Lepena - Planina Zagreben
Starting point: Lepena (490 m)
Starting point Lat/Lon: 46.31593°N 13.65404°E
Time of walking: 2 h 30 min
Difficulty: partly demanding unmarked way
Difficulty of skiing: no data
Altitude difference: 750 m
Altitude difference (by path): 770 m
Map: Julijske Alpe - zahodni del 1:50.000
Access to starting point:
Between Trenta and Bovec in the village Soča, a road in Lepena branches off. This asphalt road we follow a little less than three kilometers, and then we come to a crossroad where right over the bridge, the road towards apartments Pretner and Hosner branches off. We go right and we park by the road before the bridge. Here is enough space only for one or two cars. A little larger parking lot is if we continue on the main road for approximately 100 meters.
Path description:
From the starting point, we continue over a bridge and we follow the road which after the bridge turns to the left. We follow the road all the way to the last house. Meanwhile when the cart track branches off to the right, we continue left and also slightly descend. When we come to the last house the road ends. At the back of the house on the right we will notice a narrow footpath.
We go on the mentioned footpath and after approximately ten meters we will by the path notice a signpost, which marks the path towards the mountain pasture Planina Zagreben. We continue on the path through the forest and we are quickly at the crossing again. To the right leads the footpath towards one more house, and we continue left where points us caption on a sign »Zagreben, Šumnik«.
Further, the path is for some time poorly beaten, therefore we have to pay attention to black red blazes which mark Walk of peace (Pot miru). When from the right join two more paths from the already mentioned house the footpath becomes again a little better beaten. After that, the path for quite some time runs through the forest by the stream Šumnik. Occasionally also a view opens up on a smaller waterfalls and pools. Higher, the path goes a little away from the stream but for some time still runs parallel with the stream. The path here all the time runs through the forest, so it doesn't offer much view. Later, the path turns to the right and it brings us to a crossing by some ruins.
Here the path which runs through the valley towards the saddle Čez Potoče branches off to the left. We continue right and the path through short clearing quickly brings us to the monument of first world war. From the starting point to the monument there is approximately 1:30 of walking.
From the monument we still follow Walk of peace, which is marked with red black blazes. The path further crosses slopes towards the west and bypasses the ridge, that runs from the peak Konj (1279m) towards the summit Brdo (1520m). Slope, which we cross becomes quite steep and on a shorter part, there is also a steel cable for help. From the path here also beautiful views opening up on peaks north from us. A little later on the path, there are two hairpin turns and at the right turn we will get to a little poorly visible crossing.
Here we leave Walk of peace, which is marked with red black blazes and go left on a worse beaten path. At the beginning of this footpath there is a carved arrow on the tree on the right side. Further, the path starts ascending a little steeper and most of the time runs slightly to the left. Here a little more attention is needed because the path is poorly visible. The path continues to ascend and brings us on abandoned and quite overgrown mountain pasture Planina Zagreben. The path leads us past the ruins on the mountain pasture and then turns right upward. Next follows only the last ascent to the hunting cottage, which we already see in front of us.
On the way: Spomenik prve svetovne vojne (990m)
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