Koča pri Savici - Batognica (mimo Krnskega jezera in čez Krnsko škrbino)

Access to starting point:
From the Ljubljana - Jesenice highway, we take the Lesce exit and follow the road towards Bled and further towards Bohinjska Bistrica. We continue driving towards Bohinj Lake (Ribčev Laz), where we arrive at an intersection, where we continue straight along the left (southern) side of the lake in the direction of Ukanc and Savica Waterfall. We then follow this increasingly narrow road to the large parking lot at Savica Hut. The parking lot is paid.

Path description:
From the parking lot, we head to the wide pedestrian path in the direction of Savica Waterfall and Dom na Komni (right the path over Komarča). After a short gentle ascent, the path brings us to a marked crossroad, where the tourist path to Savica Waterfall branches off to the right, but we continue slightly left or straight on the wide pedestrian path in the direction of Komna. The path further ascends briefly along the Savica, then brings us to the first of the marked 48 serpentines. After an hour and a half of moderate ascent through the forest, the path brings us to the mentioned 48th serpentine, from which a beautiful view of Bohinj Lake opens. Here the path turns slightly to the right and enters the valley called Pekel, where it ascends gently for some time, then turns right and ascends somewhat steeper again. After a few dozen steps, the path turns left again and further ascends parallel to the valley. The further gentle to moderately steep path gradually enters a thinner forest, from which we soon see Dom na Komni. The path further leads us past a small interesting cave, higher it brings us to a crossroad, where the path to Black Lake branches off to the right, but we continue left and further on the wide path. There follows some transverse ascent, at the natural abyss, which is fenced for safety, the path turns right, then ascends to the next crossroad, where the path from Black Lake joins us.
Just a little further, the path branches again, but we choose the left path in the direction of Dom na Komni, or we can also take the somewhat shorter path that continues straight and bypasses Dom na Komni (right Koča pri Triglavskih jezerih).
There follows an ascent past the hut Pri Hubertu and in a few minutes we reach Dom na Komni.
From Dom na Komni, we go past a small chapel and follow the signs for Koča pod Bogatinom (left Vogel, Tolminski Kuk and Planina Govnjač), but we soon merge with the aforementioned somewhat shorter path.
We continue slightly left in the direction of Koča pod Bogatinom and on the wide and quite scenic path quickly arrive at Planina na Kraju, where past the pyramid (ossuary at Koča pod Bogatinom - mountain memorial) we reach Koča pod Bogatinom, which is located in the middle of the pasture.
We bypass the hut on the right side and quickly arrive at a marked crossroad, where to the right the path over Lepa Komna branches off, leading further to Lanževica or Oslova škrbina, but we continue straight, further on the wider gentle path in the direction of Bogatinsko sedlo. At the western part of Planina na Kraju, another path to Planina Govnjač branches off to the left, but we continue for a few minutes in a gentle ascent on the southern side of Kozlov rob. The path further becomes completely flat for some time and enters the edge of the Gracija valley, where we start transverse ascent, first on the slopes of Srednji vrh, later on the slopes of the pre-summit Vrh nad Gracijo. Further on, the path becomes somewhat steeper and brings us with beautiful views to the place where it branches.
We can continue further on the mule track, which makes a longer serpentine or on the somewhat shorter steep path, which ascends directly to Bogatinsko sedlo, where both paths merge.
From the crossroad at Bogatinsko sedlo, from where a beautiful view of Krn and surrounding mountains opens, we head straight down in the direction of Lepena, Prehodci, Krn, Krn Lake and Dom pri Krnskih jezerih (left Mahavšček and Bogatin, right Lanževica) on the path that gradually starts to descend.
The path further leads us on an old military mule track, which brings us a few minutes lower to slopes overgrown with dwarf pines, a bit lower the path flattens.
We continue past some old objects, which are part of the former Rapallo border.
