track, then the blazes direct us right onto a footpath which moderately ascends through the forest. Higher, we return to the cart track, which only a few meters ahead brings us to a forest road, which we then follow to its end (to here we need approximately half an hour).
At the end of the road the marked path splits into two parts. We continue on the left path (right somewhat easier "Old path"), which further ascends on a gentle cart track. Somewhat further the blazes direct us slightly right onto torrent deposits of sand, the path on the other side continues through the forest, where it begins to ascend steeper and steeper. Higher we come to a smaller cavity, the path behind it becomes technically demanding. With the help of a steel cable we ascend one level higher, the path then continues on a steep slope, where occasionally some peg helps us. Higher the path turns right, ascends transversely over steep and especially in wet slippery-dangerous slopes and then brings us to an excellently secured passage. With the help of wooden steps or ladder and help of a steel cable, we ascend the steep slope, which without the mentioned safety gear would be very dangerous. Higher some more pegs help us, the path then flattens and crosses a short exposed slope, where an emergency railing helps us. Only a little further we come to the next ladder, next to which there is no steel cable, but the passage is not particularly demanding. Follows a short descent into a smaller gully and we then cross it too. On the other side of the gully we steeply ascend (some brackets help us), then the path gradually flattens and brings us in some 10 steps of further walking to the spot where the somewhat easier "Old path" joins.
Follows a short transverse ascent and the path brings us to a larger plain, where once stood the "old hut". Through high grass we walk to the other side of the plain, where we arrive at a marked junction. At the junction we turn left following the signs Dolci and Kokrška Kočna. The path then begins steeply ascending on a poorly trodden trail over a grassy slope. Soon we turn slightly left and cross steep exposed slopes. The path then begins slightly descending and crosses Grdi graben. We begin ascending again on a steep slope then the path brings us to gentle grassy slopes (Srednji Dolci). From the right the path from Kokrskega sedla joins us, a few meters later we are again at a junction. We turn right, left leads the path to the bivouac below Kočna and Kokrski Kočni. We ascend over a grassy slope, which then brings us to scree along which we ascend for quite some time. At the end the path on the scree turns slightly left and brings us to rocks. Follows a short ascent slightly right to Dolška škrbina (2317m – the lowest point between Kočna and Grintovec). At the notch there is also a junction, where we turn left towards Kočna (right Grintovec). The path then leads us along the northern side of the ridge and soon brings us again to a junction. This time we turn left (straight down Češka koča, right Grintovec) and continue the ascent on the path which quickly brings us to one of the most interesting passages in Slovenian mountains. The path brings us to a pot-bellied passage through which we have to crawl. The ceiling above us is so low that there is no other way (watch your head). The path ahead transitions to a short scree after which we step onto a steeper path, where some pegs and steel cables help us. This increasingly scenic path we then follow to the slightly spacious summit.

Along the route: Dolška škrbina (2317m)

The trip can be extended to the following destinations: Kokrska Kočna

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