Gozd Martuljek - Rutarski Vršič

Access to starting point:
From Mojstrana we drive towards Kranjska Gora or vice versa, but only to the village Gozd Martuljek, where we park on a parking lot near the bridge over the river Sava Dolinka (parking lot is located after the bridge, or before, if we come from Kranjska Gora).

Path description:
From the parking lot, we continue by the main road towards Kranjska Gora, but only to a spot, where cycling road branches off to the left (by the beginning of the cycling path there are also signposts, which point us on the mentioned road). We follow the cycling road to the first crossroad, where we continue straight on a macadam road (cycling road turns right), which quickly brings us to the next crossroad.
We continue right and we follow for traffic closed road to TNP sign. Further, the path splits into two parts. We continue straight upwards on a steep cart track which is ascending on the right side of gorge Martuljška soteska. Cart track, which is mostly ascending through the forest after 15 minutes brings us on a nice vantage point, where a view opens up towards a valley. The path then goes again in the forest and continues to ascend. A little further from the left joins the path from the waterfall, and a little further, the path towards the bivouac Bivak pod Špikom branches off to the right. We continue in the direction of the cottage Ingotova koča. The path ahead brings us to a crossing, where we continue straight, the path left runs to the cottage Ingotova koča to which is two minutes of walking.
The path ahead is at first ascending gently but only for some time. After that, the path crosses a well and on the other side steeply ascends. Steepness starts decreasing and the path brings us to a crossing, where we continue slightly right in the direction of bivouac Za Akom (left waterfall Zgornji slap 10 minutes). The path ahead is for some time still steeply ascending, and then the path brings us to a more demanding part. First, with the help of steel cables we cross steep grassy slope, and then still with the help of fixed safety gear we walk over an exposed ledge (watch out head, slightly overhanging rock above us). Still secured path (fixed safety gear are here mainly because of wet terrain), then starts ascending steeper and after few minutes of additional walking brings us to the most difficult part. With the help of made footholds and steel cables, we cross a smooth and wet rocky plate, and then we also cross a shorter very steep wall, which is also well-secured (because of wet slopes a great caution is needed). The steepness of the slopes then decreases and still wet path after a shorter ascent brings us by the edge of mighty gravel terrain. At the spot, where the trail blaze points us left downwards on the mentioned gravel terrain we continue right on the path which already after few steps of walking steeply ascends. This steep and in wet for slipping dangerous path in less than five minutes brings us to bivouac Za Akom (if last part of the path is too steep steep for us, we can continue on gravel terrain and ascend to bivouac from other less steep side. Both paths in the last part aren't marked).
From the bivouac, we return on beginning or end of gravel terrain, and here we continue on the left gravel terrain (looking from bottom to top) by which on a bigger rock we notice signs PP (path Planica - Pokljuka). Further, we are few more 10 strides ascending by the edge of gravel terrain, and then we will notice on the left side smaller cairn, which points us on a footpath, on which we continue the ascent (path ahead isn't marked). The footpath which for some time continues by the edge of a torrent, at first still offers some view on the northern walls of Martuljek mountains (the most stands out mighty mountain wall of Široka peč), and then the path turns a little to the left and gradually starts ascending steeper through a dense forest. Further, we are ascending on occasionally barely visible footpath (we get help from individual smaller cairns), which is turning more and more towards the left. The footpath higher widens (we join hunting path) and after approximately one hour of walking from extensive gravel terrain, brings us on a smaller saddle, where we continue left (straight downwards valley of the stream Beli potok, right a viewpoint on the mountain walls of Martuljek mountains - 20 minutes). The path ahead moderately ascends on the ridge of Rutarski Vršič and after 5 minutes of additional walking brings us to the summit (inscription box is situated on the northern part of the peak).

On the way: Bivak Za Akom (1340m)