Ravenska Kočna - Velika (Koroška) Baba (on hunting and climbing path)

Access to the starting point:
From the motorway Ljubljana - Jesenice take the exit Kranj - East and follow the road towards Jezersko. At Zgornje Jezersko, just past the petrol station, you will see a road that branches off the main road to the right (towards Planšarsko jezero). The road then takes you past the lake and climbs steeply behind it for a short distance. Higher up, the road flattens out and loses its asphalt surface at the beginning of a large meadow. The dirt road is then followed to a marked large parking lot.

Path description:
From the parking lot, continue along the macadam road following the signs "Češka koča, Ledine" and after about 15 minutes' walk you will reach the cargo cableway.
From the former parking lot, follow the path on the left side of the cableway to Ledine (the lower station of the cableway burnt down in June 2015). The path initially runs through the forest, but soon turns into the dwarf pines, where it climbs steeply along the edge of a mighty torrent. The path follows this torrent all the way to the start of the steeper part of the route. The path then climbs steeply and is aided by a couple of ropes, which help you to climb a step higher (a slip hazard in wet conditions). The difficulties then ease and the path continues to climb steeply, mostly on the northern slopes. After an hour and a half's walk, you reach a pleasant resting place, where a bench and a table cheer you up. Near the rest area, which is also a nice viewpoint, there is a memorial plaque commemorating the victims of the helicopter crash. From here on, there are no more technically difficult places to reach the hut, which is reached after a further 20 minutes' walk.
From the hut, continue to the left eastwards in the direction of Ledinski vrh, Mrzla gora and Baba. The path leads us in a few minutes to a crossroads, where we turn left to follow the signs "V. Baba'. The path then descends slightly and leads us under the Ledinski vrh (Ledinski Peak) walls. Here we turn left and the path becomes more difficult. Cross the steep slopes to the north along the steel cable, then turn slightly to the right and cross a wide ravine. Due to avalanches, snow may linger here well into the summer.
The ascent along the steel cable is slightly steeper again, and the path becomes increasingly crumbly, so the use of a helmet is essential. The path climbs a few more times to the east and north, and then there is a short descent into a wide gully between Ledinski vrh and Velika Baba. Climb out of the gully on the other side and then climb steep rock slabs to the north. The path is no longer crumbly at this point, but it is very steep and often wet. There is a short steep climb with the help of a few scrambles and then another climb along the rock slabs with the rare dwarf pines all the way to the crossroads where an easier path from Jezerski sedlo joins us from the right. The path becomes slightly less demanding as it continues to climb northwards. Later, the path turns left and retreats down the steep cliffs to the west side of the mountain. The trail then crosses the western slopes to the north and turns right at the last part, followed by a short climb to a very scenic summit.
Starting point - Kranjska koča 2:15, Kranjska koča - Velika Baba 1:45.

On the way: Kranjska koča na Ledinah mountain hut (1700m)

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