Vodel - Raskovec

Access to starting point:
A) We drive to Bohinjska Bistrica, where from the roundabout we continue in the direction of Soriška planina and Tolmin. Further, we drive through Bohinjska Bistrica, and then at the beginning of the left turn we continue straight in the direction of the settlement Ravne v Bohinju. From the crossroad ahead we start ascending steeper, and when the road flattens brings us in the mentioned village. At the end of the village the asphalt ends, and on a macadam road we drive at first through a meadow, and then the road passes into the forest, where at first leads past the former mountain hut Planinski dom dr. Janeza Mencingerja (today private house), near of which there are two turn-offs of paths for Črna prst, we then drive for quite some time and we cross the path Polje - Črna prst, after the mentioned crossing we already get to slopes of Pezdenica, where we semicircular bypass the mentioned ridge. When on the other side of the ridge road first time turns more to the right, we need to pay attention because we then park on first appropriate place by the road. From the spot, where the asphalt ends, to the starting point is 6.5 km.
B) From Rovtarica or Soriška planina we descend in Bohinjska Bistrica, and then at the beginning of the mentioned settlement we continue left in the direction of the settlement Ravne v Bohinju. From the crossroad ahead we start ascending steeper, and when the road flattens brings us in the mentioned village. At the end of the village the asphalt ends, and on a macadam road we drive at first through a meadow, and then the road passes into the forest, where at first leads past the former mountain hut Planinski dom dr. Janeza Mencingerja (today private house), near of which there are two turn-offs of paths for Črna prst, we then drive for quite some time and we cross the path Polje - Črna prst, after the mentioned crossing we already get to slopes of Pezdenica, where we semicircular bypass the mentioned ridge. When on the other side of the ridge road first time turns more to the right, we need to pay attention because we then park on first appropriate place by the road. From the spot, where the asphalt ends, to the starting point is 6.5 km.

Path description:
From the spot, where we've parked on the road we return back to turn, and few 10 meters after turn we cross metal drainage channel, after which we continue sharply right uphill (by the spot, where we leave the road is usually situated a cairn). Next follows a minute or two long ascent on a slope straight upwards, where individual cairns showing the way, and then we reach well visible old hunting path, which we only cross, because cairns point us straight upwards on a bad, but mostly relatively easy to follow, which is with the help of individual cairns steeply ascending. On the part, where there are several fallen trees we have to more carefully follow the footpath, and then we get by the edge of quite overgrown torrent ditch. In the last part of ditch we steeply ascend diagonally through partly exposed passage, and then we join a better beaten path, which we follow in the direction of straight (right in descriptions starting point Pod Debelo glavo).
The path ahead leads us through a small valley between Pezdenica on the left and Ventije on the right. Few minutes we walk through a small valley, and then we get to a clearing, by the edge of which is situated hunting cottage Ventije.
Behind the cottage for few minutes we continue through a small valley, and then the path steeply ascends and by occasional nice views, which reaches all the way to Triglav, brings us level higher, on more plateau terrain, where the path splits into two parts.
We continue on the right path (left path leads to watering place and a meadow on Dolga Planja), which is then ascending gently on series of smaller valleys surrounded by dwarf pines. A little higher another path branches off to the left towards the mentioned watering place, and we continue right, where in front of us we already notice mountain pasture Poljana and above it Raskovec. A gentle descent follows, and when we already reach the mountain pasture, from the right also joins other path from the starting point Pod Debelo glavo.
Here we continue left and we walk to the near shepherd hut.
From the shepherd hut, we continue on the right (western) edge of the mountain pasture, but only to a spot, where slightly to the right footpath branches off, which goes into dwarf pine. Well visible footpath then steeply ascends and after approximately 15 minutes of ascent brings us on a poorly visible crossing.
We continue left on much worse footpath which is still relatively easy to follow. From the footpath which is getting worse soon opens a passage towards a hollow, which on the other side ends with scree. After a short descent over high grass, which are surrounded by dwarf pine (passages are nice) we step by the foot of not very nice scree. But "path" on Raskovec will lead us on that scree (possible also right and then by the foot of Mali Raskovec, but this "path" is several times impassable because of dwarf pines), which is in the lower part full of large rocks, which are not very stable (carefully). A little higher rocks are replaced by steep grass, which quickly passes on gravel scree on which we have to ascend. Approximately 50 altitude meters before direct ascent to the summit gets interrupted by the mountain wall, to the right a nice passage opens (cairn). Next follows traversing of mostly rocky slopes, that runs by the foot of the northern wall of Raskovec. Ahead opens up nicely passable, but a little steeper passage to an indistinct small saddle between Mali and Veliki Raskovec (if below in the hollow we decided for right variant, here both paths join). From the saddle ahead, the path is orientationally easier.
From the saddle, we continue left on and by at first an indistinct ridge of Raskovec, which is with every step becoming better visible and higher already a little precipitous. This relatively steep ridge we then follow all the way to a panoramic summit.
We can descend on the southwestern ridge, which in good 5 minutes brings us to a marked path Črna prst - Rodica. If we decide for a descent over one of those two peaks in the lower part follows a walk on a macadam road to the starting point (look a map).
Vodel - Planina Poljana 1:15, Planina Poljana - Raskovec 1:30.

On the way: Lovska koča Ventije (1305m), Planina Poljana (1466m)