Koča pri Savici - Dom pri Krnskih jezerih

Access to starting point:
From the Ljubljana - Jesenice highway, take the Lesce exit and follow the road towards Bled and further towards Bohinjska Bistrica. Continue driving towards Bohinj Lake (Ribčev Laz), at which we arrive at a crossroads, where we continue straight along the left (southern) side of the lake in the direction of Ukanc and Savica waterfall. Then follow this increasingly narrow road to the large parking lot at Koča pri Savici. The parking lot is paid.

Route description:
From the parking lot, we head to the wide footpath in the direction of Savica waterfall and Dom na Komni (right the path over Komarča). Already after a shorter gentle ascent, the path brings us to a marked junction, where the tourist path towards Savica waterfall branches off to the right, while we continue slightly left or straight on the wide footpath in the direction of Komna. The path further ascends for a short time along the Savica, then brings us to the first of the marked 48 switchbacks. After an hour and a half of moderate ascent through the forest, the path brings us to the mentioned 48th switchback, from which a beautiful view of Bohinj Lake opens up. Here the path turns somewhat to the right and transitions into the valley called Pekel, where it ascends gently for some time, then turns to the right and ascends somewhat steeper again. Already after a few dozen steps, the path turns left again and then ascends parallel with the valley. Further, the gentle to moderately steep path gradually transitions into a more sparse forest, from which we soon see the Dom na Komni. The path further leads us past a small interesting cave; higher up it brings us to a junction, where the path to Črno jezero branches off to the right, while we continue left and further on the wide path. There follows some traversing ascent; at the natural abyss, which is fenced for safety, the path turns right, then ascends to the next junction, where the path from Črno jezero joins us.
Just a little further, the path splits once again, we choose the left path in the direction of Dom na Komni, or we can also take the somewhat shorter path that continues straight and bypasses the Dom na Komni (right Koča pri Triglavskih jezerih).
There still follows an ascent past the bajta Pri Hubertu and in a few minutes we reach the Dom na Komni.
From the Dom na Komni, we go past the small chapel and follow the signs for Koča pod Bogatinom (left Vogel, Tolminski Kuk and Planina Govnjač), but we soon merge with the aforementioned somewhat shorter path.
We continue slightly left in the direction of Koča pod Bogatinom and on the wide and quite scenic path quickly arrive at Planina na Kraju, where past the pyramid (ossuary at Koča pod Bogatinom - mountain memorial obelisk) we reach the Koča pod Bogatinom, which is located in the middle of the pasture.
We bypass the hut on the right side and quickly arrive at the marked junction, where the path across Lepa Komna branches off to the right, leading further towards Lanževica or Oslova škrbina, while we continue straight, still on the wider gentle path in the direction of Bogatinsko sedlo. On the western part of Planina na Kraju another path branches off to the left towards Planina Govnjač, while we continue for some minutes in a gentle ascent on the southern side of Kozlov rob. The path further completely flattens for some time and transitions to the edge of the valley Gracija, where we begin a traversing ascent, first on the slopes of Srednji vrh, later on the slopes of the pre-summit Vrh nad Gracijo. In the continuation, the path becomes somewhat steeper and with beautiful views brings us to the place where it splits.
We can continue further on the mule track, which makes a longer switchback, or on the somewhat shorter steep path, which ascends directly to Bogatinsko sedlo, where both paths merge.
From the junction on Bogatinsko sedlo, from which a beautiful view opens on Krn and surrounding mountains, we head straight downward in the direction of Lepena, Prehodci, Krn, Krnsko jezero and Dom pri Krnskih jezerih (left Mahavšček and Bogatin, right Lanževica) on the path, which gradually begins to descend.
The path further leads us on the old military mule track, which a few minutes lower brings us to the slopes overgrown with dwarf pine; still lower the path flattens.
We continue past some old objects, which are part of the former Rapallo border.
Here in a kind of small valley a passage opens or an old trail leads towards Velika Montura; we continue on the marked path, which barely noticeably descends to the central part of the valley Za Lepočami, where there still stand some old Italian buildings, which are quite well preserved.
Here the marked path to Krn over Prehodci and Batognica branches off to the left, while we continue further towards the west and namely on the path, which leads through the valley south of Velika Montura; when we arrive in the small valley under Mala Montura, another path branches off to the left towards Prehodci or the source of Tolminka.
The path further temporarily descends through the small valley overgrown with dwarf pine and sparse larches; when the small valley widens, the path to Mali Šmohor branches off to the left.
There follow still some minutes of gentle walking and we arrive at the southern rim of Planina Duplje, where we keep to the right directions, or signs for Lepena and Dom pri Krnskih jezerih (left Krn and Krnsko jezero).
On Planina Duplje we go still past the shepherd's hut, where during the grazing season we can buy some dairy product; on the northeastern part of the pasture the path splits once again.
Again we continue right in the direction of Dom pri Krnskih jezerih (slightly left path bypasses the mountain hut and leads directly towards Lepena), to which we arrive after some minutes of further walk through the spruce forest.
Starting point - branch to Črno jezero 2:15, branch to Črno jezero - Memorial plaque to Matej Koblar 0:10, Memorial plaque to Matej Koblar - Dom na Komni 0:05, Dom na Komni - Koča pod Bogatinom 0:15, Koča pod Bogatinom - Bogatinsko sedlo 1:15, Bogatinsko sedlo - branch for Velika Montura 0:20, branch for Velika Montura - Za Lepočami 0:15, Za Lepočami - branch for Prehodce 0:20, branch for Prehodce - branch for Mali Šmohor 0:10, branch for Mali Šmohor - Planina Duplje 0:05, Planina Duplje - Dom pri Krnskih jezerih 0:10.

Along the route: Jama ob poti na Komno (1303m), Odcep k Črnemu jezeru (1411m), Brezno pod lovsko kočo na Komni (1430m), Spominska plošča Mateju Koblarju (1481m), Pri Hubertu (1492m), Dom na Komni (1520m), Piramida (1520m), Koča pod Bogatinom (1513m), Bogatinsko sedlo (1803m), Odcep za Veliko Monturo (1712m), Za Lepočami (1617m), Doliči (1472m), Pod Šmohorjem (1420m), Planina Duplje (1371m)

The trip can be extended to the following destinations: The lake Krnsko jezero, Planina na Polju, Rdeči rob, Mali Šmohor, Veliki Šmohor, Bogatin, Vogel (above Lepena), Lanževica, Mahavšček, Veliki Lemež, Batognica, Vrh nad Peski, Gomiščkovo zavetišče na Krnu, Krn

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