Dom v Lepeni - Veliki Šmohor (via planina na Polju)
Starting point: Dom v Lepeni (700 m)
| Lat/Lon: | 46,3037°N 13,6814°E |
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Name of path: via planina na Polju
Time of walking: 4 h 30 min
Difficulty: easy pathless terrain
Altitude difference: 1244 m
Altitude difference po putu: 1244 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 fully asphalted, to the parking lot of the house in Lepena.
Path description:
From the hut of Dr Klement Hugo in Lepena, follow the wide marked trail towards the Krn lakes. 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.
From the house, continue straight ahead in the direction of Krn and Krnsko jezero along the gently sloping path, which is soon joined by a path that bypasses the mountain lodge. Continue past the shepherd's hut, past which you will reach the next crossroads, where you will again continue in the direction of Krn (left Bogatin, Mali Šmohor and the lodge at Komna).
After a few more minutes, the gently sloping path leads us to the pearl of the Krn mountain range. 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.
Once on the wide mountain pasture, leave the marked path leading to Krn and continue the ascent entirely on the left-hand side of mountain pasture (at the foot of Veliki Šmohor, which is to our left). At the point where you see cairn and the start of the old military mulatier covered with grass, leave the edge of mountain pasture and continue up the mulatier to the left. The overgrown mulatier, which initially climbs on steep slopes, quickly leads us into steeper terrain, where it has been completely destroyed and overgrown in some places. The increasingly scenic route leads us higher up to a place where we cross a steep ravine. As the mulatier is completely destroyed at this point, the three-metre crossing is a little more difficult, but good steps and a small emergency ladder help us. The steepness then gradually eases and the path leads into a small valley between Veliki Šmohor on the left and Vrh nad Peski on the right. Here you can climb directly to the top of Veliki Šmohor via the trackless path or continue left along the scenic and scenic path, which bypasses the top of Veliki Šmohor on the left. If you choose the slightly longer left option, continue along the mulatier which, after a short climb, descends a few metres to the left (west) side of Šmohorje. The path continues across the slopes and on the other side of Veliki Šmohor climbs up to an inconspicuous saddle between Mali and the aforementioned Šmohorj. To ascend to Veliki Šmohor, continue right along the poorly visible path, which leads us along the top slope to the summit in 15 minutes of scenic ascent.
PS: You can descend to Mali Šmohor and then follow the marked path back to the valley.
Lepena - home at Krnsko jezero 2:00, home at Krnsko jezero - Veliki Šmohor 2:30.
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Discussion about the trail Dom v Lepeni - Veliki Šmohor (via planina na Polju)
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| darinka48. 10. 2019 |
Šla sva po tej poti. Je sledljiva. Meni zelo lepa. Morda tudi zato, ker je bil krasen dan danes in ker sva šla prvikrat po njej. Prav po opisih , i so tu.
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