Kneške Ravne - Žabiški Kuk (path past Gradič (old military path))

Access to the starting point:
From the Bača pri Modreju - Podbrdo road, in the Kneža settlement, turn onto the road in the direction of Kneške Ravenske. Continue up the road, which continues along the valley of the Kneža stream. Initially quite slippery and partly macadam, the road climbs steeply higher up, and on the steep part the road is mostly asphalted. Higher up, the road splits, and we take the slightly left road, which is still asphalted and leads to Kneške Ravne (slightly right, a dirt road leading in the direction of mountain pasture in Prodih). We cross the picturesque Prošček stream, and then climb quickly to the parking lot in front of Kneške Ravne, where we park.

Path description:
From the parking lot, where there is an information board about Kneške Raven and the surrounding area, continue uphill, and at the first crossroads, by the NOB (National Liberation) memorial, go straight ahead (on the left, the homestead at Jakop and the homestead at Jakln). The road soon turns left, and the road to the homestead at Francu branches off to the right. Go straight ahead here too, and at the next crossroads go slightly right (the homestead at Pologar to the slight left). The asphalt road splits again, and this time we take the left path (right to reach the homestead at Francu), which loses its asphalt coating and leads us over a pasture fence. We continue up the cart track, which takes us above the orchard, then turns left and takes us through the lane of the forest and over several grazing fences to a crossroads by a small partly stone byte. Go right here, and cart track, higher up, turns left again, and then in a few minutes leads to a hunting observation post. At the hunting observation post, take a sharp right, then immediately left from the worse cart track, straight up the slope. After a short climb, a path appears, mostly climbing transversely through the forest, leading parallel to the edge of the nearby hayfield. Higher up, you reach the ridge between the Ljubinjski Steni and Masovnik, where the track becomes more distinct and takes you to the other, western side of the ridge. The path, along which you can see some old, rather faded markings, later starts to climb crosswise. Higher up, you reach scree scree and within a few minutes you reach a crossroads at the foot of the Ljubinjske rocks.
Continue left towards mountain pasture Razor (right mountain pasture to Prodih and Rut), and the trail leads directly under the cliffs, where there is an increased chance of falling rocks, especially in spring. There is a cross-climb and the path leads into the forest, where it leads past a spring. After the spring, the path climbs steeply and after two serpentines, it flattens out again. A little further on, we cross a grazing fence, and the path leads us out of the forest to the upper part of the mountain pasture Kuk, to an area called Močila, where we pass a few huts on the lower side. After the huts, you reach a carriage road, which you follow to the right (to the left mountain pasture Kuk and the parking lot), and quickly reach a crossroads, where the path to Žabiški Kuk (also called Žabijski Kuk) branches off to the right - the path past Gradič (an old military trail). Continue along the above-mentioned path (straight Koča na planini Razor for 30 minutes), but it starts to disappear on the grassy slope. During the ascent we are helped by wooden poles, which are painted red in the upper part. As we get higher into the forest, more paths appear, and we continue along the one with the red lines. We traverse a fairly steep slope to the right for some time, then emerge from the woods and arrive on steep grassy slopes. There is a slight downhill, where there is a risk of slipping, especially in wet conditions, and then the path turns left into a steep, mainly grassy gully, surrounded by dwarf pines. Following the unmarked gully, the path, which continues to be marked by red lines, climbs straight up, so that the steepness of the path is considerable. Higher up, the path curves slightly to the right and the slope also flattens out a little, and we reach an old mulatier with good views. We climb up the old mulatier for a while, and then the path goes from dwarf pines to the edge of the ridge, where we climb along the edge of the steep slopes. Higher up, the ridge becomes a little more distinct, and in a few more minutes we reach the miniature Aljaž Tower, located at Žabiški Kuk (1844 m).
If we continue along the ridge, in a few minutes we can climb to 1881, which is the highest point on the ridge of the Žabiská Kuka.
Kneške Ravne - Močila 2:10, Močila - Žabiški Kuk 1:55.
Description and pictures refer to the situation in 2018 (July).

On the way: Močila (1258m)

We can extend the trip to the following destinations: Vogel ( 30 min)

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