Ljubelj - Dom na Zelenici (via Ljubeljščica)

Access to starting point:
From the Ljubljana - Jesenice highway, we take the Ljubelj exit and follow the road ahead to the border crossing. Just a few meters before the border crossing, we will notice a parking lot on the right side, where we park.

Route description:
At the end of the parking lot, we notice signposts for the mountain hut Koča na Ljubelju, which after a few stairs lead us to the old Ljubelj road. We follow this road, which ascends moderately and in winter is converted into a sledding track, all the way to the Koča na Ljubelju. We reach it with occasional nice views on Košutica, Veliki vrh and Begunjščica after less than an hour of walking.
At the end of the parking lot, we notice signposts for Koča na Ljubelju, which after a few stairs lead us to the old Ljubelj road. We follow this road, which ascends moderately and in winter is converted into a sledding track, all the way to the Koča na Ljubelju. We reach it with occasional nice views on Košutica, Veliki vrh and Begunjščica after 45 minutes of walking.
From the hut, we continue left in the direction of Zelenica and Povna peč (Polna peč). The path ahead goes past the hut and immediately behind it starts to ascend. The steepness soon eases and the path leads us to a mostly vegetated ridge, from which we occasionally get some views. After a few more minutes, we already see ahead the summit of Polna peč, which the path bypasses on its northern side along steep slopes. The path, which almost encircles the summit, brings us a few steps below the summit to a path junction. Here we continue left in the direction of Povna peč (Polna peč) on the path that brings us in a few steps to the panoramic summit (right Zelenica).
From Povna peč we return a few 10 steps back to the last junction, then continue along the ridge in the direction of Zelenica or the Ljubeljščica ridge. The path, which continues towards the west, first leads us along a partly forested ridge, then temporarily descends steeply along the edge of a steep grassy slope. When the path levels out, the ridge narrows and on the right side we cross an exposed gully, behind which we quickly return to the ridge. There follows some easy ascent, then we arrive at the place where there is (was) the sign "end of safe path", but the safe path already ended at the crossing of the first gully.
There follows a moderate descent along a crumbly exposed ridge, then the path again starts to ascend and further mostly ascends moderately. The path ahead also leads us through a few passages dangerous for slipping, and the sign Zelenica a little further temporarily takes us to the Slovenian side of the ridge. When we return to the ridge, the path brings us to the technically most difficult part of the path, where with the help of fixed safety gear we descend steeply (although this part is technically the most difficult, some prior unsecured passages are more dangerous). Further, we walk in moderate ascent along a very panoramic ridge, then the signs for Zelenica - secured path direct us left, transversely downwards, where we cross a shorter scree slope. When the scree ends, with the help of fixed safety gear we ascend steeply to a side ridge, and from it also with the help of fixed safety gear we descend to the other side, but the descent is not particularly demanding. There follows an ascent where we return to the border ridge, after which there is some more ascent to the saddle Čez Pod, where we go left towards Vrh Ljubeljščice and reach it after a minute of further walking.
From the summit, we descend towards the south to the saddle that separates Vrh Ljubeljščice and Spodnji Plot, then we go sharply right (straight Spodnji Plot 2 to 3 minutes) and start descending towards Zelenica. Lower, the path turns slightly left and gradually flattens. There follows some easy walking to the mountain hut, which in good weather we have already been seeing ahead for some time.
Ljubelj - Koča na Ljubelju 0:45, Koča na Ljubelju - Povna peč 0:30, Povna peč - Vrh Ljubeljščice 1:15, Vrh Ljubeljščice - Dom na Zelenici 0:20.
We descend on the usual marked path back to Ljubelj.

Along the route: Koča na Ljubelju mountain hut (1370m), Polna peč (1503m), Ljubeljščica (1492m), Vrh Ljubeljščice (Triangel) (1704m)

The trip can be extended to the following destinations: Dom pri izviru Završnice, Roblekov dom na Begunjščici ( 30 min), Klagenfurter Hutte/Celovška koča (1 h 20 min), Spodnji Plot, Na Možeh, Srednji vrh (above Završnica), Žleb (Suho ruševje), Srednja peč, Bielschitza/Svačica, Pautz/Zelenjak ( 5 min), Selenitza/Palec ( 10 min), Begunjščica, Prešernova koča na Stolu, Vertatscha/Vrtača, Hochstuhl/Stol

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