Stara Fužina - Planina Krstenica (via planina Zgornja Grintovica)
Starting point: Stara Fužina (600 m)
Starting point Lat/Lon: 46.2903°N 13.8868°E
Path name: via planina Zgornja Grintovica
Time of walking: 4 h
Difficulty: easy unmarked way
Difficulty of skiing: no data
Altitude difference: 1070 m
Altitude difference (by path): 1100 m
Map: Triglav 1:25.000
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 a road toll has to be paid, and we park here on a settled payable parking lot.
Path description:
From the parking lot, we continue right in the direction of gorge Korita Mostnice on a wide path, on which in few minutes we get to Hudičev most (devil's bridge), from which we can already get a first look into the gorge. At the bridge, we step on a rough road which we follow to the left, and there we walk only for a short time because then signs for gorge point us to the right on a well-settled tourist path. The path ahead soon brings us to the main part of the gorge, by which we are then gently ascending. During the ascent by the gorge, we run into signs "Slonček" (a rock, which is carved by water in the shape of an elephant - worth seeing). The path ahead is for some time ascending by Mostnica, and then turns a little towards the left, where after few minutes of additional walking brings us to a forest road which leads towards the gable of the valley Voje. We follow the road to the right, and it quickly brings us to the mountain hut Koča na Vojah (to here we can also come with a car, this shortens the path for approximately 45 minutes).
From the mountain hut, we continue on a gently sloping macadam road which then leads us by the edge of extensive pastures of valley Voje. A little further, the road splits into two parts, and we can continue both on left (direction Velo polje) and on few minutes longer right road which by the gable of a valley brings us to the waterfall Mostnice.
If we visited the waterfall, we return few meters back, and then over a small bridge, we join "left" a little shorter path. The path ahead passes into a dense forest, where at first it ascends above the waterfall, and then gradually turns to the left, where it is ascending on relatively steep slopes. After approximately one hour ascent through the forest, the path turns to the right and then after few minutes of a diagonal ascent brings us out of the forest on the mountain pasture Spodnja Grintovica, where there is a trough with water (because of possible frost we can open a tap only in the summer months).
On the mountain pasture Spodnja Grintovica we notice a sign "Pl. Grintovica", which pointing left towards trough with water, but it is better if we continue on the left edge of the mountain pasture to the nearby cairn, where we notice the beginning of the path which leads on Zgornja Grintovica. Here the path turns sharply to the left and continues through a dense forest. Already after few 10 meters from the left joins "path", which leads past before the mentioned gorge, and we continue on a wide path, on which after good 10 minutes of additional walking, we get to the mountain pasture Zgornja Grintovica.
On the mountain pasture, we will on one of the cottages notice signs for Krstenica, which point us on a well visible footpath which starts by nearby cairn. The path ahead ascends diagonally over upper edge of the mountain pasture, and then passes into a dense forest, where in parts starts vanishing, but at orientation there aren't any bigger problems, because unofficial blazes in the shape of arrows show the way, and here and there we also notice some old already quite faded blaze. The path through the forest occasionally steeply ascends, and then turns slightly towards the left, where for some time flattens, and also the forest becomes thinner. The path which on short part runs over high grass, returns into the forest and steeply ascends. After a shorter steep ascent through the forest, the path turns slightly to the right, where it crosses a torrent gully, and then again turns to the left and is then ascending by the edge of torrent, which is here quite wide, therefore on this part, the path is on many spots damaged, but because it isn't too steep, this doesn't cause bigger problems (some caution is still needed). Next follows few minutes of steep of walking, and then the path suddenly flattens and it brings us to the vantage point on the east edge of the mountain pasture Krstenica. From the vantage point, we continue on a gently sloping path, and after few minutes of light descent it brings us to cottages on the already mentioned mountain pasture.
Trip can be extended to: Planina Jezerce
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Krsteniški Stog
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Jezerski Stog
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Prevalski Stog (1 h 5 min)
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Ogradi (1 h)
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Škednjovec
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Vrh Hribaric
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Vršaki (Vrh za Koritami)
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Vršaki (Srednji vrh)
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Vršaki (South peak)
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Vršaki (Vzhodni vrh)
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Teme (Hribarice)
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Poprovec
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Kanjavec
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Kanjavec (West peak)
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