The approximate route from Ravni to Mlinarsko sedlo.
Grintovec
is the highest peak of the Steiner-Sanntaler Alps/Kamnisko-Savinjske
Alps, southernmost mountain range of the limestone Alps.
Central part of the range, topped with Grintovec peak,
stretches in east-west direction, between rivers Kokra and Savinja.
And inside the central part of the range, long rugged ridge named Grintovci,
stretches in West-East direction, with five
prominent elevation points, Kocna,
Grintovec,
Skuta,
Rinke
and Turska gora.
There are several scenic routes allowing traverse of the central ridge
in north-south direction over the Grintovec peak,
the Jezersko-Ledine-Mlinarsko sedlo (saddle) route being one
of the easiest.
Getting there & away
Trailhead starts at Zgornje
Jezersko village, close to the Austrian/Slovenian border.
Best approach is by car,
either from south, leave the Ljubljana-Jesenice motorway near
Kranj- takeoff Britof, then via Predvor -Kanonir-Spodnje Jezersko.
Road is paved and does follow the
Kokra river all the time.
From north: From Bad Eisenkappel in Karnten (Carintia) , via Vellacher
Hammer-St. Christopherus-Fels till Bad Vellach,
from Bad Vellach up the numerous curves till Seebergsattel, accross the
border into Slovenia, another set of curves, pass the Plansarsko lake
and down into Zgornje
Jezersko village. From Zg. Jezersko, marked
hiking path leads through the thick woods uphill toward Ceska
kuca (Czech hut).
It is one and half hour trek, last part of itt is out of the
woods, on your left nice view opens toward Velika Baba , so
it is not too boring either.
It is common to have overnight break at Ceska
kuca (open 20th June-20th September, winterroom
for 6 people open year-round) and to proceed
the next day for Grintovecpeak.
Route Description
Ridge leading to the main summit
From
Ceska kuca hit eastbound trail for "Vratca",
where "Vratca" trail takes right, you should continue uphill left.
Shortly after, another trail forks due right again,
that is trail over Dolska skrbina (path nr.1), pay some attention and
stick with the eastbound left trail instead.
Another 20 minutes of so of puffing up the scree finally takes you in
touch with the secured path up the rocks.
Go steady, till you reach Mlinarsko sedlo (saddle) . Once
there, follow the ridge on your right, direction southwest
till the Grintovec peak.
It is common to have a break at Mlinarsko saddle, hence it is
open to the south (you are ascending from the nortwest, remember)
so one may warm up his bones under the sun before continuing to
Grintovec.
"On Mlinarsko sedlo the ascent on Grintovec turns right and soon enters the rocks of the ridge. The path gains the first ridge elevation, crosses it and again descends a bit. The following section of the ridge is also rocky and the path over it is exposed. Yet the ferrata is well protected. Gaining altitude the ferrata exits on the nothern summit slopes of Grintovec. Now it looks we have only screes till the top, but in some last ten meters there's again a rocky section where the passage is protected.
altitudes, time required (roughly):
Zgornje Jezersko(881m) - Ceska
koca(1542m) hour and half. Ceska
koca(1542m)-Mlinarsko sedlo(2334m) 2 and half hours
Mlinarsko sedlo(2334m)-Grintovec(2558m)
hour nad half.
Essential Gear
Sturdy boots, wind and rain protection (Grintovec
is fairly windy place),
half a day of water supplies (no water sources en route)
kompass, topo map; freytag & berndt WK 471 Steiner/Sanntaler
Alpen 1:50000 scale will do.
Othervise, at Ceska
kuca number
of Slovenian hikin and topo maps by various publishers are
available.
All of them are good.
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