Konec ceste na Vogar - Planina Lopučnica (via Štapce)

Access to starting point:
From the Ljubljana-Jesenice motorway, take the Lesce exit and follow the road towards Bled and further towards Bohinjska Bistrica. Continue driving towards Lake Bohinj (Ribčev laz), where we reach a junction, continuing right towards Stara Fužina. In Stara Fužina, at the junction by the chapel, turn sharply left onto the ascending road towards Planina Blato, Planina Vogar and Voje Valley. The road then takes us to the toll and parking fee collection point, and we follow it further to the next junction, continuing left (right to Voje). We then follow the road to the next junction (after driving for quite some time), continuing straight ahead (sharply right to Planina Blato). We then follow the road past Planina Vogar and drive along it to the parking lot at the end of the road.
From the toll collection point to the starting point is less than 11 km of driving, the last half or slightly less is entirely gravel.

Route description:
At the parking lot, we notice the signs for Planina Viševnik, which direct us right onto a wide and initially quite steep tractor track. After a few minutes of steep ascent, the track levels out, then continues without major changes in elevation further through the forest. When the track turns right, we continue straight on the marked footpath, which initially ascends gently for a short time. When the path becomes steeper, we will notice a cairn on the left side and a path next to it leading to Pršivec (the path later joins the usual path from Vogar), but we continue straight on the steep mountain path. The path continues steeply ascending through the forest for some time, then temporarily levels out and takes us to Brezno pri Gamsovi glavici (the abyss has been explored to a depth of 817 m). Above the abyss, the path enters an indistinct and in the upper part also steeper valley, up which we ascend to a small pass between Pršivec (1761 m) on the left and Gornji Viševnik (1722 m) on the right. Here the path completely levels out, then continues for some time across the pastures of Gornji Viševnik. On the other side, the path returns to the forest and descends in a few minutes to Planina Viševnik, in the middle of which stands Bregarjevo zavetišče.
From Planina Viševnik, we continue slightly left (sharply left Pršivec, left Črno jezero, slightly right Planina pri Jezeru past Krištofojca, right Planina pri Jezeru) on the path towards Planina Ovčarija and Triglav Lakes. The path first ascends transversely to the left across a steeper slope, then gradually levels out and takes us into a more plateau-like terrain. We continue southwest of Griva (1758 m) for some time without major elevation changes. A bit further, specifically at the direction signs, an unmarked path continues straight towards Planina Dedno polje, but we continue sharply left towards Planina Ovčarija. From the direction signs, the path descends slightly, then turns right and continues for some time along a kind of ledge or hollow. On the other side of the ledge, the path begins to ascend moderately again, then levels out and takes us to the shepherds' huts on Planina Ovčarija.
We continue between the huts on the marked mountain path, which begins to descend moderately. A bit lower, the path leads past a few more huts, then in a few minutes of further walking takes us to the place where the wider path from Planina Dedno polje joins. Here we continue left and in a few steps arrive at the next junction.
From the junction, we follow the signs for the path via Štapce (straight path via Prodov), both leading towards Koča pri Triglavskih jezerih, the right one, which we will continue on, also towards Mala Tičarica and Zelnarice. We soon leave Planina Ovčarija and the path ascends moderately to steeply through increasingly sparse forest, which higher up is replaced by dwarf pines. After a half-hour ascent, the path levels out and takes us to Štapce, where the next marked junction is.
We continue on the left path towards Triglav Lakes (right Mala Tičarica and Zelnarice ridge) and quickly step to the edge, where a beautiful view opens up over part of the Triglav Lakes Valley and the mountains surrounding that valley, with the view reaching as far as Krn.
From Štapce, there first follows a steep, well-protected descent over a rocky step, then the path goes onto scree, down which we descend to the belt of dwarf pines. A little more descent follows and from the left, the path via Prodov and the path from Koča pri Savici (path via Komarča) join us, but we continue right and further walk along Dvojno jezero. When we leave the lake, only a few dozen steps of easy walking separate us from Koča pri Triglavskih jezerih.
After resting and enjoying the views, we continue on the path towards Dom na Komni. The path further leads along the right (western) side of the lake and ascends transversely. A little further, near the hunting hut, which is not visible from the path, the path curves semicircularly right and gradually begins to descend. Somewhere in the middle of the descent towards Planina Lopučnica, on a small flat area where the marked path we continue on turns left, an unmarked path branches right, leading towards the plateau of Zgornje Komne and Gladki and Debelem Lašt (the mentioned path higher up gets lost in the karst world).
When we reach the marked junction lower down, we are already at Planina Lopučnica.
Hebed parking lot - Brezno pri Gamsovi glavici 0:55, Brezno pri Gamsovi glavici - Gornji Viševnik 0:10, Gornji Viševnik - Planina Viševnik 0:15, Planina Viševnik - Planina Ovčarija 0:50, Planina Ovčarija - junction on Planina Ovčarija 0:10, junction on Planina Ovčarija - Štapce 0:35, Štapce - Dvojno jezero 0:20, Dvojno jezero - Koča pri Triglavskih jezerih 0:05, Koča pri Triglavskih jezerih - Planina Lopučnica 0:30.

Along the route: Brezno pri gamsovi glavici (1608m), Gornji Viševnik (1680m), Planina Viševnik (1625m), Smodlakov brlog (1714m), Planina Ovčarija (1660m), Štapce (1851m), Dvojno jezero (1689m), Koča pri Triglavskih jezerih (1685m)

The trip can be extended to the following destinations: Dom na Komni, Čelo (3 h 30 min)

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