Rudno polje - Dom Valentina Staniča

Access to starting point:
From Bled or Bohinj we follow the signs for Pokljuka, and we follow the road to Rudno polje, where we park in a paid parking lot or the free military parking lot.

Path description:
At the end of the parking lot a macadam road branches off to the right, by which there are signposts for Triglav. We head onto this road, which slightly ascends and after ten minutes of walking brings us to the Viševnik ski slope. Next, we continue on the road, from which a marked path soon branches off to the left towards Triglav.
We continue in the direction of Triglav and after a few minutes of moderate ascent reach a forest road, which we follow for only a few meters (until here it was once possible to drive by car). The marked path then turns right and ascends steeply for a short time; after ten minutes, the steepness eases, and the path gradually transitions onto steep slopes. Over these steep slopes, the path mostly descends slightly and increasingly turns to the right. A little further, we will notice left below us the mountain pasture Konjščica. Our path then ceases to descend and transitions from the forest into dwarf pines. The path, which ascends again, leads us below steep cliffs and soon after brings us to a junction where we join the path from the Planina Konjščica mountain pasture.
From here, a short ascent follows, and the path leads us into a beautiful small valley named Jezerce, where it splits. Here we continue left (right Blejska koča cottage and Viševnik) and after a few more steps, the path brings us into a narrower area of Triglav National Park. Next, we ascend by a well towards Studorski preval. A little higher, we cross a torrent, and the path veers slightly to the right onto grassy slopes surrounded by dwarf pines. The path then ascends diagonally to Studorski preval from which a nice view opens up to Bohinj side. The path ahead at first descends a little and then crosses slopes of Veliki Draški vrh and Tosc with few gentle ascents and descends. Eventually, the path brings us to a grassy south slope of Tosc. Here, the path to Tosc branches off to the right, and just a few meters further, the path from Uskovnica joins from the left. We continue straight, and the path ahead continues crossing slopes of Tosc. The path then in a gentle descent crosses a shorter lane of thin forest and then it brings us on steep slopes. A little further ahead, the path on a carved wide ledge in a gentle descent crosses precipitous slopes of Tosc. Since the path is quite wide it doesn't cause problems (carefully because of falling stones, rockfall in the year 2008). The path then again slightly ascends and it brings us to a crossing, where we continue right in the direction of Vodnikov dom. Next follows approximately ten minutes of walking without large ascents or descents to Vodnikov dom.
From Vodnikov dom cottage on Velo polje, we continue straight towards Triglav (right upwards Bohinjska vratca and Krma). The path ahead is moderately ascending and crosses slopes below Vernar. Soon we run into the first steel cable, which helps us pass the short ledge. The path ahead is ascending on the scree and then brings us to a steep rocky jump. A well-secured path on steep stairs brings us to the top of that jump. Next follows a few meters of traversing a steep slope, after which the path leads us to expansive areas near Konjski preval, or saddle. We reach it after a short descent.
From Konjski preval, we continue towards Kredarica cottage and Staničev dom cottage (left Planika dom cottage below Triglav, right Krma), following the wide path towards Kredarica for only a few steps before a sign on a rock for Staničev dom directs us slightly right onto a well-traceable but less-trodden footpath. The path ahead with some shorter ascents and descents crosses the slopes towards the right, and crosses some gullies, which in the early summer can still be under the snow. The path ahead crosses a lane of dwarf pines, and then it passes on a grassy slope over which it ascends diagonally. The path after that flattens and only a little further crosses a path which leads from Krma through Kalvarija on Kredarica.
We continue in the direction of the mountain hut Staničev dom (sign on rock) and we continue the ascent on a moderately steep path, which is getting closer to scree below Rž. On a pleasant path over Ržki podi, we get to on the already mentioned scree, through which we start ascending diagonally. When we get on the other side of the scree, the path turns slightly left and starts ascending steeply on a rugged rocks. The steepness quickly decreases and after few minutes of additional walking joins the path which leads from Krma.
We continue in the direction of the mountain hut Staničev dom and in few minutes of a moderate ascent we get on an indistinct ridge, where the marked path on Rjavina branches off to the right. We continue straight and the path which starts moderately descending, with a view on Triglav, Begunjski vrh, Visoka Vrbanova špica, we follow to the mountain hut Dom Valentina Staniča pod Triglavom, which we reach after approximately 10 minutes of descent.
Rudno polje - Studorski preval 2:20, Studorski preval - Vodnikov dom 1:00, Vodnikov dom - Staničev dom 3:00.

On the way: Jezerce (1700m), Studorski preval (1892m), Vodnikov dom (1817m), Konjsko sedlo (2020m)