Planina Blato - Škednjovec (on east ridge)

Access to starting point:
From highway Ljubljana – Jesenice we turn on exit Lesce and we drive ahead through Bled and Bohinjska Bistrica towards Bohinj. At Lake Bohinj we turn right over a bridge, where we drive past old church of St. John the Baptist in Stara Fužina. In the center of the village, between inn and culture house, where there is a replica of Triglav tower, at the crossroad we turn sharply left on the road which runs on the mountain pastures Vogar and Blato. At the end of the village, by the road is larger parking lot, in the summer time or in the season, for cars a toll or a parking fee has to be paid. We continue on a narrow asphalt road which at first slightly rises, and then through pastures above the village flattens a little. When starts forest, we come to a crossroad, where on the right there is a marked turn-off for valley Voje, and we continue left for Vogar and Blato. After approx 6 - 7 km of moderately ascending and winding road we come to a crossroad, where we turn right in the direction of the mountain pasture Blato (straight mountain pasture Vogar) and then we follow it all the way to the parking lot and a gate before the mountain pasture Blato. If it is full (often on weekends and in nice weather in the summer), on many spots it is possible to park also by the road.

Path description:
From the parking lot, we continue past a gate on a macadam road which in few steps it brings us to the right turn, where in front of us we notice lower part of the mountain pasture Blato, right - above the road we also notice the beginning of the hunting path and signpost for mountain pasture Krstenica, where at the beginning for safer sride above the road is placed also shorter steel cable.
We then follow comfortable gentle footpath through the forest, which is slightly turning to the right, all the way to the spot, where it gets crossed by wide cart track from the mountain pasture. We then cross over the cart track and we follow ascending footpath which soon again turns to the right and runs through the forest parallel above relatively steep cart track. After approximately 15 minutes of walking, at the end of the smaller clearing, the footpath turns more to the left and in few hairpin turns ascends over shorter steep ascent, and further to the mountain pasture Krstenica takes turns few gentle and few steep sections of the path. Before we leave the forest part of the path, we notice on the left side smaller hunting cottage, and from there we soon come on the bottom pasture, where from the right side again joins the cart track. Next follows good 5 more minutes of walking and we already get to a very panoramic and sunny mountain pasture Krstenica, where nowadays stand about ten more or less settled cottages, somewhere in the middle, at the trough with water, below biggest cottage, stands also wooden signpost.
From the mountain pasture among cottages we stick more to the left, then several smaller footpaths above cottages on the west side of the mountain pasture join into one, well visible path, which below the slopes of Krsteniški and Jezerski Stog gently brings us to small abandoned mountain pasture Jezerce. There after trough with water we go right upwards, where leads well visible footpath towards the saddle Jezerski preval, above which are standing Adam and Eva. We follow this footpath only few ten meters and then we immediately go left on less visible footpath which leads in upper smaller valley. The footpath at first slightly ascends, and then runs somehow on middle of the right slope almost horizontal below the scree and steep cliffs. On the opposite side of a small valley is steeply ascending Ogradi. We walk almost to the gable of the valley, where the footpath goes right and starts ascending below grassy slopes of Prevalski Stog towards the saddle Mišeljski preval. On the saddle, we run into blazes and marked path Lazovški preval – Velo polje.
From the saddle, where a steep footpath descends from Prevalski Stog, we go on the opposite slope, on pathless terrain, which leads between low dwarf pines and grass, and in parts between smooth rocky plates, towards Škednjovec and valley Mišeljska dolina. When the slope flattens a little, we also notice some cairn, which shows easier passages on diverse terrain of smaller caves, limestone pavements and grooves. Because we can see Škednjovec and its eastern ridge all the time in front of us, orientation in nice weather doesn't cause bigger problems. On first relatively domed secondary peak we can ascend also straight, but because of substantial steepness it is more recommended to bypass on the right, and when looking for the best passages we need to be careful also on numerous deep caves and abysses. Then we get to comfortable grassy saddle, where a view opens up on mighty second secondary peak, which on a shorter and not difficult rocky section we also tackle on the right (on the south sides of the ridge are walls steeper and precipitous). On followable, but diverse terrain upwards, we get to the most crucial point of this ascent, this is to a crossing about ten meters smooth and steep plates, which in wet or icy is very dangerous for a fall or slipping. Further, we come again on wider, but very steep rocky slope, which is by the wall on the left quite crumbly, therefore it is safer to go a little more right into a smaller or narrower, but from the far visible rocky groove, which leads all the way to the top of small saddle of the ridge above second secondary peak. On the groove we are ascending a little on the right, little on the left, in the upper part also in the middle, depending on this where we get better grip, but climbing doesn't exceed I. grade. When we step out from this groove (long about 60 meters), we again step on a narrower grassy saddle, and from here ahead only on the ridge upwards, which is in some parts more, and elsewhere again less narrows, follows also third break on the ridge and then over last secondary peak, which is also the most wide, and you will be also surprised on a relatively comfortable summit.
For the descent is recommended western ridge and descent to a small saddle between Škednjovec and Vrh Hribaric, which is otherwise shorter, but because of crumbly gravel and exposure ridge also very difficult and isn't for those who are vertiginous or less experienced. From the mountain pass you can fastest return back towards saddles Mišeljski or Lazovški preval on the scree and valley below Škednjevec.
Approximate time of walking: Planina Blato - Planina Krstenica: 1 hour, Planina Krstenica - Planina Jezerce - Mišeljski preval: 1.5 hours, Mišeljski preval – Škednjovec (peak): 1.5 hours. A descent on the western ridge to mountain pass or saddle (between Škednjovec and Vrh Hribaric): 0.5 hour.