Erjavčeva koča na Vršiču - Sovna glava (on footpath)

Access to starting point:
From Kranjska Gora on the road which leads over the Vršič pass we drive towards Bovec or vice versa. Between the 22nd and 23rd hairpin turn of the Vršič road we will get to the parking lot below the Erjavčeva koča, where we park.

Route description:
From the parking lot at the Erjavčeva koča na Vršiču we head on a footpath in the direction of Poštarski dom and Prisojnik on the Kopiščarjeva pot. The path on which we walk is at first gentle and grassy, then it crosses a torrent where a small cold spring usually flows, and behind the torrent it ascends diagonally. We continue on the marked path, which a little ahead crosses the old road, and when we reach it the second time we continue along it to the first right hairpin turn.
From the mentioned hairpin turn we continue straight on a footpath which further crosses slopes to the left, from which a nice view opens towards Ajdovska deklica and the surrounding mountains. After crossing some smaller gullies the path temporarily ascends more steeply and brings us to a marked junction, where we continue left (right Poštarski dom na Vršiču).
A diagonal ascent towards the wall of Prisojnik follows; before reaching the wall a path branches off to the right towards the saddle between Prisojnik and Sovna glava.
We continue on the mentioned right path (straight Kopiščarjeva pot to Prisojnik), which further ascends diagonally below the walls of Prisojnik. Higher up the slope flattens and after about another 10 steps we reach a better-trodden path from the Vršič pass.
From a smaller saddle we continue right towards Vršič (left Razor and Prisojnik) and ascend right below the summit of Sovna glava; to climb to the summit itself we must leave the marked path and in a few steps walk to the grassy summit.

The trip can be extended to the following destinations: Planja, Prisank / Prisojnik, Razor

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