Velika Planina

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A wonderful and easy loop across Slovenia’s largest pasture plateau that actually consists of several smaller meadows. Along the way, you'll visit Gojška, Velika and Mala Planina, admire the idyllic herdsmen cottages and ascend to the highest summit of the whole plateau - Gradišče.

Cows will keep you company during summer and many other visitors and hikers on weekends. Visitors usually tend to stay close to the Snow Mary Chapel and herdsmen settlement at Velika Planina, but the rest of the path is much less popular.

Restaurants at the top, in winter it snows here...be prepared and check the weather forecast!

Starting point:
Drive northwards from Kamnik and follow the markings for Stahovica or Gornji Grad. Ascend towards Črnivec pass and about 500 m before the pass turn left towards Kranjski Rak (signpost by the road). Turn left behind the restaurant 'Kranjski Rak', and carry on for about 2 km to a large parking lot on a plateau below Rakov rob (around 1200 m), where roads to nearby meadows branch off.

You can also come to the starting point from eastern Slovenia: From Mozirje towards Luče (direction Logar Valley), where you turn left towards Kamnik. Ascend to Volovljek pass, turn right before the restaurant 'Kranjski Rak', and carry on for about 2 km to a large parking lot on a plateau below Rakov rob (around 1200 m), where roads to nearby meadows branch off.

Description:
Ascending by car above Volovljek pass, you'll come to a Y-shaped crossroad after two hairpin turns. The main parking lot is 100 m down the road on the right. You can slovenia self guided toursalso try your luck and continue by car to the left (signpost towards Kisovec alpine meadow). In about one kilometer you reach the first hiking signposts. They guide you to the right into a forest towards 'Mala Planina' alpine meadow. There is some parking space by the road, but it quickly fills up on sunny weekends.

Follow the signposts for 'Mala Planina' and gradually ascend to the first herdsmen cottages at 'Gojška Planina' alpine meadow. Although most hikers will go left towards 'Mala Planina' here, I suggest you go straight on. Cross 'Gojška Planina' and make a detour past 'Stovniške Bajte' towards 'Velika Planina'. The path is very pretty and rather solitary. Simply follow the wooden signposts that lead you across the typical sinkhole terrain and panoramic meadows. You arrive right to the famous Snow Mary Chapel at 'Velika Planina'.

The majority of herdsmen cottages is here and so are most of the visitors.