Mrzli studenec - Veliki vrh (Košuta)

Access to starting point:
From the Ljubljana - Jesenice highway, take the Ljubelj exit. Then drive to the center of Tržič and follow the road through Dolžanova gorge to the village Jelendol, where signs for the mountain pastures Kofce, Šija and Pungrat direct us left. The road then loses the asphalt covering and starts ascending steeply. Follow this road at the crossroads in the direction of the mountain pasture Kofce. When we notice signs for Kofce and the chapel by the road, park on the parking lot by the road (to here from Jelendol approximately 4.7 km).
If we miss this starting point, we can reach the mountain hut Dom na Kofcah also via two nearby paths, which are well marked (possible also via a worse road).

Route description:
From the parking lot, we head onto the footpath in the direction of the mountain hut Dom na Kofcah and the chapel. The relatively steep path brings us after approximately 20 minutes of walking out of the forest onto a clearing on the edge of which we notice the chapel.
Further, we continue on a cart track that ascends over a strip of forest and higher brings us onto the grassy slopes of the mountain pasture Kofce. From here to the mountain hut on Kofcah we have only a few minutes of pleasant walking.
From the mountain hut, we continue in the direction of Veliki vrh and Kladivo on an initially somewhat less visible path that starts ascending over a panoramic meadow. After 15 minutes of walking from the Dom na Kofcah hut we arrive at a nice viewpoint by the cross.
The path then slightly descends and in a few minutes brings us to the steeper slopes of Košuta. The path then ascends over a strip of dwarf pines, bringing us to a junction. We continue straight ahead (right to Kladivo and Kofce gora) on the path that ascends transversely over increasingly steep slopes. The path, which continues over an unvegetated slope, soon brings us to a short steep section where a steel cable assists us (undemanding). After passing this section, the path turns slightly to the left and continues relatively steeply ascending over the grassy slope. The increasingly panoramic path then brings us into a small valley through which we ascend almost to the border ridge, where the ridge path joins from the right. The path then from the valley again moves onto the southern slopes, where it bypasses the peak »Toplar (2000m)« on the southern side and thereafter brings us below the summit slope of Veliki vrh. The path, which for a while ran along the ridge, here withdraws from it and continues in a transverse ascent over the sunny slopes. Higher up, the path turns sharply right and then in a few minutes brings us to the panoramic summit.
Starting point - Kofce 30 minutes, Kofce - Veliki vrh 1:45.

Along the route: Dom na Kofcah mountain hut (1488m)

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