OverviewDemanding marked and secured mountain-hiking path.
Our route (described due N, from the hut to the summit) is the YELLOW LINE ON THE MAP.
Our start is the Cojzova koca na Kokrskem sedlu Hut, from which we do not see Skuta. The enormous Grintovec SE ridge (Dolge stene, the Long walls) blocks the view. Yet upon arriving on Veliki Podi (Big karstic grounds between Grintovec and Skuta) do we visualize the rest of our way.
After crossing Veliki Podi we are treated to the (secured) climb of a shorter wall, and upon arriving on the ridge we are offered the great views of the N side of the range.
We may now easily follow the main W-E ridge of these Alps, until Skuta's summit.
By fog, orientation may be of some issue on the Veliki Podi grounds. We then stick strictly to the blazes (red and white marks)!
Getting ThereThe start of our route is the Cojzova hut (Cojzova koca na Kokrskem sedlu).
Route Description  Our route is the yellow line. Red dot=Cojzova hut. Black dot=Bivi
We leave Cojzova koca na Kokrskem sedlu (Cojz hut on the Kokra saddle, RED DOT ON THE MAP) due N, up a first step (signposts for both Grintovec and Skuta).
Soon we attain a small plateau and the signposted path for Grintovec goes left.
We borrow the righthand path signposted SKUTA, and soon dig through the Grintovec ridge along a miniature canyon (Mala Vratca).
The path bends left and crosses the E slopes of Grintovec (one secured and exposed section).
We now head towards the karstic terrace called Veliki Podi (Big grounds) and first meet the Bivouac Pavel Kemperl (2104m, BLACK DOT ON THE MAP) lefthand.
Soon after the hutlet, the path ascends and splits; we stick to the Skuta signs (left).
We are now crossing quite chaotic grounds and if the visibility is low we must strictly stick to the red and white blazes.
A marked path signposted Mlinarsko sedlo/Ceska Koca soon splits lefthand, but we continue NE -wards (Skuta sign).
Further, a path (yet another one!) comes in left hand (signposted Mlinarsko sedlo/Ceska koca) but we stick to our direction and soon climb a short wall (secured) towards the notch between Dolgi Hrbet and Struca.
The route crossing the Dolgi Hrbet ridge comes in left hand.
From the notch (Skrbina) we now simply follow the ridge, eastwards. The Struca summit is soon reachable (right hand, unmarked path), as an extra.
Let us continue eastwards, now on the Skuta W ridge which we easily follow until the summit of the third highest peak in the range.
Essential GearA map, a whistle, a head lamp, rain and wind clothing.
Possible use of via-ferrata type self protection on the few secured sections.
A helmet is quite common nowadays among mountain-hikers. Images
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