Na jezercih - Begunjščica
Starting point: Na jezercih (950 m)
Starting point Lat/Lon: 46.4076°N 14.1947°E
Time of walking: 3 h 30 min
Difficulty: easy unmarked way, easy marked way
Difficulty of skiing: no data
Altitude difference: 1110 m
Altitude difference (by path): 1110 m
Map: Karavanke - osrednji del 1:50.000
Access to starting point:
From highway Ljubljana - Jesenice we go to the exit Lesce and follow the road ahead in the direction of Žirovnica and Jesenice. After few kilometers of driving, we will get to a crossroad, where the road in Žirovnica and Moste branches off to the right (from the direction Jesenice left). Only few meters ahead in the next crossroad, we turn left in Moste (right Žirovnica). Further, we drive past a monument to fallen soldiers, where the road starts ascending on a hill below the railway track. On top of the slope, we turn right (at the sign Vila Karin), and then drive towards the lake Završniško jezero and Valvasorjev dom. The road then flattens and it brings us to a crossroad, where the road towards the mountain hut Valvasorjev dom branches off to the left, and we continue straight. Further, the road leads past a well-settled parking lot, and the asphalt road soon becomes a macadam. Macadam road which is on some steep sections asphalt, higher brings us to a smaller crossroad, where we continue right (straight mountain hut Tinčkova koča and Zelenica). After the crossroad, the road crosses the stream Završnica, and then it starts ascending diagonally towards the right. Further, we drive for approximately 600 meters, whereupon we get to the sharp right turn, in the middle of which we cross the stream Globoki potok. At the end of the turn, we park on an appropriate place by the road.
Path description:
From the starting point, we return to the turn, and there by the stream we notice the beginning of the footpath, at first quite rough old cart track. For a short time, we are ascending on the left side of the stream and then we cross it and we pass on the right side. From here we are few minutes ascending on a cart track, and then we again cross a riverbed of the stream. The path ahead is ascending by immediate vicinity of the riverbed, unmarked path, by which we can notice some very old blaze, in few minutes of additional walking brings us to the spot, where it splits into two parts.
Here we can continue straight on quite rough path which still continues by torrent stream, or we continue right on newer cart track. If we continue right, then on first crossing we choose the left cart track, on which we in few minutes ascend to the near forest road. When we step on the road, we follow it to the left, and there in 2 minutes we walk to the mountain hut Tomčeva koča on the mountain pasture Poljška planina.
From the mountain hut Tomčeva koča we continue right following the signs Roblekov dom and we continue the ascent on the path which passes into the forest. The path through the forest is moderately ascending and it soon brings us to the spot, where there are logs intended for heating the mountain hut Roblekov dom. If we are in the mood and we have enough strength we can carry a log to the hut (they will be very grateful).
Higher forest is becoming thinner, and the path steeper and steeper. From wide and well-made path, which is in rain quite muddy occasionally nice views open up. The path then turns a little to the left and it brings us to the spot, where from the right side joins the path from the mountain pasture Preval-a.
We continue on the left path, which after additional 10 minutes of a diagonal ascent brings us to the mountain hut.
From the hut, we continue right in the direction of Veliki vrh on Begunjščica on the path which already after few steps goes into the forest. Lane of forest, which is short quickly changes into bushes and higher in dwarf pines. After a good 20 minutes of ascent from the mountain hut Roblekov dom we come to the next crossing, where we again continue in the direction of Veliki vrh, which is with 2060 meters the highest peak of Begunjščica (left Dom na Zelenici). The path ahead is ascending diagonally, on in parts quite steep southern slopes of Begunjščica. The transverse path, which offers nice views on Gorenjska. The path which is in wet also dangerous for slipping, then brings us on a panoramic peak, which we reach on panoramic and steep slope.
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