Dom v Lepeni - Batognica (via Prag)
Starting point: Dom v Lepeni (700 m)
| Lat/Lon: | 46,3037°N 13,6814°E |
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Name of path: via Prag
Time of walking: 4 h 45 min
Difficulty: easy unmarked way
Altitude difference: 1464 m
Altitude difference po putu: 1464 m
Map: Julijske Alpe - zahodni del 1:50.000
Recommended equipment (summer):
Recommended equipment (winter): ice axe, crampons
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Access to the starting point:
Between Trenta and Bovec, the road to Lepena branches off at the village of Soča. Follow this road, which is completely asphalted, to the parking lot of the house in Lepena.
Path description:
From the hut of Dr Klement Jug in Lepena, continue along the wide marked trail towards Krnske jezera. The wide and not to steep path splits into two parts after a few minutes of walking. The left one, which is a bit steeper, is normal, while the right one, which is flatter and a bit longer, is suitable for small children and the elderly. Both paths mostly climb through the forest to the top station of the cable car and cross a few times along the way. From the upper station of the cargo cableway, continue along the same path, which climbs gently along a wide transport road, which quickly leads to the snow depth measurement (every year in April). From here on, the road starts to descend and quickly leads us past the turnoff for Velika Baba to the next crossroads, where we leave the road and continue left down a footpath, which leads us in a few minutes to the house at Krnsko jezero (if we continue along the road, we bypass the mountain lodge). The road continues downhill for a few minutes.
After a few more minutes, the gently sloping path leads us to the pearl of the Krn Mountains. In front of us we see Krnsko jezero and the inviting meadows to rest beside it. The marked trail then leads us along the left side of the lake at the foot of the Malá Šmohorja scree. On the other side of the lake, the path turns slightly to the left and then climbs up a slightly steeper slope, where we join the unmarked (upper) path a little higher up, which crosses the scree above Krnsko jezero (this path is slightly shorter, but exposed to falling rocks). The path then turns slightly right and leads to extensive deposits of torrential gravel, ending at mountain pasture on Polje.
With magnificent views of the surrounding peaks, cross the grassy mountain pasture at Polje (you will see a hunting lodge on the right-hand side, a little way off the waymarked trail) and start climbing up the small valley behind it. The path then climbs a little more and soon leads to an unmarked crossroads. The marked path leading to Krnska škrbina turns right here, and we continue straight on the unmarked path, which leads us in a moderate ascent to the Prag Prevala, where we rejoin the marked path.
Continue to the right (sharp right Krnska škrbina, sharp left mountain pasture Razor and left the lake in Lužnice) along a path which climbs moderately up the upper slope of Batognica. This increasingly scenic path is then followed to the summit, which is reached after 15 minutes of further walking.
We can extend the trip to the following destinations: Krn
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