Koča pri Savici - Vršaki (Vzhodni vrh)

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 right in the direction of the lake Črno jezero, mountain hut Koča pri Triglavskih jezerih and Hotel Zlatorog. The path at first leads on a macadam road which over a bridge crosses the river Savica. Only a little after the bridge, signs for Komarča point us to the left (straight Hotel Zlatorog) on at first quite wide and relatively gentle forest path. The path soon starts ascending steeper and a little higher brings us to the spot, where the path towards the source of Savica branches off to the left, and we continue right on the more and more steep path.
Well maintained and relatively wide mountain path, soon passes on very steep and for slipping dangerous slopes of Komarča (there's also a great danger of falling stones). The path ahead is steeply ascending on mostly forested wall of Komarča, where on harder spots we have fixed safety gear for help (mainly steel cables).
Higher from the path some views open up towards Bohinj, and the path brings us to short technically demanding spot, where with the help of stemples and a steel cable we cross otherwise not very exposed gully. The path ahead is for some time still steeply ascending and with the help of some fixed safety gear brings us to the top of Komarča, from where a beautiful view opens up on our starting point. Next follows a short moderately steep ascent, and then the path starts gently descending towards the lake Črno jezero, which we reach after less than 5 minutes of additional walking.
Near the lake is marked crossing, where the path towards the mountain pasture Viševnik branches off to the right, and we go slightly left and we continue on a marked path, which on the right side bypasses lake Črno jezero. On the other side of the lake from the left joins the path from the mountain hut Dom na Komni, and we continue on a relatively gently sloping path which continues by the edge of valley Lopučniška dolina. Higher, the path starts moderately ascending and by the edge of overhung cliffs, brings us to a smaller well, which in dry periods dries up.
We continue on a marked path, and which near Bela skala turns sharply to the right and steeply ascends. Next follows few minutes of a steep ascent, and then the path flattens and it brings us to a marked crossing, where from the right side joins the path from the mountain pasture Blato. We continue left in the direction of the mountain hut Koča pri Triglavskih jezerih and we continue on a relatively gently sloping path, on which in 10 minutes of additional walking, we get to the lake Dvojno jezero. The marked path bypasses the lake on the right side and before we come on the other side brings us to a crossing, where the path towards Štapce branches off to the right.
Here we continue straight and in few minutes of additional walking, we get to the mountain hut Koča pri Triglavskih jezerih.
From the mountain hut, we continue in the direction of Prehodavci and Hribarice and we continue past the artificial lake Močivec. Already immediately behind the lake path starts moderately ascending on a less and less vegetated valley. Pleasant and a panoramic path then leads us through the valley of Dolina Triglavskih jezer, and it quickly brings us to a marked crossing, where the path on Veliko or Lepo Špičje branches off to the left.
We continue in the direction of Prehodavci and we continue on a relatively gently sloping path, which at first crosses a lane of thin larch forest and then we continue on a pleasant small valley. The path ahead moderately ascends and brings us on a smaller saddle, from which a nice view opens up on lake Jezero v Ledvicah.
The marked path mentioned lake bypasses on the right side, where continues on extensive scree by the foot of the both peaks of Zelnarica. Behind the lake path from scree returns in the valley of Dolina Triglavskih jezer, on which we continue relatively gently sloping ascent. Already entirely high mountain path, higher ascends steeper for a short time, after that entirely flattens and after few minutes of additional walking brings us to the lake Zeleno jezero.
Immediately after the lake signs for Hribarice point us to the right upward (left Prehodavci). Further, we are ascending on the scree towards Hribarice. After approximately half an hour of ascent from the lake from the right joins the path from the valley Za Kopico. We continue in the direction of Hribarice on the path which higher brings us on a less noticeable crossing, where the marked path branches off to the left on Kanjavec.
We continue straight on a marked path towards Dolič, and we walk there only for few minutes, and then we will by the path notice a cairn, which points us right on pathless terrain between Hribarice and valley Dolina za Debelim vrhom. On easier pathless terrain we ascend on the saddle between Vrh Hribaric on the left and Vršaki on the right side.
Here we continue right on the south (left) side of the eastern peak of Vršaki. Then on a pathless slope, we start ascending, so that we cross southern slopes of the mountain towards the west. In the last part, we then turn to the right and a short ascent follows to the eastern, highest peak of Vršaki.

On the way: The lake Črno jezero (1294m), Koča pri Triglavskih jezerih mountain hut (1685m), The lake Jezero v Ledvicah (1831m), The lake Zeleno jezero (1988m), Hribarice (2358m)

Trip can be extended to: Vršaki (Vrh za Koritami) , Vršaki (Srednji vrh) , Vršaki (South peak)