Tonkina koča na Vršiču - Sovna glava (on old road)
Starting point: Tonkina koča na Vršiču (1380 m)
Starting point Lat/Lon: 46.4391°N 13.7539°E 
Path name: on old road
Time of walking: 1 h 10 min
Difficulty: easy marked way
Difficulty of skiing: no data
Altitude difference: 370 m
Altitude difference (by path): 385 m
Map: Kranjska Gora 1:30.000
Access to starting point:
From Kranjska Gora on the road which leads over the mountain pass Vršič we drive towards Bovec or vice versa. Between 16th and 17th hairpin turn of Vršič road we will get to the mountain hut Tonkina koča, near of which we park on a parking lot by the road.
Path description:
From the parking lot, we at first walk to the mountain hut Tonkina koča, and from there we continue on the old road which leads towards the mountain hut Poštarski dom na Vršiču. On quite gently sloping road, from which occasionally a nice view opens up towards Špik and surrounding mountains we at first mostly walk through the forest. On first left zig zag unmarked footpath branches off to the right towards the mountain hut Erjavčeva koča na Vršiču, and we still continue on the old road or wider mule track. Higher from the right joins also a marked path from the mountain hut Erjavčeva koča, and then more often beautiful views opening up on surrounding mountains and walls. On one of the zig-zags in the direction of straight the path continues towards Prisojnik (path through the window Prednje Prisojnikovo okno), and then in few more zig-zags we reach plain before the mountain hut Poštarski dom na Vršiču. From here follows only a short walk and the path brings us to the mountain hut Poštarski dom.
At the mountain hut Poštarski dom on Vršič we step on a wider macadam road, on which we start lightly descending towards the mountain pass Vršič. With nice views on the mountain wall of Prisojnik and Heathen maiden, the road is slowly turning to the right, then quickly brings us to a marked crossing, where we continue left in the direction of Prisojnik and Razor (slightly right or further on the road we get to mountain pass Vršič).
We continue on a well-beaten mountain path, which for some time continues on gentle and panoramic ridge. After few minutes, the path starts ascending steeper through thinner lane of dwarf pines, and then it flattens and brings us right below top of grassy Sovna glava. Here we leave the marked path and after few steps of pathless terrain we ascend on panoramic and ample peak.
Tonkina koča na Vršiču - Poštarski dom na Vršiču 50 minutes, Poštarski dom na Vršiču - Sovna glava 20 minutes.
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