Uskovnica (Razpotje) - Dom Planika (via planina Spodnji Tosc)

Access to starting point:
a) Leave the Gorenjska motorway at the Lesce exit, then follow the signs for Bled and Pokljuka. Continue through Gorje and past the Zatrnik ski slope to Rudno polje on Pokljuka, where there is a large paid parking lot, nearby there is also a military barracks and shooting range. From here continue straight on the gravel road, which shortly brings us to a junction, where we continue left towards Uskovnica (right planina Konjščica). From here drive another good 500 m to the former parking lot above Uskovnica. This area is called Razpotje.
Parking is now prohibited at the mentioned parking lot, so we must park already at Rudno polje, which extends our route by about 35 minutes, or choose the starting point Uskovnica (Lom).
b) From Železniki or Podbrdo drive to Bohinjska Bistrica, then continue driving towards Bled. Shortly after the Petrol gas station, which is located just after Bohinjska Bistrica, continue left towards Pokljuka and Jereka. The road first ascends steeply, then gradually flattens after Koriti and brings us to a junction at the bus stop, where we continue right towards Pokljuka, Koprivnik and Jereka (straight Srednja vas). Immediately after the junction we arrive in Jereka; from the junction in front of the church, we continue straight towards Pokljuka (left Podjelje). After Jereka the road begins to ascend more steeply again, higher it flattens and continues along Mrzli potok. When we join the road from Bled, we go left and drive to Rudno polje, where there is a large paid parking lot, nearby there is also a military barracks and shooting range. From here continue straight on the gravel road, which shortly brings us to a junction, where we continue left towards Uskovnica (right planina Konjščica). From here drive another good 500 m to the former parking lot above Uskovnica. This area is called Razpotje.
Parking is now prohibited at the mentioned parking lot, so we must park already at Rudno polje, which extends our route by about 35 minutes, or choose the starting point Uskovnica (Lom).

Traffic regime in the Pokljuka and Uskovnica area from 15.6. to 15.10.

Path description:
From the former parking lot at the junction, we continue on the forest road closed to public traffic, which begins to descend more steeply towards the gorge of the Ribnica stream. After a short descent, we reach the mentioned gorge, over which there is a wide car bridge. The road flattens after the bridge and after a few minutes of further walking brings us out of the forest onto the vast meadows of Uskovnica.
Here we walk to the nearby chapel, then continue the path slightly right on the road that runs right next to the mentioned chapel (left Koča na Uskovnici, right planina Konjščica).
The fairly flat road leads us further across the extensive meadows of Uskovnica, then brings us to the edge of the forest, where it begins to turn into an initially still wide cart track. The cart track, which further begins to ascend moderately, has some junctions, we follow it towards Vodnikov dom on Velem polju and Triglav. Higher up, the cart track, which for most of the way runs through the forest, turns into a hiking path, which quickly brings us to a pleasant spring under Mesnova glava, called Štapce. At the spring, we continue straight (right hunting lodge) and continue the ascent on a gentle path that shortly brings us to steep slopes. Already soon after arriving at the steep slopes, fixed protection aids us in crossing the steep gully. The path continues along relatively steep slopes that are especially slippery when wet. During the crossing of the steep slopes, the path ascends steeply for short periods and then descends again. In the last part of the crossing, we cross several very steep gullies, over which the path is locally completely destroyed (high risk of slipping). The crossing ends at a larger torrent (usually a spring), after which we enter a softer grassy world.
A few minutes of easy walking follow and the path brings us to the abandoned planina Spodnji Tosc. The path further begins to ascend moderately and soon brings us to a small junction, where we continue sharply right (straight old, partly abandoned path) on a well-traceable path. The path further begins to ascend ever more steeply and quickly brings us from the belt of sparse forest into the bushes, where it begins to turn more to the left. The path soon flattens and brings us from the bushes onto grassy slopes, over which in a few minutes of further walking we ascend to the Pokljuka - Triglav path, where we turn left.
The path further crosses the southern slopes of Tosc, then in a slight descent crosses a short belt of sparse forest, after which we arrive at the steep slopes of Tosc. A little further, the path along an artificially made wide ledge in a slight descent crosses the precipitous slopes of the same mountain. Since the path is quite wide, it does not cause problems (but caution due to falling rocks, rockfall in 2008). The path then ascends slightly again and brings us to a junction, where we continue right towards Vodnikov dom (sharply left Voje and Stara Fužina, slightly left Velo polje). Another about ten minutes of walking follow without major ascents or descents and we arrive at Vodnikov dom on Velem polju, where there is the next junction.
Here too we continue straight towards Triglav, the path begins to ascend transversely along the slopes of Vernar, higher up it also becomes technically demanding. Some crossing follows, where a chain assists us, higher up we arrive at a steep jump, where with the help of numerous pegs and chain we ascend the stone steps.
The path further flattens, the slope becomes less steep and near Konjsko sedlo also somewhat more grassy.
We easily descend to Konjsko sedlo, from the marked junction on the saddle we head left towards Dom Planika pod Triglavom (straight Kredarica and Dom Valentina Staniča, right Krma) and begin to ascend quite steeply to the west. For some time we approach Mokra skala (2266 m), then the path turns right and passes onto an indistinct ridge, where it temporarily flattens. The marked path higher up bypasses a small cirque on the right side, then begins to turn to the left. Another about ten minutes of ascent follow and with nice views of the Triglav massif and surrounding mountains we arrive at Dom Planika pod Triglavom.
Starting point - Uskovnica 0:15, Uskovnica - Štapce 0:50, Štapce - Planina Spodnji Tosc 1:15, Planina Spodnji Tosc - Planina Zgornji Tosc 0:30, Planina Zgornji Tosc - Na Zagonu 0:20, Na Zagonu - Vodnikov dom 0:20, Vodnikov dom - Konjsko sedlo 0:30, Konjsko sedlo - Planika 1:00.

On the way: Kapela Kraljice miru na Uskovnici (1177m), Izvir Štapce (1452m), Planina Spodnji Tosc (1663m), Planina Zgornji Tosc (1849m), Na Zagonu (1819m), Vodnikov dom (1817m), Konjsko sedlo (2020m)

Trip can be extended to: Triglavski dom na Kredarici , Triglav (1 h 20 min)