Ruski križ - Gubno

Access to starting point:
A) First, we drive to Kranjska Gora, and then we continue driving towards the mountain pass Vršič. Only a little before 3rd hairpin turn of Ruska cesta or Vršič road, we will on the right side notice Ruski križ (a cross), and on the left a smaller parking lot, where we park. Because the parking lot is relatively small and quickly full we can park also a little higher on a larger parking lot little above the 4th hairpin turn (in this case, we have to our starting point at Ruski križ descend a little).
B) We drive to Trenta, after that over mountain pass Vršič we start descending towards Kranjska Gora. after 3rd hairpin turn of road Ruska or Vršiška cesta, we will notice on the left side cross Ruski križ, and on the right smaller parking lot, where we park. Because the parking lot is relatively small and quickly full we can park also a little higher on a larger parking lot little above the 4th hairpin turn (in this case, we have to our starting point at Ruski križ descend a little).

Path description:
Only a little before 3rd hairpin turn of road Ruska cesta, we will notice by the road signposts for mountain hut Koča v Krnici, which point us slightly left on a wide cart track which immediately starts moderately descending. After few minutes of descent through the forest, the path flattens and it brings us to a riverbed of Suha Pišnica. Only a little after we cross the mentioned stream, the path turns slightly to the left and it brings us out of the forest on ample grassy slopes of the mountain pasture V Klinu, where on the right side we notice a lonely cottage, and on the left a smaller memorial park Mali Tamar. The path ahead entirely flattens, and then it joins the forest road which comes from the former hotel Erika or bridge over Velika Pišnica. Here we continue right, and a relatively steep forest road or parallel mountain path we follow all the way to the mountain hut Koča v Krnici, which we reach after approximately 20 minutes of additional walking.
From the mountain hut Koča v Krnici we continue straight (left Špik and Velika Dnina) in the direction of Križ, Pogačnikov dom na Kriških podih and Škrlatica. The path ahead at first still leads through the forest and then it brings us into a lane of bushes, where for some time we walk by the mighty torrent deposits. Higher, the path turns a little to the left and starts ascending steeply. Next follows a steep ascent on an area named Travno brdo, where the path leads through the last lane of a forest. Higher larch forest at first gets thinner, after that quite quickly also ends. Next follows an ascent over a short grassy part, and from the path which passes on the scree, nice view opening up on surrounding mountains and walls. Higher, at an altitude of approximately 1900 meters, the path flattens and brings us in the cirque V kotu, and at the end of the cirque, the path turns left and it brings us to the entrance into the wall Kriška stena (in the early summer at the entrance into a wall there is often still snow).
In front of the entry into a wall, possible also earlier we put on a helmet, and then we carefully step into a wall. The path at the beginning of the wall turns left and steeply ascends, and further, the path mostly runs on natural passages, on harder spots we get also help from fixed safety gear. The ascent on a wall, which is besides exposure, exposed also to falling stones lasts approximately one hour. Above the wall the path flattens and it brings us to a crossing on Vrh Kriške stene, and few 10 strides before we turn left on pathless terrain, by the beginning of which is usually situated a bigger cairn.
We walk to the cairn, and then we look for the further route of ascent. Because of larger number of large cracks and abysses is the initial part of pathless terrain orientationally a little harder, but in nice weather not very difficult. When we get through the labyrinth, we come below the foot of steep slopes of Gubno. From here ahead we ascend on a relatively steep slope, where we stick to the right passages (if we stick more to the left then it is very steep). After a few minute ascent the slope flattens, and we pass on the upper grassy slope of the mountain, on which we then walk all the way to a panoramic summit.
The starting point - Koča v Krnici 45 minutes, Koča v Krnici - V kotu 2:30, V kotu - Vrh Kriške stene 1:00, Vrh Kriške stene - Gubno 45 minutes.

On the way: Koča v Krnici mountain hut (1113m), Vrh Kriške stene (2289m)