Dolina Kot - Dom Valentina Staniča

Access to starting point:
We drive to Mojstrana, then follow the signs for the Kot and Krma valleys. At Kosmačev preval we leave the road leading further towards Krma, Radovna and Bled and continue driving right onto the side road in the direction of the Kot valley. This is followed by driving on a gravel road, which we follow to the mountain direction signs at the end of the drivable road in Lengarjev rovt.

Route description:
From the end of the road we continue along the wider marked path towards Stanič's hut and Kredarica, which gently ascends through the forest. After a few minutes we reach the Kotarica scree field, across which we traverse to the other side where the trail reappears.
This is followed by some easy walking through the forest, but after about half an hour the path quickly becomes quite steep and due to the often slippery ground also dangerous for slipping, especially on descent, so considerable extra caution is required on this section. On this part, a few pegs assist at the more difficult spots. Higher up the steepness eases and the path leads us to the spring Pri studenčku, which dries up in dry weather.
Here an unmarked path branches off to the left towards Macesnovec, but we continue straight across the torrent gully, after the gully we cross a short secured but not particularly demanding section. This is followed by ascent through the dwarf pine belt, higher up we enter increasingly rocky terrain where we can already clearly see a larger boulder ahead. Here our path is crossed quite unobtrusively by the PP trail (Planica - Pokljuka path), but we ascend with ever better views to the aforementioned boulder named Debeli kamen.
At Debeli kamen the dwarf pines occasionally end completely and we proceed through increasingly alpine terrain where we mostly ascend on scree. On this section a nice view back opens to Ladja (Ladja is a distinct sheer promontory or peak covered in dwarf pines rising above the Kot valley), then we ascend to the marked junction where the climbing path to Vrbanove špice, or Lojze Rekar's path, branches right.
We continue on the left path towards Triglav, Rjavina and Dom Valentina Staniča pod Triglavom, where the gradient eases and the path leads along the left side of the Pekel cirque.
Here first a marked very difficult secured path to Rjavina branches left, but we ascend transversely above the cirque along the northwestern slopes of Rjavina. As we approach Dovška vrata slightly further on, a passage opens to the left to the Rjavina ridge, or rather the passage leads us directly to the mentioned gates, from which a marked ridge path leads to Rjavina, but we continue straight towards the marked path to Dom Valentina Staniča.
Further on we mostly ascend moderately through alpine terrain, following this path all the way to Dom Valentina Staniča pod Triglavom, from where a fine view opens to Triglav and the surrounding peaks.
Starting point - Pri studencu 1:25, Pri studencu - Debeli kamen 1:20, Debeli kamen - Pekel 0:45, Pekel - Dom Valentina Staniča 0:40.

Along the route: Pri studencu (1330m), Debeli kamen (1810m), Pekel (2089m)

The trip can be extended to the following destinations: Cmir (2 h), Visoka Vrbanova špica ( 20 min), Begunjski vrh, Triglavski dom na Kredarici (1 h), Rjavina (2 h), Rž ( 45 min)

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