Gozd Martuljek - Bivak pod Špikom (direct way)

Access to starting point:
From Mojstrana we drive towards Kranjska Gora or vice versa, but only to the village Gozd-Martuljek, where we park on a parking lot near the bridge over the river Sava Dolinka (parking lot is located after the bridge, or before, if we come from Kranjska Gora).

Route description:
From the parking lot, we continue along the main road towards Kranjska Gora, but only to the spot where the cycling road branches off to the left (at the beginning of the cycling path there are also mountain signposts that direct us to the mentioned road). We follow the cycling road to the first crossroads, where we continue straight onto the macadam road (the cycling road turns right), which quickly brings us to the next crossroads.
We continue right and follow the road closed to traffic to the TNP sign. Further, the path splits into two parts. We continue straight upwards on the steep cart track, which ascends along the right side of the Martuljška soteska gorge. The cart track, which mostly ascends through the forest, brings us after 15 minutes to a nice vantage point, where a view into the valley opens up. The path then goes back into the forest and continues ascending. A little further, the path from the waterfall joins us from the left, and a little further, the path to the bivouac under Špik branches off to the right.
We head onto this path, which initially ascends gently along the cart track. The wide path along which we ascend then leads us past a rock with the inscription "pod Špik".
When the path approaches the torrent, we encounter an orientation loop. The path to the left leads to the torrent and then disappears, while we continue straight past a smaller boulder on which there is a mark. After this, our path also approaches the torrent but does not cross it yet. Further on, it ascends along the right side and crosses it a little later. The crossing is not difficult, but the ascent from the torrent back to the path is somewhat harder. This section is only three meters long, so it does not cause us problems. The path ahead gently ascends through the forest to the next torrent, where there is a boulder with a large mark. The path ahead begins to ascend steeply up the forest-covered slope. In the middle of this ascent, we encounter a spring and a little further a pleasant bench. Further on, the forest becomes increasingly sparse, and the path brings us to the unvegetated slopes below Špik, where we encounter torrent deposits of stones. Here the path turns slightly right and goes back into the forest. After a few minutes of moderate ascent from the torrent deposits, we reach the bivouac under Špik.

The trip can be extended to the following destinations: Rigljica (3 h)

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