Planina Blato - Dom na Komni (via Štapce)

Access to starting point:
From Gorenjska highway (exit Lesce), Železniki or Soriška planina, we drive to Bohinjska Bistrica, and then we continue driving in the direction of Lake Bohinj. In Ribčev Laz, just before the lake we turn right towards Stara Fužina, where we at first drive over a bridge with a nice view towards Lake Bohinj and past the church of St. John the Baptist. When we get to Stara Fužina at the crossroad at the chapel, we turn sharply left on an ascending road in the direction of the mountain pasture Blato, mountain pasture Vogar and valley Voje. The road ahead brings us to the spot, where the road toll or parking fee has to be paid, we follow it forward to the next crossroad, where we continue left (right Voje). Then we follow the road to the next crossroad (we drive for quite some time), where we turn sharply right in the direction of the mountain pasture Blato (straight mountain pasture Vogar). We follow this road to a marked parking lot above the mountain pasture Blato.

Path description:
From the marked parking lot on the road we return a little back, and then we go on an ascending cart track in the direction of the mountain pasture Planina pri Jezeru, mountain pasture Planina v Lazu and mountain pasture Dedno polje. The path on a cart track at first quite steeply ascends and after approximately 10 minutes brings us to a marked crossing, where we continue on the left upper cart track (straight mountain pasture Planina v Lazu and steep path to the mountain pasture Planina pri Jezeru).
After less than 5 minutes of additional ascent, at the right turn from the left joins the path from the mountain pasture Vogar, and we continue right in the direction of Planina pri Jezeru. Further, we are ascending on a little less steep cart track which for a short time entirely flattens, and then it ascends steeper and leads us through a narrow carved passage. After the passage, the cart track again flattens, and behind two benches, from the right joins already mentioned steep path. After the crossing, the path turns left and it brings us to a grazing fence, behind which we step into a smaller valley, where a cold air is usually retained. The path ahead gradually becomes steeper again, and after it flattens it turns right. A little further from the left joins the path which leads past the mountain pasture Vodični vrh.
From the mentioned crossing ahead, forest starts to get thinner, when we finally step out of the forest, we are already on the mountain pasture Planina pri Jezeru, where to the nearby mountain hut separates us only few 10 strides of easy walking.
From the mountain hut, we continue left downwards (slightly right mountain pasture Planina v Lazu and mountain hut Vodnikov dom na Velem polju) and we descend to shepherd huts, where there is the next marked crossing.
From the crossing, we continue straight in the direction of the mountain pasture Dedno polje (left upwards mountain pasture Viševnik) and we still continue on a cart track which after the mountain pasture starts ascending steeper. Higher another path towards the mountain pasture Viševnik branches off to the left, namely the path past Krištofojca, and we follow a wide cart track all the way to the mountain pasture Dedno polje, from which a beautiful view opens up on surrounding mountains.
Shepherd hut and cheese cottage we bypass on the left side and we continue straight in the direction of the mountain hut Koča pri Triglavskih jezerih (right valley Za Kopico). From the mountain pasture ahead we start moderately ascending, and from the left almost unnoticeably joins the path from the nearby hunting cottage. A little further, the path leads past another turn-off of the path towards the mountain pasture Viševnik (path by Griva (1758 meters)), and in the next few minutes we get by the upper edge of ample mountain pasture Ovčarija, from where a beautiful view opens up on mountains of Spodnje Bohinjske gore. From here follows a short descent, after that from the left joins the path from the mountain pasture Vogar, which leads through mountain pasture Viševnik, and few steps ahead, the path splits into two parts.
