Podvolovljek (Petkov graben) - Lepenatka (via Lepenatka)

Access to the starting point:
a) First, drive to Kamnik, then continue driving towards the Črnivec Pass. Just a few 100 m before the pass, you will see signs for Kranjski Rak, which direct you sharp left onto a narrow and initially quite steep road. The road is higher and then leads to the Volovljek Pass, from where we start descending towards Podvolovljek. After crossing Petkov graben, you will see the 8. km road sign on the right and a suitable parking space on the left side of the road.
b) From Gornji Grad, drive towards Kamnik, and then a few 100 m after the Črnivec pass, continue right in the direction of Kranjski Rak. Continue as described above.
c) From the Savinjska valley, first drive to Luce, then continue towards Kamnik. When the road starts to climb steeply towards the Volovljek Pass, pay attention to the road signs. When you reach the 8 km road marker, park in a suitable place along the road.

Path description:
At the 8 km marker, a forest road branches off the main road to the east and we start our journey. First, we cross the road that leads us up the slope of Ker Hill (895 m). At the part where the road makes a long right turn, we get a transient view towards Raduha, Maly Rogatec and Kunšperski vrh. At a few crossroads we continue along the "main" road, which increasingly offers beautiful views of the peaks of the Dleskovská plateau. Higher up, at the junction of two more "equal" roads, continue to the left, and from this junction walk along the road to a small pass between Mali Rogatec on the left and Kunšperski vrh on the right.
Continue along the road and follow it to its end. From the end of the road, continue on the upper path, the lower left path leads to Podvolovljek, and old markings can be seen along it. Then cross a steeper slope, where we find some fixed safety gear to help us. When, after less than 5 minutes, we reach the end of the second road, slightly to the right we see the continuation of the path leading towards Bivouac na Kalu. We follow the traceable, but less well-beaten path all the way to the Bivouac na Kalu.
From the bivouac, we walk to a marked crossroads, located a few 10 steps further on, on a saddle between Velika Rogatec on the left and Lepenatka on the right.
Continue right in the direction of Lepenatka (left Rogatec - climbing path, slightly left Zgornji Špeh and Rogatec - past Zgornji Špeh, straight Gornji Grad and the church of St. Lenart) and follow the path along the initially gentle and then steeper grassy slope. Rogatec - climbing path, slightly left Zgornji Špeh and Rogatec - past Zgornji Špeh, straight Gornji Grad and the church of St. Lenart. The steep part is short, then climb moderately up the increasingly scenic slope. With beautiful views, especially of Styria and the surrounding mountains, you quickly reach a ridge where you join another trail from St Lenart's Church and the trail from Mačka Kot.
Continue to the right and within a minute's walk you will reach a lookout point with a registration box with a registration book and a stamp.
Volovljek - Bivak na Kalu 2:30, Bivak na Kalu - Lepenatka 25 minutes.
Description and pictures refer to the situation in 2015 (December).

On the way: Bivak na Kalu (1285m)

We can extend the trip to the following destinations: Veliki Rogatec (Veliki Rogac) ( 25 min)

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