Dom v Lepeni - Velika Montura

Access to starting point:
Between Trenta and Bovec in the village Soča, a road in Lepena branches off. This asphalt road we follow to the parking lot at the mountain hut Dom dr. Klementa Juga in Lepena.

Path description:
From the mountain hut Dom dr. Klementa Juga in Lepena we go on the path in the direction of the mountain hut Dom pri Krnskih jezerih, Gomiščkovo zavetišče na Krnu and Dom na Komni. Already immediately from the parking lot path passes into the forest, through which it is ascending on a wide mule track. On a mule track, we are mostly moderately ascending (steep variant of ascent in the lower part for some time isn't in use anymore) through the forest, only occasionally a view opens up a little towards the valley and surrounding mountains. During the ascent, we also several times cross the route of a cargo cableway, crossing it is forbidden while operates. After a good hour and a half of walking, the path flattens and only a little further brings us to the upper station of a cargo cableway.
From here ahead path leads by the edge of smaller valley, and it quickly brings us to the spot, where every year in April they measure height of the snow. Next follows a short descent, and then we get to a marked crossing, where we leave a wide path which leads towards the mountain hut Dom pri Krnskih jezerih and lake Krnsko jezero and we continue slightly left in the direction of Velika Baba.
From the crossing ahead we short time continue without large changes in altitude, and when from the right joins also the path from the mountain hut Dom pri Krnskih jezerih, we continue left and we start at first gently, and then moderately ascending. When a little ahead forest ends, a nice view opens up to mountain walls from Kaluder to Velika Baba. Few minutes we are still relatively gently ascending by the foot of already overgrown scree, and then the path turns right and starts ascending a little more, and in doing so it crosses slopes towards the right. During the diagonal ascent, which on some spots is also exposed to falling stones, increasingly beautiful views opening up on Veliki Šmohor, Krn, Lemež, Debeljak, higher also Kanin, and below us we see lake Dupeljsko jezero and mountain hut Dom pri Krnskih jezerih Higher, the path ascends over smaller scree below the notch Zelena škrbina, and then we gradually get to valley between Velika Baba on the left and Velika Montura on the right. After few minutes of the ascent through the mentioned valley we get to a crossing, where the marked path on Velika Baba turns left, and we continue straight on an unmarked footpath which continues on the right side of the valley. When slopes on the right become a little less steep, we notice that we walk on an old mule track, which is in the lower part already quite ruined, and higher still easy to follow. Few minutes we are still ascending by the edge of the valley, after that together with mule track we turn right (by the edge of a small valley continues a footpath, on which it is possible to get to a saddle Bogatinsko sedlo). Further, we are ascending on a mule track, which is mostly quite easy to follow, and here and there also some cairn is placed. Higher mule track splits into two parts, and we choose right (straight another path, on which we can get to a saddle Bogatinsko sedlo, and also from the mentioned path we can then on pathless terrain ascend on Velika Montura). Next follows few minutes of ascent mostly towards the right, and then we reach the indistinct ridge, where mule track at first turns left and then from there on a little steeper western slopes. When the slope flattens, on the left we notice old Italian fort from the time of Rapallo border, and past three decaying buildings, we ascend on the nearby panoramic peak Velika Montura.
Description and pictures refer to a condition in the year 2017 (July).