Šport hotel - Debela peč

Access to starting point:
From the highway Ljubljana - Jesenice we take the exit Lesce and follow the road in the direction of Bled, there at the traffic-light crossroads signs for Pokljuka direct us to the right. This road, which in the lower part runs through some villages and later starts to ascend more steeply, we follow to the Šport Hotel on Pokljuka. We park at an appropriate place by the road or near the hotel. Parking in front of the hotel is only for guests.

Route description:
From the Šport Hotel we return along the road to the intersection with the main road, then continue the ascent in the direction of Rudno polje. After approximately 100 m of walking along the main road, a forest road branches off to the right, which quickly leads us into the spruce forest. The mentioned road, which gently ascends and along which we notice some blazes, we follow all the way to its end at a larger turning area. At the end of the road we notice a wide marked cart track, along which we continue the path in a moderate ascent. The cart track levels out after a shorter ascent, then gradually starts to descend. After a few minutes of descent we step out of the forest onto the vast Planina Zajavornik.
When we step onto the Planina the path still gently descends for some time, then brings us to the heart of the Planina, where we notice numerous shepherd (weekend) cottages. The path ahead crosses a short strip of forest, after which we step onto a macadam road (alternative starting point).
We only cross the mentioned road, as signs to Blejska koča direct us onto a wide and initially still gentle path. The path continues through initially sparse, then increasingly dense forest. Higher up we cross a forest road, and the path gradually becomes steeper. Soon we join the path from the monument (Pri Rupah), then a little further we join a wide cart track (starting point Medvedova konta). We continue the ascent along the cart track, which quickly brings us to the lower part of Planina Lipanca. Here we notice a sign that we are entering the grazing area, which warns us not to take shortcuts. We continue along the wide path, which past the memorial plaque brings us to Blejska koča na Lipanci in a few minutes.
From the Planina we continue right along an initially poorly visible and poorly marked path, which after a short ascent brings us to the upper edge of the Planina, where there is also a smaller junction. We continue slightly left in the direction of "Lipanski vrh, Brda and Debela peč" along the path that bypasses a larger sinkhole on the right side. A little further, a path to Lipanski vrh branches off from the "main" path.
We continue slightly right in the direction of Debela peč along the path that gradually starts to ascend more steeply. When we pass this somewhat steeper section of the path we reach the next junction, where we continue straight in the direction of Debela peč (left Lipanska vrata and Brda). We continue along the gentle path, from which after a few more steps a path to Planina Klek branches off to the right. The well-marked path then bypasses the interesting peak named Spodnja Brda (1844 m) on the left side and thereafter starts to ascend more steeply on increasingly less vegetated slopes. When we reach the broad ridge the steepness eases and the path turns right, where it bypasses the dwarf pine-covered Okroglež. This is followed by a 10-minute traverse to the east, which ends at the foot of the summit of Debela peč. Here the path ascends steeply and brings us to the panoramic summit after another 10 minutes.

Along the route: Planina Zajavornik (1292m), Blejska koča na Lipanci mountain hut (1630m)

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