Rateče - Dom na Tromeji (by road)
Starting point: Rateče (865 m)
Starting point Lat/Lon: 46.4979°N 13.7118°E
Path name: by road
Time of walking: 1 h
Difficulty: easy marked way
Difficulty of skiing: easily
Altitude difference: 280 m
Altitude difference (by path): 300 m
Map: Kranjska Gora 1:30.000
Access to starting point:
At first, we drive to Kranjska Gora, and then we continue driving towards Rateče. At the crossroad, where the road to Planica branches off to the left, and right to Rateče, we continue straight. We drive into Rateče at the next crossroad, which is located few 10 meters in front of a gas station. At the restaurant Mojmir we continue straight and then after 10 meters sharply left on the road in the direction of Tromeja. The road then ascends above the village, and we park at an appropriate place by the road.
Path description:
From the starting point, we continue on the road by which we've parked, and it soon turns considerably right and then it is ascending diagonally towards the east. When looking at the peaks of the Julian Alps, the road gradually flattens and brings us into the forest, where from the right side marked footpath joins as well.
We continue on the road which becomes steeper, and for some time we are ascending through the forest. Higher, we cross panoramic meadow, and the path after it returns into the forest and it brings us to the marked crossroad. Here we continue right (straight Peč - Tromeja) and on the road which starts gently descending, after 3 minutes of additional walking, we get to the mountain hut Dom na Tromeji.
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