End of road on Vogar - Kopica (via Štapce)

Access to starting point:
From highway Ljubljana - Jesenice we go to the exit Lesce and follow the road towards Bled and forward towards Bohinjska Bistrica. We continue driving towards the Lake Bohinj (Ribčev laz), where we come to the crossroad, where we continue right in the direction of Stara Fužina. In Stara Fužina at the crossroad at the chapel, we turn sharply left on an ascending road in the direction of the mountain pasture Blato, mountain pasture Vogar and valley Voje. The road ahead brings us to the spot, where the road toll or parking fee has to be paid, we follow it forward to the next crossroad, where we continue left (right Voje). The road we then follow to the next crossroad (we drive for quite some time), where we continue straight (sharply right mountain pasture Planina Blato). Then we follow the road past the mountain pasture Vogar and we drive there to the parking lot at the end of the road.
From the spot, where a road toll has to be paid to the starting point is a little less than 11 km of driving, last half or a little less is macadam road.

Path description:
By the parking lot we notice signs for mountain pasture Planina Viševnik, which point us to the right on a wide and at first also quite a steep logging trail. After few minutes of a steep ascent cart track flattens, and then continues without large changes in altitude still through the forest. When the logging trail turns to the right, we continue straight on a marked footpath, and at first, it is for a short time ascending gently. When the path becomes steeper we will notice on the left side a cairn and by it path which leads on Pršivec (path later joins the normal path from Vogar), and we continue straight on a steep mountain path. The path ahead is for some time still steeply ascending through the forest, after that for some time flattens and it brings us to abyss Brezno pri Gamsovi glavici (abyss is explored to depth 817 meters). Above the abyss, the path passes into indistinct and in the upper part also steeper small valley, through which we ascend on a smaller saddle between Pršivec (1761 meters) on the left and Gornji Viševnik (17022 meters) on the right. Here the path entirely flattens, and then it for some time continues through pastures of Gornji Viševnik. On the other side, the path returns into the forest and in few minutes of descent brings us to the mountain pasture Planina Viševnik, in the middle of which stands cottage Bregarjevo zavetišče.
From the mountain pasture Viševnik we continue slightly left (sharply left Pršivec, left lake Črno jezero, slightly right mountain pasture Planina pri Jezeru past Krištofojca, right mountain pasture Planina pri Jezeru) on the path in the direction of the mountain pasture Ovčarija and lakes Triglavska jezera. The path ahead at first ascends diagonally towards the left over steeper slope, and then it gradually flattens and brings us in more plateau terrain. We continue southwest from Griva (1758 meters) for some time without large changes in altitude. A little further, more precisely at signposts in the direction of straight continues unmarked footpath which continues towards the mountain pasture Dedno polje, and we continue sharply left in the direction of the mountain pasture Ovčarija. From the signposts path descends a little and then turns right and for some time continues on some sort of sinkhole. On the other side of the sinkhole, the path again starts moderately ascending, and then it flattens and it brings us to shepherd huts on the mountain pasture Ovčarija.
We continue among cottages on a marked mountain path which starts moderately descending. A little lower path leads past some more cottages, and then in few minutes of additional walking brings us to the spot, where joins a wider path from the mountain pasture Dedno polje. Here we continue left and in few steps we get to the next crossing.
Straight the path continues towards Koča pri Triglavskih jezerih - through Prodi, and we continue right in the direction of the path through Štapce. Further, the path is at first gently, and then moderately ascending on some sort of valley between Rušnata glava on the left and Bela glava on the right. Higher, the path for some time becomes a little steeper, and then it flattens and it brings us to a marked crossing on Štapce.
Here in the direction of straight the path continues towards the mountain hut Koča pri Triglavskih jezerih, and we continue right in the direction of Tičarica and Zelnarica. We continue through a short lane of dwarf pines, at the end of which path turns slightly right and it ascends diagonally over a steep section (on this part is mainly in wet dangerous for slipping). Further slope flattens a little, and the path is for some time still relatively steeply ascending. Higher rocks and dwarf pines are replaced by grass, and the path brings us to the next crossing, where we continue straight (left Mala Tičarica).
We continue in the direction of Zelnarica on a relatively gentle path, which at first crosses slopes of Mala and then also Velika Tičarica. After Velika Tičarica path passes on a wide grassy ridge on and by which we are then ascending. After few minutes of easy walking, the path starts ascending steeply on a partly grassy slope. The steepness quickly decreases and the path brings us on ample meadows south from precipitous and overhang Kopica. Through the ample meadows we walk to the foot of the upper slopes of Kopica, after that when we reach the edge of the wall, marked path turns to the right and it ascends diagonally over smaller scree. After the scree, the path turns to the left and then in a diagonal ascent starts ascending steeply. The marked path at a smaller indistinct hollow gets closer to the ridge and turns slightly towards the right. At this spot, we leave the marked path and on easier pathless terrain over moderately steep grassy slope in few steps ascend on the ridge of Kopica. Here we go left and we continue on narrower, but technically undemanding ridge. After less than 5 minutes of walking from the spot, where we left the marked path we reach a panoramic and precipitous peak Kopica.
The starting point - Planina Viševnik 1:20, Planina Viševnik - Planina Ovčarija 50 minutes, Planina Ovčarija - Kopica 2:25.

On the way: Planina Viševnik (1625m), Planina Ovčarija (1660m), Štapce (1851m)