Koča pri izviru Soče - Vršič vrh

Access to starting point:
From Kranjska Gora, we drive over the Vršič pass towards Bovec or vice versa, following the road to the 49th hairpin turn of the Ruska cesta or Vršiška cesta. Here we turn onto a side road, along which after approximately 1 km of additional driving we arrive at the parking lot at the Koča pri izviru Soče.

Route description:
From the parking lot, we return along the road about 50 m back, then continue in the direction of the footpath to Vršič. The path starts beside a smaller stone fence, then leads us past a smaller hut into the forest. Through the forest we gently ascend for a short time, then the blazes lead us to the other side of the Limarica stream. Further on we gradually begin to ascend more steeply along the left bank of Limarica, and from the path running below the steep walls of Maklenova peč beautiful views begin to open up on Bavški Grintavec and the Pelci ridge. Higher the path enters the forest, through which we then ascend for quite some time. Through the forest we ascend along an old mule track, which we leave higher up as the sign for Vršič directs us left onto a leaf-covered footpath, which soon joins the old macadam road.
We follow the road to the right, then after a few minutes of ascent leave it, as somewhat poorly visible blazes direct us left. Higher we rejoin the road, which takes us out of the forest onto increasingly panoramic slopes. With a view of the surrounding peaks, we walk to the memorial, and just a few meters behind the memorial we leave the road and continue left across the torrent gully. We follow this path, which further ascends transversely across occasionally somewhat steeper slopes, all the way to the asphalt road.
When we reach Ruska cesta, along it in good 10 minutes we ascend almost to the Vršič pass, where just before the start of the parking lot we continue right towards the nearby Tičarev dom, which we reach after a few dozen steps of further walking.
From Tičarev dom we continue along the macadam road, on which we begin to ascend moderately across panoramic slopes. With a view of the surrounding peaks we quickly arrive at the marked junction.
Here we continue straight (right Sovna glava, Prisank, Razor...) along the road, from which a nice view also opens up on Ajdovska deklica. Here the road turns quite to the left and after a few minutes of further walking brings us to Poštarski dom na Vršiču.
At Poštarski dom we notice signs for Vršič, which direct us slightly right onto a well-visible path that gradually passes into a belt of dwarf pines. Here the path begins to ascend more steeply and after a few minutes of ascent over a slope that is partly overgrown with dwarf pines brings us to the 1737 m high peak.

Along the route: Tičarjev dom na Vršiču mountain hut (1618m), Poštarski dom na Vršiču mountain hut (1688m)

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