Dom v Lepeni - Mahavšček (via Bogatinsko sedlo)

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 Dr. Klement Jug House in Lepena we continue on a wide marked path in the direction of Krn lakes. After few minutes of walking a wide and not too steep path splits into two parts. The left one which is a bit steeper is a normal way and right one less steep and longer is suitable for small children and the elderly. Paths cross each other few times and are mostly ascending through the forest until we get to the upper station of the cargo cableway.
From the upper station of the cargo cableway, we continue on the same path that is gently ascending on the wide transport road that quickly brings us to the measurements of the snow (every year in April). From here ahead the road starts descending and past the turn-off for Velika Baba quickly brings us to the next crossing, where we leave the road and we continue left downwards on a footpath which in few minutes brings us to the mountain hut Dom pri Krnskih jezerih (if we continue on the road, we bypass the mountain hut).
From the mountain hut, we continue straight in the direction of Krn and Krn lake on a gentle path that soon joins the path that avoids the mountain hut. We continue past a shepherd hut behind which we come to the next crossing, where we continue left in the direction of Komna (straight Krn and lake Krnsko jezero). Some 10 strides ahead from the right also joins one path from the lake Krnsko jezero, and we continue on a gently sloping path which continues by the edge of pleasant small valley. The path ahead leads us past a turn-off of the path on Mali Šmohor (1939 meters), which from our path goes to the right, and we continue on a little steeper path which leads us past rare larches and through a lane of dwarf pines. At the beginning of some sort of plain named Doliči also a marked path towards Prehodci and forward towards the source of Tolminka branches off to the right. Next follows a relatively short ascent, and then we reach small valley Za Lepočami, where there stand or used to stand old military barracks from time between the both world wars (today only the ruins are left). Here from the right joins the path from Prehodci or from the source of Tolminka, and we continue in the direction of Komna. The more and more scenic path, which is further for some time ascending on and by slopes of Velika Montura (1958 meters), and still leads on a well-preserved mule track. Next follows few minutes of a moderate ascent and the path brings us on a saddle Bogatinsko sedlo, where there is the next marked crossing.
On the saddle, we continue right (straight downwards Komna, left Lanževica) on the path which in few minutes brings us on at first an indistinct ridge of Bogatin. The path ahead starts ascending steeply on very steep and crumbly northwest ridge of Bogatin (dangerous for slipping and falling stones). Higher the ridge narrows a little more, and the path flattens and in few 10 strides it brings us to the summit of (Mali) Bogatin.
From Bogatin we continue on the ridge path which starts descending steeply towards the saddle between Bogatin and Mahavšček (because of substantial steepness dangerous for slipping). From the saddle (to here we can also come on a marked path, which on the southwest side bypasses the peak Bogatin, the latter is quite easier) we still continue on the ridge path, which again starts ascending. Higher, the path avoids the ridge on Bohinj side, where it is ascending diagonally over smaller scree. Further path returns on the main ridge and after few minutes of additional walking brings us to the summit of Mahavšček.
The starting point - Dom pri Krnskih jezerih 2:00, Dom pri Krnskih jezerih - Bogatinsko sedlo 2:00, Bogatinsko sedlo - Bogatin 30 minutes, Bogatin - Mahavšček 30 minutes.

On the way: Dom pri Krnskih jezerih mountain hut (1385m), Bogatinsko sedlo (1803m), Bogatin (1977m)