Here in a kind of valley, a passage opens or an old trail leads to Velika Montura, but we continue on the marked path, which barely noticeably descends to the central part of the Za Lepočami valley, where there are some old Italian buildings that are still quite well preserved.
Here to the left another marked path to Krn via Prehodci and Batognica branches off, but we continue further towards the west on the path that leads through the valley south of Velika Montura, when we arrive at the small valley under Mala Montura, another path to Prehodci or the source of Tolminka branches off to the left.
The path further temporarily descends through the small valley overgrown with dwarf pines and sparse larches, when the small valley widens, the path to Mali Šmohor branches off to the left.
Follows a few minutes of easy walking and we arrive at the southern edge of Planina Duplje, where we keep to the left directions, or signs for Krn Lake and Krn (right the shepherd's hut on Planina Duplje, Dom pri Krnskih jezerih and Lepena).
Further on, we ascend somewhat to the saddle between Mali Šmohor on the left and Glava on the right.
From here, follows only a short descent to Krn Lake, from which a beautiful view of Krn opens.
The marked path that continues higher to the world of Krn, bypasses Krn Lake on the left, southern side, where we first walk on the scree of Mali Šmohor. When we leave the lake shore, we first continue gently on already partially overgrown gravel, then the path turns somewhat to the left and for a short time steeper ascends on a steeper slope. At the top of the steep part, the path that goes transverse over the scree joins us from the left, but it is mainly abandoned due to the danger of falling stones, then the slope flattens, the path turns slightly to the right and brings us on torrent deposits of stones and sand to the grassy Planina na Polju, where on the right side we notice a hunting hut.
On the pasture, an unmarked path to the saddle Čez Potoče branches off to the right, but we with wonderful views of the surrounding mountains follow the marked path towards Krn. The path soon from the pasture enters the small valley at the foot of Vrh nad Peski, through which we start to ascend. We continue past the branch to the spring, which dries in dry days, the path higher becomes more stony and at the area Pri kolu temporarily flattens and brings us to an unmarked crossroad, from where we continue on the right marked path that leads to Krn Saddle (straight well-trodden but unmarked path to Prag, or Batognica saddle).
The path further starts steeper ascent and at the part when the path turns to the left, the path to Krnčica branches off to the right. Further on, the path gradually enters also more steep slopes, over which we transverse ascend to the left, or all to Krn Saddle (this part of the path can be still under snow in early summer).
From the Saddle, we continue left (sharp left pass Prag, straight down Planina Kuhinja and right Krn and Gomiščkovo zavetišče on Krn) on the path that starts steep ascent on the southern side of Batognica. The path, which becomes technically demanding leads us over an exposed part, over which we ascend with the help of relatively narrow stairs. In wet or snow, there is a great danger of slipping on this part. Higher, the path flattens and without major problems brings us to the top of the scenic Batognica.
Starting point - branch to Black Lake 2:15, branch to Black Lake - Memorial plaque to Matej Koblar 0:10, Memorial plaque to Matej Koblar - Dom na Komni 0:05, Dom na Komni - Koča pod Bogatinom 0:15, Koča pod Bogatinom - Bogatinsko sedlo 1:15, Bogatinsko sedlo - branch for Velika Montura 0:20, branch for Velika Montura - Za Lepočami 0:15, Za Lepočami - branch for Prehodce 0:20, branch for Prehodce - branch for Mali Šmohor 0:10, branch for Mali Šmohor - Planina Duplje 0:05, Planina Duplje - Krn Lake 0:10, Krn Lake - Planina na Polju 0:30, Planina na Polju - Pri kolu 0:50, Pri kolu - Krn Saddle 0:40, Krn Saddle - Batognica 0:20.

On the way: Jama ob poti na Komno (1303m), Odcep k Črnemu jezeru (1411m), Brezno pod lovsko kočo na Komni (1430m), Spominska plošča Mateju Koblarju (1481m), Pri Hubertu (1492m), Dom na Komni (1520m), Piramida (1520m), Koča pod Bogatinom (1513m), Bogatinsko sedlo (1803m), Odcep za Veliko Monturo (1712m), Za Lepočami (1617m), Doliči (1472m), Pod Šmohorjem (1420m), Planina Duplje (1371m), Preval pri Krnskem jezeru (1401m), Lake Krnsko jezero (1391m), Planina na Polju (1530m), Pri kolu (1842m), Gašperca (1903m), Odcep za Krnčico (2001m), Krnska škrbina (2058m)

Trip can be extended to: Krn