It is technically easy to get to the Kamnik saddle from the S side (Kamniska Bistrica trailhead), but as so often in the Alps, the N face is steeper, and our route is a very demanding (and of course marked and secured) mountain-hiking path.
This route links the beautiful Okreselj meadow (and its hut: Frischaufov Dom na Okreslju, ca. 1400m) to the hut on the Kamnik saddle (Kamniska koca na Kamniskem sedlu, ca. 1900m).
As it leaves the forest (soon above the hut), our route heads straight up the middle of the Brana N face. Just before levelling with the saddle, it turns left (E), and almost horizontally crosses to the hut.
Info: the local guide-book tells us that the N wall of the Kamnik Saddle beholds 10 alpine routes (mainly interesting in winter). Let us also mention that in older days, sheep would even be hauled up (ropes) from Okreselj to the Kamnik saddle (and then down again)!

Getting There

This is a hut to hut route; the starts are one of the following huts:
Frischaufov Dom na Okreslju
Kamniska koca na Kamniskem sedlu

Route Description

The yellow line links Okreselj (the Frischauf hut at the Okreselj meadow) to the Kamnik saddle and its hut.

The route may of course be reversed, but it is here presented as an ascent.

Just behind the Frischauf hut the path leaves to the left (W) of the meadow, and it is at first common to all destinations (Kamnisko sedlo, Skuta via Turski Zleb, Savinjsko sedlo, Kriz, Mrzla Gora).
2 minutes higher, our path (signposted KAMNISKO SEDLO) splits to the left and traverses, further leaving the forest as we cross a first gully.

Of course this path is marked, and secured when necessary.
At first, our route is by no way demanding and we zig-zag up a heavily bushed slope.
If our route had not been arranged, this thick and sometime man-tall pine bush would be an obstacle.

Vegetation grows scarcer and we meet the stable scree of the big funnel below Kotlici, the notch separating the N faces of Brana and Turska Gora.
This funnel is the collector of the winter avalanches pouring down from the upper Brana N face.

After twisting up the scree we are finally stopped by a wall which we then assault to the left, with the aid of installed metal pegs, ferrata type wires, and steps, either metallic or carved in the rock.
This section, and the following ledge system which is also secured (alltogether 100m of secured scrambling) are the reasons for classing this route a "very demanding mountain-hiking path".
We need to hold on to the protection, firmly at times, and the growing exposition is to be felt.

After the "worst" part, we traverse left (E) at length. Snow leftovers often clog parts of the path (at least at season begin), and we should definitely check in advance about conditions at either one of the huts.
As eventual snow problems occur mainly in the upper part, it is especially on the way up that one may not want to call it off so close to the saddle. -Why not be prepared for the worst, and carry a piolet (many are nowadays lightweight and shorter)?

While traversing diagonally (left, E) towards the saddle, the path from Brana and Turska Gora comes in, right hand (above us). We finally leave the Brana N face, and discover the Kamnik saddle hut, now less than 5 min away (horizontal, grass).

Essential Gear

A helmet (there are people crossing scree slopes along paths above us!).
A piolet at season begin (definitely inquire about snow conditions, at either one of the huts).
People using via-ferrata type protection may clip-in along the secured sections.