Planina Polog - Mrzli vrh above Planina Pretovč

Access to starting point:
First, we drive to Tolmin, from there we follow the road in the direction of Zatolmin (main road we leave at the traffic light). In Zatolmin we notice signposts for Javorca, which point us on an ascending road towards Javorca. Occasionally quite narrow and in parts precipitous road after approximately 8 km of driving brings us to a smaller crossroad, where the road towards Javorca branches off to the left upwards. Here we turn left and we follow the road for good 100 meters to a marked parking lot.

Path description:
From the parking lot, we continue on a concrete road which quickly comes in the forest and starts ascending steeply. After approximately 15 minutes of walking, forest gets thinner, and the road turns sharply to the right. Next follows only few minutes of walking by the edge of pastures and the road brings us to the memorial church of the Holy Spirit on Javorca.
Church we bypass on the left side and we continue on a wide and at first gentle cart track which quickly passes into the forest. Here we can left below us hear roaring of waterfall of the stream Peščak, and we continue on a marked path (cart track), which higher over a bridge crosses the mentioned stream. Further, we are ascending on a moderately steep cart track which ahead runs partly through the forest, and partly through dense bushes and bramble. Higher, we cross one more of numerous grazing fences and the path brings us to the mountain pasture Črča, on which stands few old cottages.
And just before the cottages on the mountain pasture, signs for mountain pastures Sleme, Medrje and Laška seč, point us slightly to the left, where over high grass we ascend to an indistinct ridge, on which runs grazing fence. Further, we are ascending by the grazing fence, and then the path passes into a dense forest, where for a short time steeply ascends to a trough with water. Here the path turns slightly to the right, where after few 10 strides it brings us to the next grazing fence. We cross a grazing fence and we walk to cottages on the mountain pasture Laška seč.
Above the mountain pasture path goes into the forest, and it continues on a wide cart track. A little higher we come out of the forest, and only few meters after we cross a grazing fence we continue left on a poorly visible and poorly marked path. The path higher joins the cart track and only few meters ahead brings us to shepherd cottages on the mountain pasture Medrja.
From cottages on the mountain pasture we diagonally ascend towards the left, where we quickly reach a bad forest road. We follow the road to the left, and after the initial gentle ascent, it gradually starts lightly descending. A little further, we get to a crossroad of roads, where to the right the road continues towards the mountain pasture Sleme, and we continue left downwards, where after few steps joins also a marked path from the village Krn. Next follows a short descent on the road to a marked crossing on a smaller saddle, where we continue right in the direction of Mrzli vrh. The path ahead leads us past the information board, behind which we quickly get to shepherd cottages on the mountain pasture Pretovč.
From the mountain pasture Pretovč we continue on a marked path in the direction of Mrzli vrh. From the shepherd hut path ascends on a panoramic grassy ridge, after that a little higher turns to the left, where it crosses a short rough slope. Further through low bushes and with nice views on surroundings we quickly ascend to an old Austrian cavern, where today there is nicely settled smaller memorial park. If we have a lamp we can view also interior of two caverns, and in one of them is situated also well preserved altar.
From memory park we continue left and through a lane of a forest we diagonally ascend towards the left. When we step out of the forest, we cross also a short little steeper grassy slope, and then the path turns to the right and brings us on the main ridge of Mrzli vrh, on which we ascend in few minutes to panoramic peak.

On the way: Javorca (571m), Planina Črča (800m), Planina Laška seč (1000m), Planina Medrja (1133m), Planina Pretovč (1160m)