Rudno polje - Viševnik (via Kačji rob)

Access to starting point:
From the Ljubljana - Jesenice motorway we take the Lesce exit and continue on the road towards Bled. In Bled, at the traffic lights, the signs for Pokljuka direct us to the right. We continue driving through Gorje and past the abandoned Zatrnik ski resort to Rudno polje on Pokljuka (large parking lot, military barracks and shooting range).

Route description:
At the end of the parking lot a gravel road branches off to the right with signposts for Triglav. We head onto this road which ascends gently and brings us after ten minutes to the ski slope.
On the other side of the ski slope, next to the ski lift we will notice a marked hiking path which continues to the right from the road. We take the mentioned path which leads us in moderate ascent through a belt of forest to a gravel road (possible also by road to here), which we follow to the right but only a few steps. Just before the road crosses the ski slope a marked hiking path branches off to the left which first crosses a pasture fence and then ascends along the edge of the ski slope. At the top of the first ski lift the marked path turns left and begins to ascend more steeply along the edge of the second steeper ski slope. The second ski lift also ends soon and we continue along the path which enters a smaller relatively steep valley. Towards the top of the mentioned valley the path ascends relatively steeply then suddenly levels out and leads us past an abandoned hunting lookout to a junction.
At this point we leave the usual path to Viševnik and turn right onto a poorly visible trail which ascends gently upwards across the meadow. Somewhat higher the trail becomes more noticeable and enters the dwarf pine. The path ahead crosses the side ridge of Viševnik named Kačji rob and then enters the high mountain world. A beautiful path with numerous karst phenomena then leads us to a junction where we continue on the left path towards Srenjski preval (right to Blejska koča) which we reach after a few minutes of further walking.
From Srenjski preval we continue left (straight down Jezerce, right Studorski preval and Mali Draški vrh) along the path which ascends transversely across a relatively scree-covered slope (risk of slipping). Higher up the path crosses to the western side of the ridge and levels out somewhat. This is followed by a transverse ascent along the path running along the main ridge of Viševnik. Just a few meters below the summit the path crosses another short exposed ledge then we step onto the summit of Viševnik without major difficulties.
We can descend via the easier and shorter usual path.

Rudno polje - Planinski taborni prostor 0:10, Planinski taborni prostor - Planina Krasca 0:05, Planina Krasca - Zlata voda 0:50, Zlata voda - razpotje nad Srenjskim jezercem 0:45, razpotje nad Srenjskim jezercem - Srenjski preval 0:15, Srenjski preval - Viševnik 0:25.

Along the route: Planinski taborni prostor (1369m), Planina Krasca (1402m), Zlata voda (1717m), Kačji rob (1809m), Srenjsko jezerce (1864m), Razpotje nad Srenjskim jezercem (1904m), Srenjski preval (1959m)

The trip can be extended to the following destinations: Mali Draški vrh ( 25 min)

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