Srednji Vrh - Techantinger Mittagskogel (Trupejevo poldne) (via Blekova planina)

Access to the starting point:
a) From the motorway Ljubljana - Jesenice, take the exit Jesenice - West (Hrušica) and continue in the direction of Kranjska Gora. When you reach Gozd-Martuljek, turn right in the direction of Srednji Vrho and follow the narrow and steep road to the above-mentioned place. When the road levels out a bit, you will come to a crossroads of several roads and a turning point. Park in the marked parking lot next to the turning point.
b) Take the Kranjska Gora, then continue driving in the direction of Jesenice. When you arrive in Gozd - Martuljek, first cross the Sava Dolinka river over the bridge, then pay attention to the left forks, as the road to Srednje Vrho soon turns off to the left. Continue along the road, which leads us past a few more houses, and then begins to climb steeply along a relatively narrow road, which leads us past the waterfalls of the Jerman stream. When the road is higher, we arrive at Srednji Vrho, where we park in a marked parking lot at the turning point.

Path description:
From the starting point, continue along the left-hand road, which immediately forks. Take the left road (the right road leads over the Hladnik stream towards Lovska koča za Lepim vrhom), which leads us past the Hlebanja farm (dairy products can be bought at the farm) and the chapel to the place where the signs for Techantinger Mittagskogel (on the Trupijevo poldne sign) direct us right to cart track, which first crosses the el. shepherd. Cart track, which offers a fine view of the Martuljek group of mountains, soon turns right and then splits into two parts before entering the forest. Continue along the lower cart track, along which you will see signs for the Alpe Adria Trail, and cart track, after a short crossing, will lead you to the stream Jerman, along which you will then climb. We continue to climb for some time along this stream, crossing it several times with the help of a wide wooden bridge. Higher up, the forest begins to thin out, so that when we look back, we have a nice view towards Špik, and the path also leads us past two huts, which we can see on the left side of the path. During the ascent, the path turns more and more to the right and becomes more sloping, along with the valley of the Jerman stream. As the path becomes even more elevated, we quickly reach a dirt road leading from the Korena saddle, and we follow it to the left (Techantinger Mittagskogel on the right is the usual route).
Walk along the road for a few minutes and then you will see a small path branching off the road slightly to the right. You can either continue along the path, which ascends the occasionally overlooked slope, or follow the road. If you continue on the road, then at the first crossroads turn right, and when you come out of the forest the two paths merge.
From the point where the paths join, continue along the road until it turns left, and at the bend we continue slightly right, on the path that climbs along the edge of Blekova mountain pasture. Higher up, the path bends and in a few steps we reach a shepherd's hut.
After the hut, the path enters the forest and continues along the border ridge. At first, the path leads through a spruce forest, and occasionally through a larch forest. After about 30 minutes of gentle to moderate ascent, with a few short descents, the trail leads to the only technically more difficult part of the trail, where we have to climb over a short jump. With a little help from the hands, you can quickly climb about 10 metres. After the jump, which can be bypassed on the Slovenian side, the path lays down and then continues along an increasingly scenic ridge, where the increasingly sparse forest is slowly replaced by dwarf pines. With views of Austria, Slovenia and, looking back, Itali, we are getting closer and closer to Techantinger Mittagskogel, the summit of which is already clearly visible in front of us. A few minutes of climbing follow, and then dwarf pines disappears, replaced by grass. Just below the summit, the path leads us past the mouth of a torrential ravine, where the path is slightly exposed on the Austrian side, but otherwise technically undemanding. From the ravine to the summit, we are only a few 10 steps away from a slightly steeper walk. Starting point - Blekova planina 1:50, Blekova planina - Techantinger Mittagskogel 1:20.
Description and figures refer to the situation in 2015 (November).

On the way: Železnica (1570m), Blekova planina (1629m), Znoternice (1691m)

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