Tinčkova koča - Vertatscha/Vrtača (via Smuška planina in saddle Šija)

Access to the starting point:
From the Ljubljana - Jesenice motorway, take the Lesce exit and follow the road towards Žirovnica and Jesenice. After a few km of driving, you will come to a crossroads where the road to Žirovnica and Moste turns right (from Jesenice, left). Just a few metres further, at the next crossroads, turn left into Moste (right into Žirovnica). Continue past the memorial to the fallen fighters, where the road starts to climb uphill under the railway line. At the top of the hill, turn right (at the Vila Karin sign) and we continue towards Završniškem jezero and Valvasor's home. The road then bends and leads to a crossroads where the road to Valvasor's home branches off to the left, and we continue straight ahead on the initially still asphalted road. The road soon becomes macadam, and we follow it to a parking area near Tinček's hut. The road is often in a rather bad condition in the upper part.

Path description:
From the parking lot at Tinčková's cottage, continue along the wide stone cart track towards the cottage at the source of the Završnice River. After a few steps, the signs direct us slightly to the right, onto a slightly steeper footpath that climbs over a grassy slope with a view, and then returns to the aforementioned cart track, which we follow to the right. "After a few minutes' further walking, Cart track, which climbs relatively steeply through the wods, leads to a pasture fence, beyond which a marked crossroads is reached.
Continue straight ahead (slightly to the right of Roblek's house) along the still stony cart track, which leads us higher out of the forest onto the vast grassy slopes of Smokuč mountain pasture. Here the steepness gives way and the increasingly scenic route leads us in 15 minutes of further walking to the hut at the source of the Završnice River.
From the hut, continue left along the marked footpath towards Hochstuhla. After a few minutes, the path leaves cart track and enters a small valley between Srednji vrh on the left and Vertatscha on the right. The moderately steep path, which passes through a sparse forest, climbs steeply for a short time higher up and after a few minutes of further walking leads us to the Šija saddle, where there is a marked crossroads.
Continue right in the route Vertatscha (left Srednji vrh, straight Hochstuhl lower path) along the path which climbs through lane of dwarf pines and after a few minutes of further walking leads us to the upper path Zelenica - Stol.
Here continue left in the direction of Stol, but only for a few steps, and then you will notice a less well-trodden path that continues up the slope almost straight up (if you do not find the trail branch, you can also continue in the direction of Zelenica and then at the marked crossroads left up). The path continues to climb steeper and steeper and after a few minutes of further walking joins the wide marked trail from Zelenica (Zelenica). Continue up the slope and after a few minutes of further walking, the trail joins the wide marked trail from Zelenica. Continue left and follow the path as it climbs steeply towards the side ridge of Vrtača. Higher up, the path turns slightly to the left, crosses steep partly rocky slopes and after a few minutes of further walking leads to the aforementioned ridge, where the path turns sharply to the right. The path continues to climb steeply up very steep and slip-prone slopes. Higher up, the path leads us to the main ridge Karawanks, where it lays down. This is followed by about 20 minutes of walking on and along the ridge, which is slightly exposed in places and dangerous for slipping throughout. Follow this scenic route all the way to the top of Vrtača.
The steep grasses make slipping in wet conditions very dangerous.
Starting point - hut at the Završnice spring 1:00, hut at the Završnice spring - Vertatscha 2:30.

On the way: Dom pri izviru Završnice (1425m), Šija (1693m)

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