Planina Blato - Veliko Špičje (via Štapce)

Access to starting point:
From highway Ljubljana - Jesenice we go to the exit Lesce and follow the road towards Bled and forward towards Bohinjska Bistrica. We continue driving towards the Lake Bohinj (Ribčev laz), where we come to the crossroad, where we continue right in the direction of Stara Fužina. In 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 the parking lot above the mountain pasture Planina Blato.

Path description:
From the parking lot on the mountain pasture Blato we go on the road a little back to the signposts at a cart track. Here we go on a cart track which at first steeply ascends and then it is moderately ascending and in ten minutes of walking, it brings us to a crossing, where we go left (straight mountain pasture Planina v Lazu). We then follow the cart track through the forest all the way to cottages on the mountain pasture Planina pri jezeru. Here a view opens up on surrounding hills.
We bypass the mountain hut on the left side and the path in a gentle descent brings us to a crossing, where we continue straight on a cart track (left mountain pasture Viševnik). Mostly rocky cart track which runs on an indistinct small valley few times steeply ascends and after a half an hour of walking from the mountain pasture Planina pri Jezeru brings us to a mountain pasture Dedno polje, where we come to the next crossing.
We continue straight in the direction of the mountain hut Koča pri Triglavskih jezerih (right valley Za Kopico) on the path which is further gently to moderately ascending through mostly a thin forest. The path from which a nice view opens up on the mountain chain Spodnje Bohinjske gore then descends and brings us on a mountain pasture Ovčarija, where there is the next crossing.
We continue on the right path in the direction of the mountain hut Koča pri Triglavskih jezerih over Štapce (straight path over Prodi). The path ahead is at first moderately ascending through a thin larch forest and then it ascends steeper and through a lane of dwarf pines brings us to panoramic Štapce.
Here we continue left downwards towards the lake Dvojno jezero, which we clearly see below us (right Tičarica). The path immediately from Štapce starts descending steeply on very well secured path (path is secured with a steel cable, in the lower part also with a ladder). After less than 5 minutes of descent path passes on the scree and then descends to the lake Dvojno jezero, where we continue right towards the mountain hut (left path over Prodi and lake Črno jezero). A gently sloping path then on the right side bypasses lake and it quickly brings us to the mountain hut Koča pri Triglavskih jezerih.
At the mountain hut, we go in the direction of Triglav straight ahead. Only few meters from the mountain hut, we bypass artificial lake Močivec, which is a source of drinking water at the mountain hut. The path is then moderately ascending through the valley Dolina Triglavskih jezer upwards. During the ascent, we can admire walls of Tičarica and Kopica on the right, and on the left views opening up towards the ridge of Špičje. The path ahead brings us to the next crossing, where we continue left in the direction of Veliko Špičje (straight Prehodavci). The marked path towards Veliko Špičje then gradually leaves the valley of lakes Triglavska jezera and is ascending only gently. The path ahead crosses a lane of dwarf pines and then starts ascending steeper. Higher, the path passes on steep grassy slopes, which are in wet dangerous for slipping. The path from which increasingly beautiful views opening up, gradually becomes technically demanding. With the help of steel cables we ascend a level higher, and then it brings us on the main ridge of Špičje. Here we continue left (right mountain hut Zasavska koča) on the path which after few additional minutes brings us to the summit of Veliko Špičje.
Blato - Dedno polje 1:30, Dedno polje - Koča pri Triglavskih jezerih 1:45, Koča pri Triglavskih jezerih - Veliko Špičje 2:30.

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)