Aljažev dom v Vratih - Kucelj (Julian Alps)
Starting point: Aljažev dom v Vratih (1015 m)
Starting point Lat/Lon: 46.4128°N 13.8466°E 
Time of walking: 4 h 45 min
Difficulty: easy pathless terrain, partly demanding marked way
Difficulty of skiing: no data
Altitude difference: 1357 m
Altitude difference (by path): 1420 m
Map: Triglav 1:25.000
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 right in the direction of Škrlatica and Dolkova špica on the path which through a meadow leads into the forest. Further, we are ascending on at first a gentle cart track which higher changes into a little steeper footpath. The path soon brings us to a riverbed of a torrent, by which it is ascending only for a short time, and then it turns right and steeply ascends through the forest. The path is then turning towards the left, where it crosses a short avalanche slope, and then it gradually passes on the slopes below Stenar. Further, we are ascending on the mentioned slopes, which are slightly covered with dwarf pines and individual larches. Higher, the path brings us to a smaller crossing, where we continue right in the direction of Škrlatica (left Stenar on an unmarked path via Stenarska vratca).
The path ahead is ascending only for a short time, and then it flattens and it brings us to a bigger crossing, where we continue right in the direction of Škrlatica (left bivouac 2 minutes and Križ 1:30).
The path ahead crosses smaller scree and then turns sharply right. Ahead we cross a slightly exposed slope (dangerous for slipping) after which we come on pastures below Dolkova špica. The path ahead slowly starts descending, but only to a more steep part of the path. Here in the early summer, we can run into a snow field (carefully). The path then again starts to rise and we soon reach cirque Zadnji Dolek, which is located between Škrlatica and Dolkova špica.
Here we are at the crossing, where the path on Škrlatica branches off to the right. We continue left towards Križ and mountain hut Pogačnikov dom. This path from the crossing we follow only about ten meters and then we leave the marked path and we go left on pathless terrain.
Here we start ascending on a slope, which becomes partly covered with grass. On such slope, we then soon reach the ridge where we continue left towards the summit. Next follows a slightly steeper ascent on a rocky slope on the northern side to the top on which there are some cairns.
On the way: Bivak na Rušju (1980m)
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