Velika Zaka (Bled) - Mala Osojnica
Starting point: Velika Zaka (Bled) (480 m)
Time of walking: 25 min
Difficulty: partly demanding marked way
Difficulty of skiing: very demanding
Altitude difference: 211 m
Altitude difference (by path): 211 m
Map: Karavanke - osrednji del 1:50.000
Access to starting point:
From highway Ljubljana - Jesenice we go to the exit Lesce and we drive towards Bled. When we get to the mentioned tourist town, drive through it straight in the direction of Bohinjska Bistrica. We drive past the settlement Mlino and drive also past Hotel Vila Bled, whereupon at the crossroad we drive in the direction of right (left goes towards Bohinj). When the road in 3 - 4 turns descends near the lake (Njivice), we drive few more 10 meters by the lake in the direction of Zaka. About 400 meters before Velika Zaka, where there is usually finish line of regattas, on the left side of the road, we notice a macadam road and next to it hiking signposts. We drive on the latter and we park on an appropriate place (parking spot next to Dom muzealcev Slovenije is reserved for guests).
Path description:
From the parking lot, we continue uphill towards Dom muzealcev Slovenije, where before the building we at first turn a little right, then left, where we step on the path which leads in the forest towards Osojnica. When we step into the forest, we go right on a marked footpath uphill (by the blaze is number 6).
The path soon in zig-zags starts to lead towards the summit. Somewhere in the middle, we run into at first on a steel cable, which helps us over less exposed traverse, and immediately after this almost all the way to the top we get help from a wooden fence. Next follows one or two necessary turns, that we find ourselves in front of high almost vertical, numerous metal stairs, which are by rocky a wall ascending towards the summit. (On the descent in wet dangerous for slipping). Next to it is also metal fence. When we ascend to the top, there is a bench, and we continue in the direction towards the left, where soon on otherwise undemanding part we again get to a wooden fence. When after this the path at first descends left towards the edge, it once again ascends a little to the right, and then soon reaches a fenced panoramic peak with benches and information board.
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