Erjavčeva koča na Vršiču - Mala Mojstrovka (Hanzova pot)
Starting point: Erjavčeva koča na Vršiču (1525 m)
Starting point Lat/Lon: 46.4391°N 13.7483°E
Path name: Hanzova pot
Time of walking: 2 h 25 min
Difficulty: very difficult marked way
Difficulty of skiing: no data
Altitude difference: 807 m
Altitude difference (by path): 807 m
Map: Kranjska Gora 1:30.000
Access to starting point:
From Kranjska Gora on the road which leads over the mountain pass Vršič we drive towards Bovec or vice versa. Between 22th and 23th hairpin turn of Vršič road we will get to the parking lot below the mountain hut Erjavčeva koča, where we park.
Path description:
From the mountain hut Erjavčeva koča na Vršiču or from the parking lot at the mountain hut we at first carefully cross the main road, and then we continue on a footpath in the direction of Slemenova špica, Mala Mojstrovka on Hanza route and Dom v Tamarju. Wide and well-beaten, mostly rocky path then at first ascends to the last zig zag on Kranjska Gora side, where it turns a little to the right and is further relatively steeply ascending. During the ascent path leads through lanes of dwarf pines and among rare larches. With nice views on Špik group, Škrlatica, Prisojnik, Vršič... we soon reach the crossing, where we join even a little more visited path from the mountain pass Vršič.
Here we continue right and past few meters distant viewpoint in few minutes ascend on a saddle Vratca (1799 meters), where there is the next marked crossing.
From the crossing, we continue left in the direction of a marked path on Mala Mojstrovka and unmarked path towards Sleme (straight marked path towards Sleme and Slemenova špica, right unmarked path on Prednje Robičje). Diagonal path below the mountain walls of Šitna glava after few 10 strides we leave and we continue an ascent left on Hanza route (straight unmarked path towards Sleme). The path ahead with the help of numerous iron spikes steeply ascends and higher brings us to first steel cables, which are then our "permanent" companion. Still very well secured path then leads us on exposed ledges and gullies steep upwards. The path which is exposed to falling stones gradually flattens and from the left joins an unmarked path from Šitna glava. After additional few minutes steepness additionally decreases and the path brings us on more plain terrain, which we bypass on the right side. Further, the path gets closer to the ridge and in front of us, we notice Mangart and Jalovec. Here the path turns slightly left and it brings us to steep part of the path. With the help of some iron spikes, and mainly without fixed safety gear we ascend on a steep upper slope of Mala Mojstrovka to its panoramic summit.
On the way: Vratca (1799m)
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