Planina Smrečica (Poglajnov rovt) - Zgornji Goreljek (Pokljuka)

Access to starting point:
From Bled or Jesenice we drive on Zatrnik, and then we continue driving towards Pokljuka. After Zatrnik we drive to first road left (i.e. at the road sign between 5.5 km and 6.0 km), and then we drive for few 100 meters, to first bigger right turn. After the turn road which descends to the mountain pasture Smrečica branches off to the left, and only a little further we park on an appropriate place by the road.

Path description:
From the starting point, we continue on a macadam road which is gently ascending, after longer left turn, where we also leave the route of a former ski track of the ski slope Zatrnik, the road stops ascending, and occasionally further it also descends a little. While walking on the road, we then also cross the route of former ski lift Berjanca and a little further also a ski track Berjanca, and a little further view opens up a little towards Karawanks. After a short panoramic part we reach a marked path Bled (Zaka) - Pokljuka, and we continue right on a cart track to the near hunting cottage.
We bypass hunting cottage on the left side and we continue walking on a bad road. When the road turns a little to the right, we continue straight on a marked cart track, and further we follow the blazes and we ascend to the former ski slope Zatrnik, where we start descending (if we continue right we can in a minute or two ascend to the top of the ski slope Berjanca, from where a nice view opens up, which reaches all the way to Triglav). Next follows a shorter descent, and then we cross the forest road and we continue on a marked cart track. Cart track soon splits, and we choose the upper right path, which is further ascending through the spruce forest. Few minutes higher we go from the cart track left on a marked path, and it soon starts descending to the northeastern part of the mountain pasture Rečiška planina. Next follows a walk on the mountain pasture Rečiška planina, where we go past few cottages.
On the other side of the mountain pasture, the path widens into a road, and at the nearby crossroad, we continue on the right road, from which we soon go left on a marked path. The path is at first quite gentle, and then it starts moderately descending and lower reaches the other road. To the right continues a marked path, which semicircular bypass mountain pasture Grajska planina, in the middle of which after heavy rains there is a nice lake. On the other side of the mountain pasture road passes into the forest, and we quickly leave it and we continue left on a marked hiking path, which brings us by the edge of bog Močila, by which we for quite some time continue. Because marked path is in several parts already part of bog, a little to the right there was made a parallel footpath. When we leave the area of peat bog Močila we get to an asphalt road Bohinj - Pokljuka, and for a short time, we follow it to the left and then blazes and signs for Šport hotel point us to the right on continuation of the mountain path. Next follows longer walk through the forest, where at the crossings we follow the blazes, and after a time we get to the first cottages on Zgornji Goreljek. When a little ahead we reach an asphalt road, we follow it to the right, and then we follow the signs for Šport hotel, to which we get to past numerous holiday cottages, chapel of St. Anthony the Hermit, NOB monument and Hotel Jelka.
The starting point - hunting cottage 0:50, Hunting cottage Mali Vokel - Berjanca 0:10, Berjanca - Rečiška planina 0:35, Rečiška planina - Grajska planina 0:25, Grajska planina - Zgornji Goreljek 1:35.

On the way: Lovska koča Mali Vokel (1193m), Berjanca (1264m), Rečiška planina (1265m), Grajska planina (Ribšca) (1210m)