Petrovo Brdo - Vrh Bače

Access to starting point:
From Železniki we drive towards Tolmin or vice versa, we follow the road to the settlement Petrovo Brdo, where on a parking lot at the mountain hut Petrovo Brdo we also park. The mountain hut is located right next to an intersection, where the road to Soriška planina branches off.

Route description:
By the mountain hut, we notice signs for Črna prst, which point us on a very steep path. After a short steep ascent, we step on a wide cart track which we follow to the right, and it quickly brings us to a torrent stream. Marked cart track soon turns a little towards the left and is then relatively steeply ascending through the forest. After approximately half an hour of walking, we come to mountain signposts, where there is a marked crossing.
We continue in the direction of Črna prst (left Kup and Podbrdo) and we continue the ascent on an ascending cart track which higher turns to the right and entirely flattens. After a few minutes of additional walking, we leave the cart track and we continue the ascent on a marked footpath. After a short ascent, the path flattens a little and brings us on the old, but very well-preserved mule track. We continue the ascent on the mentioned mule track, which through the forest and some gullies brings us to a crossing near the bivouac Lovčev bivak Pri Koucah. Here we continue straight (right Lajnar and Slatnik) and after a few dozen strides of additional walking, we get to the already mentioned bivouac (Lovčev bivak is just a name of the cottage and bivouacking in it is not possible).
From Lovčev bivak we continue on a marked path in the direction of Črna prst. The path ahead crosses a strip of forest and then gradually passes on the more and more panoramic slopes, from which a view opens up on peaks and slopes, which surround Baška grapa. Higher, the path turns a little towards the left and starts lightly descending. After that, the path bypasses an old casern and only a few dozen meters further brings us to the hunting cottage on Vrh Bače.

Along the route: Lovčev bivak Pri Koucah (1192m)

The trip can be extended to the following destinations: Planina Za Črno goro (1 h 30 min), Kobla ( 45 min), Krevl (1 h), Šavnik ( 45 min), Slatnik (southeastern peak), Možic (1 h), Slatnik (northwestern peak), Rušni vrh (3 h), Črna prst (3 h 10 min)

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