Suhadolnik - Skuta (via Kokrsko sedlo)

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 of Kokra. In the mentioned village, a few meters before the road crosses the bridge over the Kokra River, we will notice a road that leads towards Suhadolnik. The road turn-off is located when we are on the right side of the river (left bank), and the road sign is approximately 7 km. We then follow this road to the parking lot, which is located approximately 300 meters before the Suhadolnik farm.

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 Suhadolnik farm. 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 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. Somewhat further, the blazes direct us slightly right onto torrent deposits of sand, 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 occasionally some peg helps us. Higher, the path turns right, traverses steeply and especially in wet slippery-dangerous slopes, and 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, a few more pegs help us, the path then flattens and crosses a short exposed slope, where an emergency fence 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, which we then also cross. On the other side of the gully, we ascend steeply (helped by some pegs), then the path gradually flattens and in a few dozen steps of further walking brings us to the spot where the somewhat easier "Old path" joins.
Follows a short traversing ascent and the path brings us to a larger plain, where the "old hut" once stood. Through high grass we walk to the other side of the plain, where we arrive at a marked junction.
We continue straight (left Kočna over Grdi graben) along a moderately steep path, which further ascends through a belt of shrubs. Higher, the path temporarily flattens completely, then brings us among the dwarf pines, where it begins to ascend more steeply. This somewhat steeper path, from which increasingly beautiful views open up, we follow all the way to Cojzova koča on Kokrsko sedlo.
From the saddle we continue left in the direction of Grintovec, Kočna and Skuta. The path immediately above the saddle ascends steeply and somewhat higher brings us to a junction, where to the right branches the path to the bivouac under Grintovec and Skuta (straight Grintovec over Streha and Kočna). We head onto this initially somewhat less visible pathlet, which in moderate ascent brings us to the picturesque passage over Mala vratca. Behind the narrow passage of Mala vratca, the path begins to descend along a steep and occasionally somewhat exposed slope. At the end of the descent, which takes us approximately 100 elevation meters, some pegs help us. Follows crossing the gully and then ascent through high-mountain terrain to the bivouac under Grintovec.

From the bivouac we continue along the marked path, which quickly brings us to a junction. We continue straight in the direction of Skuta and Grintovec (right Kamniško sedlo, Rinke and Turska gora) along a relatively gentle path, which soon brings us to the next junction. We continue right in the direction of Skuta (straight Mlinarsko sedlo) along the path that through the karst world of Veliki podi brings us to the foot of a moderately steep wall. Here the path stands vertical and with the help of natural holds we overcome a shorter wall between Dolgi hrbet and Štruca (in wet great slipping danger). At the top of the ascent, the path from Dolgi hrbet joins us from the left. We continue right, where then in a slight descent with the help of some pegs we bypass the summit of Štruca on the left side. The path further brings us to an indistinct little saddle between Štruca and Skuta, from which in 15 minutes along the undemanding summit slope of Skuta we ascend to the summit.
Suhadolnik - Cojzova koča 2:30, Cojzova koča - bivak pod Grintovcem 1:15, bivak pod Grintovcem - Skuta 2:00.

Along the route: Cojzova koča na Kokrskem sedlu mountain hut (1793m), Mala vratca (1935m), Bivak pod Grintovcem (2100m)

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