Konec ceste na Vogar - Prvi Vogel (via Griva)

Access to starting point:
From the Gorenjska motorway (Lesce exit), Železniki or Soriska planina, we drive to Bohinjska Bistrica, then continue driving towards Lake Bohinj. In Ribčev Laz, just before the lake, we turn right towards Stara Fužina, where we first drive over a bridge with a beautiful view of Lake Bohinj and past the church of St. John the Baptist. When we arrive in Stara Fužina, at the intersection by the chapel, we turn sharply left onto the ascending road towards Planina Blato, Planina Vogar and Voje Valley. The road then takes us to the place where toll and parking fees are collected, and we follow it further to the next intersection, where we continue left (right Voje). We then follow the road to the next intersection (we drive for quite some time), where we continue straight (sharply right 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 it is less than 11 km of driving, the last part is a gravel road.

Route description:
At the parking lot we notice 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 elevation changes 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 beside 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 brings us to Brezno pri Gamsovi glavici (the sinkhole is explored to a depth of 817 m). Above the sinkhole the path enters an indistinct and in the upper part 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 brings us down 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 via Krištofojce, right Planina pri Jezeru) on the path towards Planina Ovčarije and Triglav Lakes. The path first ascends transversely to the left across a steeper slope, then gradually levels out and brings us into more plateau-like terrain. We continue southwest of Griva (1758 m) for some time without major elevation changes. Somewhat further, precisely at the direction signs, a track continues straight towards Planina Dedno polje, sharply left the marked path towards Planina Ovčarija.
At the mentioned junction we continue straight, the path ahead leading us along a somewhat less trodden track that continues without major elevation changes. After less than 15 minutes of further walking we reach the marked path leading from Planina Dedno polje towards Planina Ovčarija, which we follow to the right. Then follows a few minutes of moderate descent and the path leading through mostly sparse forest brings us to Planina Dedno polje, where there are several shepherds' huts and a cheese dairy.
Here we leave the wide path leading straight towards Koča na Planini pri Jezeru and continue left on the path towards Zasavska koča na Prehodavcih, Vratca pass and Hribarice saddle. The path further leads past a few huts on the alpine pasture, after which a path branches right towards Planina v Lazu, Planina Krstenica and Vodnikov dom na Velem polju, we continue straight to the northwest part of the alpine pasture, where the path begins to ascend. Here the path first leads past a watering place for animals, which is dry, then the path becomes steeper and ascends through mostly coniferous forest of spruces and larches. After about thirty minutes of steep ascent the path levels out and brings us to a kind of saddle between Kovačičeva glava on the left and Kredo on the right.
A little further from the saddle, which can be traced as Stog, an unmarked path branches right towards Slatna, and we open the first nice views of the mountains rising above the Za Kopico valley.
The path ahead ascends along the southern slopes of Slatna and Prvi Vogel.
When we reach the southern slope of Prvi Vogel, we leave the marked path and head right off-trail. We find a section with not too much scrub and begin steep ascent. When we reach the ridge of the forepeak, we already see the summit of Prvi Vogel. From the forepeak we descend a few meters and then follows the last fairly steep ascent along the southern slope to the summit.
Parking Hebed - Brezno pri Gamsovi glavici 0:55, Brezno pri Gamsovi glavici - Gornji Viševnik 0:10, Gornji Viševnik - Planina Viševnik 0:15, Planina Viševnik - Planina Dedno polje 0:55, Planina Dedno polje - Stog 0:30, Stog - Prvi Vogel 1:50.

Along the route: Brezno pri gamsovi glavici (1608m), Gornji Viševnik (1680m), Planina Viševnik (1625m), Planina Dedno Polje (1560m), Stog (1740m)

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