Koča pri Savici - Mali Šmohor

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 a crossroad, where we continue straight on the left (south) side of the lake in the direction of Ukanc and waterfall Savica. This more and more narrow road, we then follow to a large parking lot at the mountain hut Savica. The parking lot is payable.

Path description:
From the parking lot, we go on a wide footpath in the direction of waterfall Savica and Dom na Komni. After a short gentle ascent the path already brings us to a marked crossing, where the tourist path branches off to the right towards the waterfall Savica, and we continue slightly left or straight on a wide footpath in the direction of Komna. The path ahead is for a short time still ascending by Savica, and then it brings us on the first of 48 marked hairpin turns. After an hour and a half of a moderate ascent through the forest, the path brings us to the mentioned 48 zig zag, from which a nice view opens up on lake Bohinj. Here the path turns a little to the right and passes into a valley named Pekel, where for some time it is ascending gently, and then turns to the right and it ascends a little steeper again. Already after few 10 strides the path turns left again and is then ascending parallel with the valley. Ahead gentle to moderately steep path, gradually passes into thinner forest, from which we can soon see the mountain hut Dom na Komni. The path ahead leads us past a smaller artificial cave, and higher also past a natural abyss, which is fenced, so that the hikers don't fall in it. Further, the path ascends a little steeper and after few steps of additional walking brings us to a crossing, where the path towards the lake Črno jezero branches off to the right.
We continue straight on a wide path (mule track), which only a little higher brings us to the next crossing. We again continue left (right mountain hut Koča pri Triglavskih jezerih) on the path which ascends even a little steeper and after few minutes of additional walking brings us to the mountain hut Dom na Komni.
From the mountain hut, we continue right (left Vogel, Tolminski Kuk and mountain pasture Govnjač) on a marked path in the direction of the mountain hut Koča pod Bogatinom. Further pleasant and very gentle path in 15 minutes of additional walking brings us to the mountain pasture Planina na Kraju, in the middle of which stands a mountain hut Koča pod Bogatinom.
On the other side of the mountain pasture, the path towards the mountain pasture Planina za Skalo branches off to the right, and we continue straight on a wide mule track in the direction of saddle Bogatinsko sedlo and Krn. The path ahead ascends diagonally over relatively steep slopes of Srednji vrh, and in doing so on the right side bypasses valley of Gracija. Further, the path ascends quite towards the left, where it gets very close to the steep slopes of Bogatin. Next follows only a turn to the right and the path brings us on a saddle Bogatinsko sedlo, from which a nice view opens up on Krn.
On the saddle, we continue straight in the direction of Krn and lake Krnsko jezero (left Bogatin and Mahavšček, right Lanževica) on the path which starts gradually descending. The path which runs on an old military mule track, already after few minutes of descent brings us on slopes, which are partly covered with dwarf pines. Even a little lower two paths branch off to the left, which lead on Krn (Krn past Vrh nad Peski and over Batognica), and we in both cases continue straight on a still descending path. Further, the path flattens and it brings us to a crossing, where the marked path on Mali Šmohor branches off to the left (straight lake Krnsko jezero and mountain hut Dom pri Krnskih jezerih).
We continue in the direction towards Mali Šmohor, where we at first walk on a smaller meadow, after which the path leads into a dwarf pine. After a short ascent through dwarf pines path brings us on the old partly overgrown military mule track, on which we are then ascending over less vegetated slopes. Pleasant and a little-visited path, by which we can observe numerous remains of Isonzo front, in a moderate ascent brings us below the steep walls of Mali Šmohor. Here because of the danger of falling stones, it is recommended to put on a helmet. Ahead we are ascending diagonally over the scree, at the end of which path turns left on grassy slopes. By the path, we then again notice numerous remains of war (caverns, shovels and other iron, which is nicely settled by the path). The path then ascends to the upper ridge, where it turns right and after a short ascent, it brings us on a panoramic peak.

On the way: Dom na Komni mountain hut (1520m), Koča pod Bogatinom mountain hut (1513m), Bogatinsko sedlo (1803m)

Trip can be extended to: Veliki Šmohor