Rudno polje - Veliki Selišnik (via Kačji rob)

Access to starting point:
From highway Ljubljana - Jesenice we go to the exit Lesce and follow the road ahead towards Bled. In Bled at the traffic lights, the signs for Pokljuka point us to the right. Ahead we drive through Gorje and past the abandoned ski slope Zatrnik to Rudno polje on Pokljuka (large parking lot, barracks and shooting range).

Path description:
At the end of the parking lot a macadam road by which there are signposts for Triglav branches off to the right. We go on this road which is slightly ascending and after ten minutes brings us to the ski slope. Further, we continue on the road from which soon a marked path towards Triglav branches off to the left, and we continue on the road which a little higher crosses the ski slope. On this part marked path on Viševnik branches off to the left upwards, on which we continue the ascent. The path ahead is ascending by a ski track upwards to the next ski lift. Here the path turns left upwards along the second ski lift and soon brings us to the top of the ski track. The path ahead on a slightly covered slope is ascending through nice small valley, which in the summer time is full of flowers. Next follows few minutes of steeper ascent to decaying hunting observatory. On this part we leave the path on Viševnik and go right on a poorly visible footpath, that is gently ascending on a meadow upwards. A little higher footpath becomes more noticeable and passes into dwarf pines. The path ahead crosses side ridge of Viševnik named Kačji rob and then passes into a high mountain terrain. Nice path with numerous karst phenomena then brings us to a crossing, where we continue on the right path in the direction of the mountain hut Blejska koča na Lipanci (left saddle Srenjski preval).
The path ahead runs almost horizontal. At the spot, where the path starts descending, we leave the marked path.
We go right and we look for the best passage among dwarf pines, which will bring us on the ridge of Veliki Selišnik, which we see slightly right in front of us. When we get to the ridge, we continue between precipice on the left and dwarf pines on the right side. On spots, where passage above the precipice is too exposed we go into dwarf pines and we continue in the same direction upwards. Climbing among dwarf pines isn't long and lasts only few minutes. When we climb the lane of dwarf pines we come on unvegetated part of the path, where we go left upwards on the ridge. Ridge, which is in parts slightly exposed and occasionally overgrown we follow to the top. Ridge has only few shorter descents. Pathless part of the path lasts approximately 20 minutes.
Pathless part of the path is orientationally a little harder, and in fog I don't recommend the ascent. At the ascent among dwarf pines and high grass we need to watch out for snakes.