Drežnica - Planica (below Krn)

Access to starting point:
We drive to Kobarid, and then we follow the signs for Drežnica. After Napoleon's bridge over the Soča River, the road begins to climb, and we follow it to Drežnica, where we park in the parking area near the sports ground.

Route description:
From the parking lot, we initially continue along the marked path, or rather the road, in the direction of Krn. When the path to Krn turns left, we follow the road that leads to the neighbouring village of Koseč. Before crossing the Ročica stream, the path splits once again. We continue straight over the bridge to the other side of the stream (left: Debela peč, Krampež waterfall and Male skale), and after a few more minutes of walking we reach Koseč. From there we turn left onto a side road, following the signs for the Alpe Adria Trail (straight ahead: sv. Just).
We continue past the apartments, then turn sharply right in the direction of Tolmin and Planica. At the end of the settlement the road ends, or rather turns into a cart track that gradually enters the forest. At junctions we follow the signs for the Alpe Adria Trail; during the ascent you can also spot one Knafelc blaze. A moderate ascent in long switchbacks follows. A little above 1000 m, at a hunting observatory, the cart track ends. We follow the well-trodden path that leads us across a grassy area which is still mown in its lower part. Higher up, the path temporarily passes through tall grass before we return to forest and bushes, where we ascend diagonally across a somewhat steeper slope. A few more minutes of steeper ascent follow, and we reach the Italian chapel Bes, or the chapel on Planica.
Before the chapel we turn left and for a short time continue in the direction of the mountain pasture Kuhinja, then on a small saddle we turn left once again and follow an initially well-visible footpath that begins to ascend towards the north. Higher up, the increasingly poorly visible footpath turns a little to the right and starts to vanish among grass and bushes, and we continue left on a panoramic grassy ridge, along which we ascend to a wire fence (upper edge of the pasture). We cross the fence and ascend increasingly steep and overgrown pathless slope to an indistinct and overgrown peak.
From the summit, we can continue off-trail to the nearby peak Kopsko, which is about 15 minutes away.
In fog, orientation in the upper part is quite difficult.
Drežnica - chapel on Planica 2:00, chapel on Planica - Planica 0:20.

Along the route: Italian military chapel on Planica (1220m)

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