Dom v Lepeni - Koča pod Bogatinom

Access to starting point:
Between Trenta and Bovec in the village Soča, a road in Lepena branches off. This asphalt road we follow to the parking lot at the mountain hut Dom dr. Klementa Juga in Lepena.

Path description:
From the mountain hut Dom dr. Klementa Juga in Lepena we go on the path in the direction of the mountain hut Dom pri Krnskih jezerih, Gomiščkovo zavetišče na Krnu and Dom na Komni. Already immediately from the parking lot path passes into the forest, through which it is ascending on a wide mule track. On a mule track, we are mostly moderately ascending (steep variant of ascent in the lower part for some time isn't in use anymore) through the forest, only occasionally a view opens up a little towards the valley and surrounding mountains. During the ascent, we also several times cross the route of a cargo cableway, crossing it is forbidden while operates. After a good hour and a half of walking, the path flattens and only a little further brings us to the upper station of a cargo cableway.
From here ahead path leads by the edge of smaller valley, and it quickly brings us to the spot, where every year in April they measure height of the snow. Next follows a short descent, and then we get to a marked crossing, where the path towards Velika Baba branches off to the left. We continue straight, and the path soon once again splits.
We can continue on the left path which leads past the mountain hut Koča pri Krnskih jezerih, or on the right, only slightly shorter path, which bypasses the mountain hut. Both paths join before mountain dairy on the mountain pasture Duplje, and after mountain dairy we get to the next crossing.
We continue left in the direction of mountan hut Dom na Komni (straight Krn and lake Krnsko jezero) on the path, from which soon the path on Veliki Šmohor branches off to the right, after a shorter ascent at the beginning of sinkhole Doliči, also to the right path towards Prehodci. In both cases we continue straight, and then after temporary gentle path, the path again starts ascending steeper. When the path again flattens, we get to a small valley Za Lepočami, where the path leads past many buildings from times of Rapallo border, which Italian built for the purpose of protecting border. Za Lepočami from the right also joins one path from Prehodci, and in a moderate ascent, with occasional flat parts, we continue all the way to a saddle Bogatinsko sedlo, where there is the next marked crossing.
From the saddle Bogatinsko sedlo, where the path towards Lanževica branches off to the left, and to the right path towards Bogatin, we continue straight in the direction of the mountain hut Koča pod Bogatinom and mountain hut Dom na Komni and we start descending towards the mountain pasture Planina na Kraju. With nice views we are at first moderately, and lower only gently descending. When we reach the mountain pasture, at the crossing we continue right and we walk to the nearby mountain hut Koča pod Bogatinom.
Lepena - Dom pri Krnskih jezerih 2:00, Dom pri Krnskih jezerih - Bogatinsko sedlo 2:00, Bogatinsko sedlo - Koča pod Bogatinom 1:00.
Description refers to condition in August and September 2018, and pictures are from various periods.

On the way: Dom pri Krnskih jezerih mountain hut (1385m), Planina Duplje (1380m), Za Lepočami (1608m), Bogatinsko sedlo (1803m)

Trip can be extended to: The lake Krnsko jezero , Dom na Komni ( 15 min) , Mali Šmohor , Bogatin , Kal , Lanževica , Mahavšček , Velika Baba , Batognica , Vrh nad Peski , Krn