Pri Rupah - Brda (west path)

Access to starting point:
A) From Bled, Jesenice or Bohinj we drive on Pokljuka, more precisely to Mrzli studenec (Mrzli studenec is located immediately after the crossroad, where join road from Bohinj and Bled side). From the crossroad for about 50 meters we continue on the main road towards Rudno polje, and then we go right on the forest road in the direction of Blejska koča and Debela peč. At the next crossroads, we follow the road in the direction of the mountain pasture (Za)Javornik. The road then runs past the mentioned mountain pasture and a good kilometer ahead brings us to the parking lot at the monument to fallen NOB soldiers Pri Rupah. From Mrzli studenec to the starting point is a little less than 6 km of the macadam road.
B) From Bled, Jesenice or Bohinj we drive on Pokljuka, more precisely to Mrzli studenec (Mrzli studenec is located immediately after the crossroad, where join road from Bohinj and Bled side), and then we continue driving towards Rudno polje. Further, we drive past the turn-off for Šport hotel, after that approximately 100 meters after the road sign 4 km, we turn right on the forest road (by the crossroad we also notice signs for Blejska koča). At the crossroad after a little less than 2 km we go right, and then after additional 600 meters we get to the parking lot Pri Rupah, by which there is situated NOB monument. From Mrzli studenec to the starting point, there is approximately 6.5 km of this 2.5 km macadam.

Path description:
From the starting point, we continue in the direction of the mountain hut Blejska koča na Lipanci, on the path which past NOB monument leads in the forest. Further, we are at first gently, and then moderately ascending on Velika preseka, where the path leads us through the forest. Higher, we cross a macadam road, after that from the right joins the path from the mountain pasture (Za)Javornik. We continue straight, and few minutes higher we join a wider cart track, where we join the path from Medvedova konta.
We follow the cart track to the left, and there we quickly get to grazing area. Here the path turns right and then it is ascending diagonally above bottom part of the pasture. Higher, the cart track at first crosses part of the pasture, and then turns sharply right and past memorial brings us on the main part of the mountain pasture Lipanca, where on the left side we notice a mountain hut Blejska koča na Lipanci.
From Blejska koča we go right and we continue in the direction of Debela peč. A gentle ascent follows over panoramic part of the mountain pasture Lipanca, and then by the edge of the forest path splits. We continue left on a marked path (right hunting cottage on the mountain pasture Brda), which crosses slopes towards the left and then after a shorter ascent splits.
We continue on better visible right path (slightly left Lipanski vrh and Krma), which is for few minutes still ascending gently, and then turns right and it ascends diagonally through short steep part. When the path brings us above steep part we are already at the next crossing, from which we continue left on less distinct footpath in the direction of Brda and Krma (straight Debela peč and east path on Brda). Further, we are at first moderately ascending through a lane of dwarf pines, higher when the path becomes a little steeper, we ascend diagonally through a grassy slope. When the path returns in dwarf pines, at the crossing we continue right in the direction of the peak Brda (straight Krma), few steps ahead, also slightly left in the direction of Brda (straight Debela peč). Next follows few minutes of panoramic ascent and the path brings us to the summit.
Pri Rupah - Blejska koča 45 minutes, Pri Rupah - Brda 1:15.
Description and pictures refer to a condition in the year 2017 (June).

On the way: Blejska koča na Lipanci mountain hut (1630m)