Strmec - Debela peč (old path)

Access to starting point:
From highway Ljubljana - Jesenice we go to the exit Lesce and we follow the road in the direction of Bled, there in traffic lights crossroad signs for Pokljuka point us to the right. This road which in the lower part runs through some villages and later starts ascending steeper we follow to Mrzli Studenec (mountain pasture, which is located a good 50 meters behind the crossroad, where left downwards road to Bohinj branches off). In the middle of the mentioned mountain pasture from the main road the road which runs to Medvedova konta, Pri Rupah and mountain pasture Javornik branches off to the right. Here we turn right and follow the road to the next crossroad, where we continue right in the direction of Medvedova konta (straight mountain pasture Javornik). The road ahead after a shorter ascent descends and it brings us to the next crossroad, where we continue left. After that at the first right turn off we turn right. Soon another road branches off sharply to the right, here we go straight and only about 100m and then at the crossroad sharply right. Now we drive approximately 3km to the first turn-off to the left. Here we turn left and drive to the parking lot, where signs point us on the mountain pasture Klek. We park on a smaller parking lot by the road.

Path description:
From the parking lot, we return few meters back, and then we go on a footpath in the direction of Lipanca, Klek and Debela peč. The path ahead runs on a cart track which past a watering-place for animals brings us to first shepherd huts on the mountain pasture Klek. From the mentioned huts, a beautiful view opens up on the entire mountain pasture, and we continue slightly right and diagonally descend to the second part of the mountain pasture, where there stands some more shepherd huts.
We continue on a poorly visible path, which already after few 10 strides of additional walking passes into larch forest. Here, the footpath again becomes more distinct, and we follow it in the direction of Lipanca. Next follows few shorter ascents and descents, on occasionally again poorly visible footpath. After approximately 30 minutes of walking from the mountain pasture Klek, we will come at the marked crossing, where we continue left in the direction of the mountain hut Blejska koča or Lipanca (slightly right Debela peč - normal path from the mountain pasture Klek). The path ahead runs diagonally towards the southwest and continues without large changes in altitude. A little further, we step from a thin forest in lane of unvegetated slopes. Here we will on the right side, on a bigger rock notice already quite faded sign Debela peč, which is pointing right uphill.
At the mentioned rock we leave a wider and well-marked path which leads towards Blejska koča and we continue the ascent right on the route of former path. Traces of the path are almost gone, but old faded blazes are still visible. Further, we are ascending on a slope straight upwards, for orientation we get with help from old blazes. Higher, the footpath turns right through a lane of dwarf pines, and then again a little to the left or straight upwards. Steep footpath continues on steep grassy slopes covered with dwarf pines. A little further, we gradually get to below shorter cliff, and the path becomes even a little steeper and through grassy slopes covered with dwarf pines ascends above cliffs. Here, the footpath turns to the right and joins the before mentioned normal path from the mountain pasture Klek on Debela peč.
When we reach well-marked mountain path, for some time we are still quite steeply ascending, and then the path, from which increasingly beautiful views are opening up, gradually becomes less steep. Further, we are for some time ascending through more and more rare dwarf pines, and the path several times leads on a ridge, from which a nice view opens up towards Krma and mountains above the valley Krma (at the back are nicely seen also peaks above the valley Vrata). This path, which further isn't very steep anymore, we follow all the way to a panoramic summit, which we reach after few minutes of additional walking.

On the way: Planina Klek (1556m)