Dolina Krma - Rjavina (ridge path)
Starting point: Dolina Krma (930 m)
Starting point Lat/Lon: 46.3851°N 13.9071°E
Path name: ridge path
Time of walking: 6 h 45 min
Difficulty: difficult marked way
Difficulty of skiing: no data
Altitude difference: 1602 m
Altitude difference (by path): 1700 m
Map: Triglav 1:25.000
Access to starting point:
We leave Gorenjska highway at exit Hrušica and follow the road ahead in the direction of Kranjska Gora. Just a little before the village Dovje the road which goes to Mojstrana (Vrata, Kot and Krma) branches off to the left. We follow the road ahead in the direction of village Radovna and the valleys Krma and Kot. The relatively steep road then runs past the sign TNP, behind which the road soon flattens and it brings us to a crossroad, where a macadam road into a valley Kot branches off to the right. We continue straight on the road which starts descending. In the middle of the descent, a road into a valley Krma branches off to the right (straight Radovna). A little further, we come to the next crossing, where we continue right in the direction of Krma. Macadam road then brings us to the mountain hut Kovinarska koča, and we follow it further. Occasionally a little rough road then brings us to a parking lot in front of the gate.
Path description:
From the parking lot, we continue past a gate and we continue on gentle and for public traffic closed forest road. The worse road for some time continues on an extensive gravel terrain, and then turns slightly to the right, where passes into the forest and changes into a rocky cart track. Further, we are for some time gently ascending through the forest, after we stride across a little bigger torrent, the path starts ascending steeper through a dense forest. Higher, we pass out of the forest into a lane of dwarf pines, mixed with bushes, and the path is over the mentioned slope ascending on gravel. At the altitude approximately 1400 meters, the path flattens and after few 10 strides of additional walking brings us on a nice grassy plain named Vrtača.
On the other side of the plain, wide path again starts ascending and after approximately 20 minutes of additional walking brings us on Malo polje, where it turns to the right and brings us on a less noticeable crossing. We continue on easy to follow path (left Vodnikov dom over Bohinjska vratca), which is for some time gently ascending, and then it brings us to a trough with water. Further, the path splits into two parts, and we continue straight on a marked path, which over at first grassy slopes brings us to shepherd cottages on the mountain pasture Zgornja Krma.
From the shepherd hut, we continue slightly right, on a marked mountain path, which in few minutes of a light ascent brings us to a marked crossing. We continue right in the direction of Kredarica and Staničev dom (left Planika and Konjsko sedlo) on a gently sloping traverse path, which with nice views in few minutes brings us to the next crossing.
We continue Straight (left Kredarica) almost horizontal on the path which crosses a lane of thin larch forest. After that, the path passes out of the forest on panoramic slopes and turns a little to the left. Further, we are moderately ascending on the slopes between Pungrt and Apnenica. The path higher passes into rocky terrain western slopes of Rjavina and below Dovška vratca turns sharply to the left. Further, we are slightly ascending towards the slopes of Rž (mountain with natural window, which is well visible from the path), where from the left joins the path from the saddle Konjsko sedlo. We continue right and the path quickly brings us to the next crossing, where the path on Rjavina branches off to the right, and straight downwards towards the mountain hut Staničev dom. We continue in the direction of Rjavina on the path which then slightly descends and brings us on a small indistinct saddle Dovška vratca. From here ahead path starts to ascend steeply on the western slopes of Rjavina. With the help of some fixed safety gear path brings us on the ridge of Rjavine. Next follows a panoramic walk on a ridge to the western secondary peak, and then the path slightly descends and from the left climbing path from the valley Kot joins. We continue straight and more and more scenic path brings us to a vertical chimney, on which we descend a little less than 30 meters (secured only with iron spikes and stemples). The path which becomes easier then past two natural windows in few minutes brings us on a peak with a beautiful view.
On the way: Vrtača (1430m), Malo polje (1585m),
Planina Zgornja Krma (1720m), Dovška vratca (2254m), Rjavina Zahodni vrh (2530m), Okno v Rjavini (2480m)
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