Loška Koritnica - Jalovec (via zavetišče pod Špičkom)
Starting point: Loška Koritnica (780 m)
Starting point Lat/Lon: 46.4147°N 13.6295°E 
Path name: via zavetišče pod Špičkom
Time of walking: 7 h 30 min
Difficulty: very difficult marked way
Difficulty of skiing: no data
Altitude difference: 1865 m
Altitude difference (by path): 2100 m
Map: Julijske Alpe - zahodni del 1:50.000
Access to starting point:
From Bovec, we drive towards the border crossing Predel. In the village Log pod Mangartom, immediately after the bridge over Predilnica we turn right in the direction of Koritnica. At first asphalt after that macadam road quickly brings us to the parking lot at the beginning of entrance into the main part of TNP.
Path description:
We go on the right road which is closed with the gate. The road all the time runs near the stream and few times also crosses it. Towards the end road is becoming narrower and past few houses brings us to a crossing. We go slightly to the right on a footpath following the signs Jalovec, Pod Špičkom, Mangrt (left Planina Brdo). The path then goes into the forest and soon brings us to a marked crossing. We continue right following the signs Zavetišče pod Špičkom, left leads the path towards the saddle Kotovo sedlo and Mangart.
The path soon brings us to a stream, which we have to cross, after that for a short time, we ascend through a thin forest. Next follows an ascent on a grassy slope and a short ascent on the scree to the entry of a climbing part of the path.
When we enter into a wall, we at first ascend by the steel cable left upwards. The path soon becomes even steeper and few times almost vertically ascends by the steel cable with the help of numerous iron spikes. Further, we are still ascending on a steep slope with the help of steel cables, and then the path turns a little to the right and soon brings us into the forest, where the steepness decreases a little. Out of the forest path brings us on a slope vegetated with bushes and high grass. Bushes then end and follows an ascent on increasingly beautiful valley. From the path also nice views opening up towards Mangart, Jalovec and on the precipitous walls of Plešivec below which we are ascending. In the last part turns valley slightly to the right and follows an ascent on the scree to a saddle Čez Brežice.
On the saddle, we continue left where caption on rock “Špička” point us to. At first, we ascend left upward by the steel cable, and then the path brings us on a grassy slope on which we are for some time ascending. When we come below the mountain walls of Mali Ozebnik we continue to the right and by the steel cable in a gentle ascent, we cross precipitous slopes. On some spots on the path, there is also a lot of gravel, therefore additional caution is needed. The path then brings us to short very demanding part of the path. With the help of steel cables and some iron spikes we vertically ascend, and then we also few meters cross vertical slope to the right. Further path ascends on a little less steep but unsecured slope and follows an ascent on very crumbly gravel slope to the notch Škrbina za Gradom.
From the notch, we descend on the scree below the walls of the peak Pelc nad Klonicami (2442 meters). The path then leads us on broken terrain past numerous rocks and boulders. In the last part, the path turns to the left and after a short descent brings us to the cottage Zavetišče pod Špičkom.
From here we continue right a little downwards in the direction of Jalovec, past a rock with interesting caption to the entrance into a more demanding part of the path. The path ahead ascends on at first relatively well-secured rocky rib, and then is steeply ascending on a wall of less known Veliki Ozebnik. The steepness then gradually decreases and the path turns a little to the right, where it crosses a steep and for slipping dangerous slopes below Veliki Ozebnik. The path on this part is poorly secured and very exposed to falling stones (a helmet is mandatory). The path ahead crosses also shorter exposed gully and then it brings us on softer grassy terrain. The path ahead slightly descends and brings us on high mountain plain named Jezerce. Next follows a short ascent and from the right joins the path from the notch Jalovška škrbina. The path then again steeply ascends and with some fixed safety gear on in parts quite exposed path brings us on the main ridge of Jalovec. Further, we are ascending on narrow and occasionally very exposed ridge on the path which higher brings us to the spot, where from the left joins the path from the saddle Kotovo sedlo. We continue straight and panoramic ridge path quickly brings us to the summit of Jalovec.
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