Suhadolnik - Jezerska Kočna (via Grdi graben and Kokrska Kočna)

Access to starting point:
From the Ljubljana - Jesenice highway, take the Kranj - east exit and follow the road ahead in the direction of Jezersko, but only to the village of Kokra. In the mentioned village, we will notice, a few meters before the road crosses the bridge over the river Kokra, a road which leads 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 onto a road, along which in less than 5 minutes of walking we arrive at a smaller crossroad by the farm Suhadolnik. Here we continue on the right road, which we follow for approximately another 5 minutes, or to the place where the blazes lead us onto an ascending cart track. Further on, we ascend briefly along the cart track, then the blazes direct us right onto a footpath that moderately ascends through the forest. Higher up, we return to the cart track, which a few meters further 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 along a gentle cart track. A little further ahead, the blazes direct us slightly right onto torrent sand deposits, and the path on the other side continues through the forest, where it begins to ascend ever steeper. Higher, we come to a smaller cavity, and the path behind it becomes technically demanding. With the help of a steel cable, we ascend one level higher, and the path then continues along a steep slope, where some pegs occasionally assist us. Higher, the path turns right, ascends transversely over steep and especially slippery when wet slopes, and then brings us to an excellently secured passage. With the help of wooden steps or ladder and assistance of a steel cable, we ascend the steep slope, which without the mentioned protections would be very dangerous. Higher, a few more pegs assist us, the path then levels out and crosses a short exposed slope, where an emergency fence assists us. Just a little further, we come to the next ladder, next to which there is no steel cable, but the passage is not particularly demanding. A short descent into a smaller gully follows, and we then cross it as well. On the other side of the gully, we ascend steeply (some staples assist us), then the path gradually levels out and brings us in a few dozen steps of further walking to the place where the somewhat easier "Old path" joins.
A short transverse ascent follows, and the path brings us to a larger plain, where the "stara koča" once stood. Through tall 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, Kokrška Kočna. The path then begins to ascend steeply along a poorly trodden trail over the grassy slope. Soon we turn slightly left and cross steep exposed slopes. The path then begins to descend slightly and crosses Grdi graben. We begin ascending again along the steep slope, and then the path brings us to level grassy slopes (Srednji Dolci). From the right, the path from Kokrsko sedlo joins us, a few meters later we are again at a junction. We turn left towards the bivouac and Kokrska Kočna, right leads the path towards Dolška škrbina and then further towards Jezerska Kočna or Grintovec. The path then crosses scree to the left and ascends over a short gully.
A little above the gully, an unmarked path branches left towards Bivak pod Kočno, which we can already see and is only a few minutes' walk from the marked path. We continue on the marked path right upwards, and soon we begin ascending over scree. In the upper part of the scree, the path turns left and brings us to a somewhat more demanding rocky section of the path. Here we turn slightly right again and ascend the slope with easier climbing. The path in this section is not secured, but there are sufficient holds in the rock, so the ascent does not cause major difficulties. In the last section towards the summit, the path becomes somewhat steeper, and some steel cables assist us.
From Kokrska Kočna, we continue on the marked path in the direction of Jezerska Kočna. The well-protected path first descends into the gully between both Kočnas, then begins ascending towards the summit of Jezerska Kočna. Just a little before the summit, we come to a marked junction, where we continue left (right Jezersko and (Z)Dolška škrbina). Only a few steps of walking remain, and the very panoramic path brings us to the somewhat spacious summit of Jezerska Kočna.

Along the route: Kokrska Kočna (2520m)

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