Aljažev dom v Vratih - Bovški Gamsovec (via Sovatna)
Starting point: Aljažev dom v Vratih (1015 m)
Starting point Lat/Lon: 46.4128°N 13.8466°E 
Path name: via Sovatna
Time of walking: 4 h 45 min
Difficulty: difficult marked way
Difficulty of skiing: very demanding
Altitude difference: 1377 m
Altitude difference (by path): 1390 m
Map: TNP 1 : 50.000
Access to starting point:
We leave Gorenjska highway at exit Hrušica and follow the road ahead in the direction of Kranjska Gora. Just a little before the village Dovje the road which goes to Mojstrana (Vrata, Kot and Krma) branches off to the left. We follow the road ahead in the direction of valley Vrata and we drive on that road to the large parking lot near Aljažev dom.
Path description:
From the parking lot, we continue on a macadam road which after 3 minutes of walking brings us to a crossing at Aljažev dom. We continue straight in the direction of Triglav, Luknja and Pogačnikov dom (right Škrlatica) on a wide path, which goes behind the chapel (on the right side) and Aljažev dom (on the left side) into a lane of a forest. A wide tourist - walking path past the winter bivouac brings us out of the forest, where in front of us we notice the famous wedge (monument dedicated to fallen partisans mountaineers). We continue straight (left Tominšek route) on the path which returns into the forest and it brings us to the next crossing. We continue right in the direction of Pogačnikov dom (straight path čez Prag and Luknja) on the path that starts ascending steeper through the forest. A moderately steep path at the altitude of 1300m brings us to a pleasant well, where we can refresh ourselves. The steepness is then gradually decreasing and the path brings us out of the forest on bushy slopes, where the path towards Bivak pod Luknjo branches off to the left. The path ahead turns slightly towards the right and at first, it is gently ascending on grassy slopes below Sovatna. The steepness of the path then quickly increases and the path soon becomes very steep. The path over Sovatna is on some spots slightly exposed, but in the dry there is no significant danger. When we overcome the steep grassy jump path brings us on a gravel. Difficult ascent on the gravel follows to more kindly slopes below Bovški Gamsovec. Here we can on meadows and walls of the mentioned summit often observe herd of ibexes, which can get very close to visitors. The path ahead is slowly ascending and brings us on Dovška vrata, where there is a crossing.
We continue left in the direction of Bovški Gamsovec, straight runs the path towards Pogačnikov dom, and right towards Križ and Stenar. From the crossing, the path is at first moderately ascending on rocky terrain and then turns slightly to the right and becomes a little more demanding. Few times we cross pretty steep slopes by the steel cable, and then we turn slightly to the left and we are steeply ascending with the help of iron spikes and steel cables. A little below the summit from the left side, the path from Luknja joins and only few more meters of ascent follows to a scenic summit.
Vrata - Dovška vrata 4:00, Dovška vrata - Bovški Gamsovec 0:45.
On the way: Dovška vrata (2180m)
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