Podbrdo - Matajurski vrh (via Črna prst)

Access to starting point:
A) First, we drive to Škofja Loka, and then we continue driving towards Železniki, Podbrdo and Tolmin. When we get to Podbrdo we park on an appropriate place in the center of the settlement.
B) From the road Idrija - Most na Soči, at settlement Bača pri Modreju we turn right, or left, if we come from the direction of Posočje and we continue driving towards Podbrdo. When we get to Podbrdo we park on an appropriate place in the center of the settlement.

Path description:
From the center of Podbrdo we continue by the main road towards Tolmin. The road at first leads under the railway, and then it brings us to a crossroad, where the road towards the village Porezen branches off to the left, and right towards Bača pri Podbrdu. From here we continue on the main road only few 10 meters and then signs for village Trtnik and Črna prst point us on a narrower and ascending road. A little narrower road which is ascending west from Podbrdo, we follow all the way to the village Trtnik, which we reach after approximately 20 minutes of walking.
In Trtnik signs for Črna prst point us straight upwards on a marked footpath which at first leads on stairs of the nearby residential house, and then passes on a grassy slope, where it is steeply ascending by the orchard. The path higher passes into the forest and gradually flattens. The path continues through the forest and soon joins partly stone cart track which we follow to the right. On the cart track, we are further ascending diagonally towards the right, and it occasionally leads over steeper slopes. Since the path is wide enough steepness of the slope doesn't cause bigger problems, we have to be careful mainly on one spot, where there is usually a lot of leaves and the path is because of this quite slippery. Higher, we cross a little bigger gully, after that cart track brings us to a forest road, on which in few minutes we ascend to the nearby saddle Sedlo, where there is a marked crossing.
From Sedlo, from where joins the path from the village Kal and the path from Kocenpohar, we continue straight on a cart track which we follow only a short time because blazes then point us left on a footpath which starts ascending steeper and steeper through the forest. Higher, the footpath for some time flattens a little and then it brings us to a viewpoint with a bench. A little after the bench footpath splits into two parts (better beaten is right path), and after approximately 15 minutes they again join. Only a little above junction of both path, we get to the next bench, from which a beautiful view opens up towards Kobla and peaks above Soriška planina.
From the bench for a short time, we continue through the forest and then the path passes on the more and more panoramic grassy slopes. When we step out of the forest, the path slowly starts turning a little towards the right, and then turns left and it ascends diagonally to a saddle Čez Suho, where joins the path from Bohinj side.
Here we continue left and with a view on Baška grapa, Bohinj and the highest peaks of the Julian Alps, in few minutes we ascend to mountian hut Dom na Črni prsti, which is situated only few meters below the summit.
Mountain hut Dom Zorka Jelinčiča we bypass on the left side and over a short steep slope in few steps we ascend on a panoramic peak.
From Črna prst we continue towards the west in the direction of Rodica to which is approximately three hours of walking. The path ahead at first leads on a wide grassy ridge, which quickly narrows and the path starts steeply descending. After few minutes of descent from the right joins the path from the mountain pasture Osredki, and we continue on the left (Primorska) side of the ridge in the direction of Vogel.
After the crossing, the path becomes demanding and with the help of steel cables, or mostly without them crosses pretty steep grassy slopes, which are mainly in wet dangerous for slipping. The path then flattens a little and brings us on a saddle Vrata (1721 meters). After that, the path again avoids the ridge to the left and it ascends diagonally over the next steep slope. That the path isn't entirely easy, we get also warned by a memorial plaque. The steepness of the slopes then gradually decreases and the path again gets closer to the main ridge.
(here we can in 15 minutes ascend on Četrt - easy pathless terrain).
We continue towards the west, on panoramic mostly with grass vegetated ridge, that is gently ascending towards Konjski vrh, which the path bypasses on the left side. After that, the path slightly descends and it brings us to an indistinct small saddle between Konjski and Poljanski vrh. The latter path, which again starts slightly ascending also bypasses on the left side and then it brings us by the foot of Matajurski vrh, which we will notice on the left side. At the spot, where the path gets close to Matajurski vrh, we will notice on the left side poorly beaten footpath which is at first ascending gently towards the south. The path which is getting worse turns a little to the right and after a shorter steep ascent brings us on a side ridge. When we step on the ridge, we continue slightly left on a poorly visible path, by which we notice some old faded blazes. This more and more panoramic "path" we then follow to the peak, which we reach after some additional 10 strides.
Because path larger part runs on the ridge because of possible lightning we should only go on the path in good weather.
Podbrdo - Čez Suho 3:00, Čez Suho - Črna prst 15 minutes, Črna prst - Matajurski vrh 1:40.

On the way: Trtnik (656m), Sedlo (985m), Čez Suho (1760m), Dom Zorka Jelinčiča na Črni prsti (1835m), Črna prst (1844m), Vrata (1721m)