Dom Planica - Mojčin dom na Vitrancu (hunting path)
Starting point: Dom Planica (931 m)
Starting point Lat/Lon: 46.4784°N 13.727°E
Path name: hunting path
Time of walking: 2 h 20 min
Difficulty: partly demanding unmarked way, easy marked way
Difficulty of skiing: no data
Altitude difference: 624 m
Altitude difference (by path): 750 m
Map: Kranjska Gora 1:30.000
Access to starting point:
From Kranjska Gora, we drive towards the border crossing Rateče or vice versa, and then at the crossroad, where the road towards Planica branches off, we turn into Planica. Right before we get to a large macadam parking lots, we turn left towards Olympic Sports Centre Dom Planica. We park on an appropriate place by the mentioned hut, or we can also on one of the before mentioned parking lots in Planica.
Path description:
From Dom Planica we walk to the nearby boules court, above which we step on gravel of the nearby torrent. Further, we are few minutes gently ascending on the mentioned torrent, after that the cairn points us left into a lane of dwarf pines, where we step on a nicely settled, but unmarked hunting path.
The path which further starts ascending steeper through the forest, after approximately 15 minutes of walking from the starting point brings us to a smaller wooden log cabin, which in an emergency serves as smaller bivouac, otherwise it is intended for cameramen during ski jumping or flying in Planica. At the log cabin path for some time passes on a smaller ridge, which soon ends on a steep forested slopes. When the path passes into a dense forest it turns to the right and starts ascending steeply. Higher, the path flattens and gradually passes on pretty steep and mainly in wet for slipping dangerous slopes. Through the mentioned slopes, continues quite gentle footpath which is usually nicely cleaned of leaves,so the path in dry isn't dangerous. After few minutes of crossing from the right also joins a little (quite a lot) harder, but marked path from Planica (option for a descent in Planica).
From the crossing, we continue on a marked mountain path in the direction of Ciprnik and Vitranc. The path ahead again starts ascending steeply and a little higher turns right, where quickly brings us on a panoramic ridge. For some time we are ascending on a ridge, from which a nice view opens up on rough slope of Ciprnik and Jalovec and ridge of Ponce. Higher, the path for some time passes into the forest, after that returns on partly exposed and panoramic ridge. Further path returns into the forest, where for some time steeply ascends, and then it brings us on the main ridge of Ciprnik, where we join the path Vitranc - Ciprnik, and we follow it to the left (right peak Ciprnik 20 minutes).
We continue on the ridge of Vitranc, from which occasionally a view opens up a little, otherwise we mostly walk through the forest. Further, we few times moderately ascend, and then after the highest point of the ridge Vitranc we slowly start descending. Descends are relatively short, because every now and then they are interrupted by some short ascent. After we cross an old one-seater chairlift Vitranc II, from the left joins the path from Kranjska Gora, and we continue straight and in few 10 strides we get to the mountain hut Mojčin dom na Vitrancu.
On the way: Vitranc (1631m)
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