Dolina Krma - Debela peč

Access to starting point:
a) We exit the Gorenjska motorway at the Hrušica exit and continue following the road in the direction of Kranjska Gora. Just a little before the village of Dovje, a road branches off to the left from the main road, leading to Mojstrana (Vrata, Kot and Krma). We continue following the road in the direction of the village of Radovna and the valleys Krma and Kot. The relatively steep road then leads us past the TNP sign, after which the road soon levels out and brings us to a crossroads, where a gravel road branches off to the right into the Kot valley. We continue straight along the road, which begins to descend. In the middle of the descent, a road branches off to the right into the Krma valley (straight ahead Radovna). A little further on, we come to the next crossroads, where we continue right in the direction of Krma. The gravel road then brings us to Kovinarska koča, and we follow it further. The occasionally somewhat poorer road then brings us to the parking lot in front of the barrier.
b) We drive to Kranjska Gora, then continue driving in the direction of Jesenice. At Dovje we leave the main road and continue right in the direction of Mojstrana and the valleys Vrata, Kot and Krma, and at the next intersections we follow the signs for Krma. The relatively steep road then leads us past the TNP sign, after which the road soon levels out and brings us to a crossroads, where a gravel road branches off to the right into the Kot valley. We continue straight along the road, which begins to descend. In the middle of the descent, a road branches off to the right into the Krma valley (straight ahead Radovna). A little further on, we come to the next crossroads, where we continue right in the direction of Krma. The gravel road then brings us to Kovinarska koča, and we follow it further. The occasionally somewhat poorer road then brings us to the parking lot in front of the barrier.

Route description:
From the parking lot we return a few dozen steps back, then we head right (from the direction of access to the starting point left), towards the east on the path in the direction of Blejska koča na Lipanci. Initially we only climb gently, but after three minutes of walking the path becomes steep, and a few minutes higher we arrive under the cliffs, where we notice an inscription that the path we will be climbing further was built in 1952.
The path ahead climbs steeply through the forest to a somewhat more demanding crossing, where we are assisted by pitons, less steep steps and a steel cable. The path then leads us among the dwarf pines and we follow it further to a mighty torrent gully. To reach the gully we first descend a little, on the other side we climb transversely up the steep slope. Crossing the gully is made difficult or even impossible after heavier rainfall, however since the slopes are steep the water drains quickly. The path ahead then climbs through the forest, still steeply upwards. The path however gets closer and closer to the steep slopes and rock faces. When the forest becomes much sparser the path climbs even steeper and for a short time becomes so steep that we have to help ourselves a little with our hands. This part of the path is especially dangerous for slipping when wet, in dry conditions it does not cause greater danger. The path then leads us under steep rock faces, where there is a great danger of falling rocks, especially in springtime and after rain. We perform the crossing under the cliffs almost horizontally, then the path climbs again. Again we are helped by a steel cable, which leads us to grassy slopes. Next we again cross slopes exposed to falling rocks and soon after that we come to a less steep part of the path. Next we climb on an increasingly panoramic path mostly among dwarf pines and sparse forest to a junction, where we turn left towards Debela peč and Lipanska vrata (right Lipanski vrh and Mrežce).
The path ahead climbs transversely to the left and in a few minutes of moderate ascent brings us to Lipanska vrata, from which we descend a few steps to the junction.
We continue left towards Debela peč and Brda and Blejska koča (right Kredarica (peak above Lipanska vrata), Lipanski vrh and Mrežce) and continue the path transversely under the lesser-known Vrh nad Rdečim, where a belt of dwarf pines accompanies us along the way.
When the belt of dwarf pines ends, from the junction we continue on the upper path (slightly right Blejska koča na Lipanci), which leads further towards Debela peč.
For a few minutes we continue in a slight transverse ascent to the right, then two paths branch off to the left to the summit of Brda, the branches are a few minutes apart from each other, and from both junctions we continue straight.
After the second branch we gradually begin to descend, partly through a rocky section, partly through dwarf pines. Somewhere at the lowest point of this part of the ridge, a hunting path from the Krma valley practically imperceptibly joins us from the left side, and after a short ascent we reach a better worn path towards Debela peč, which leads from Pokljuka.
We follow the signs for Debela peč (right Blejska koča) and in the continuation on the left, western side we bypass the summit of Okroglež (the branch to the nearby summit is marked), a little further on the path that leads over the mentioned summit also joins us and is somewhat longer than ours. We continue straight and for some time continue without major changes in altitude. In the continuation a short gentle descent follows, then the path brings us to the slope of Debela peč, where it begins to climb more steeply.
For a few minutes we climb steeply, then we already reach the panoramic summit of Debela peč.

Starting point - junction below Lipanska vrata 2:25, junction below Lipanska vrata - Lipanska vrata 0:10, Lipanska vrata - junction below Vrh nad Rdečim 0:05, junction below Vrh nad Rdečim - first branch for Brda 0:05, first branch for Brda - second branch for Brda 0:05, second branch for Brda - junction below Okroglež 0:15, junction below Okroglež - Debela peč 0:25.

Along the route: Pod Lipanskimi vrati (1656m), Razpotje pod Lipanskimi vrati (1878m), Lipanska vrata (1905m), Razpotje pod Vrhom nad Rdečim (1903m), Odcep za Brda I. (1925m), Odcep za Brda II. (1962m), Razpotje pod Okrogležem (1941m), Odcep za Okroglež I. (1945m), Odcep za Okroglež II. (1936m)

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