From the crossing, we follow the signs for path over Štapce (straight path over Prodi), and both lead towards the mountain hut Koča pri Triglavskih jezerih, right, on which we continue, also towards Mala Tičarica and Zelnarica. We soon leave mountain pasture Planina Ovčarija and the path is moderately to steeply ascending through a thinner forest, which is higher replaced by dwarf pines. After half an hour ascent, the path flattens and brings us on Štapce, where we continue on the left path in the direction of lakes Triglavska jezera (right Mala Tičarica...). When we step to the edge, a beautiful view opens up on part of the valley of lakes Triglavska jezera and mountains, which surround the mentioned valley, and the view reaches all the way to Krn.
From Štapce at first follows steep, well-secured descent through rocky section, and then the path passes on the scree, on which we descend to lane of dwarf pines. Next follows a little more of descent and from the left joins the path over Prodi and the path from Koča pri Savici (path over Komarča), and we continue right and further we walk by lake Dvojno jezero. When we leave the lake, to the mountain hut Koča pri Triglavskih jezerih separates us only few 10 strides of easy walking.
After we take a rest and enjoy views, we continue in the direction of the mountain hut Dom na Komni. The path ahead leads us on the right (western) side of the lake and is ascending diagonally. A little further, near the hunting cottage, which otherwise from the path isn't visible, the path makes a u-turn right and gradually starts descending. Somewhere in the middle of a descent towards the mountain pasture Lopučnica, on a smaller plain, where the marked path on which we continue turns left, unmarked footpath branches off to the right, which leads towards the plateau Zgornja Komna and Gladki and Debeli Lašt (mentioned path higher vanishes on karst terrain).
When we lower reach the marked crossing on the mountain pasture Lopučnica we continue left in the direction of Komna (right on a worse footpath saddle Velika vrata).
From the frost hollow of the mountain pasture Lopučnica we diagonally ascend towards the left, and the path soon splits into two parts. We choose the right marked path, which few minutes higher joins unmarked left path. When both paths join, we also go past two older benches and partly dried up trough with water. Next follows few ascents and descents with occasional views on surrounding mountains, and then the path brings us to swampy mountain pasture Planina na Kalu. Similar path continues also to an abandoned mountain pasture Razor, where by the path, we notice some ruins of former shepherd huts. Behind the mountain pasture Razor, the path once again splits, and we choose the path in the direction of the mountain hut Dom na Komni (right path leads towards the mountain hut Koča pod Bogatinom). Next follows approximately 20 minutes of walking, on the path which runs without large ascents or descents, after that a nice view opens up towards Dom na Komni and mountain chain Spodnje Bohinjske gore. From here follows some descent, and then we join a wider mule track, which at first we follow to the left (right Koča pod Bogatinom), and after few steps, at the next crossing we choose the right path in the direction of Dom na Komni (straight downwards lake Črno jezero and Koča pri Savici).
From the last crossing follows 5 more minutes of ascent and the path brings us to the mountain hut Dom na Komni, which is open throughout the year.
Planina Blato - Planina pri Jezeru 1:00, Planina pri Jezeru - Planina Dedno polje 30 minutes, Planina Dedno polje - Planina Ovčarija 45 minutes, Planina Ovčarija - Štapce 30 minutes, Štapce - Koča pri Triglavskih jezerih 30 minutes, Koča pri Triglavskih jezerih - Planina Lopučnica 30 minutes, Planina Lopučnica - Dom na Komni 2:00.
Description and pictures refer to a condition in the year 2016 (October).

On the way: Koča na Planini pri Jezeru mountain hut (1453m), Planina Dedno Polje (1560m), Planina Ovčarija (1660m), Štapce (1851m), Koča pri Triglavskih jezerih mountain hut (1685m), Planina Lopučnica (1558m), Planina na Kalu (1636m), Planina Razor (1558m)

Trip can be extended to: The lake Črno jezero , Dom pri Krnskih jezerih , The lake Krnsko jezero , Planina Govnjač , Koča pod Bogatinom , Planina za Migovcem , Kser , Vrh Škrli , Mali Šmohor , Vrh Planje , Bogatin , Kal , Lanževica , Mahavšček , Velika Baba , Zeleni vrh , Vrh nad Škrbino , Podrta gora , Tolminski Kuk , Batognica , Vrh nad Peski , Čelo , Krn