Pod Krnico - Tolsta Košuta - eastern peak

Access to starting point:
From the Ljubljana - Jesenice highway, take the Ljubelj exit. From this road before the gas station, we turn right towards Tržič. The road then quickly brings us to Tržič, and we follow it further in the direction of the villages Jelendol and Medvodje. In the village Medvodje we turn left towards Košuta (direction Dolga njiva and Košutnikov turn) on the forest road which we follow to the junction at Košutnik (1082 m). Here we go right and drive on an occasionally bad road to the parking lot at a smaller quarry.

Route description:
From the parking lot, we go on a cart track which branches off left from the road. Cart track goes into the forest and is moderately ascending, first crossing a smaller and then a bigger stream. The cart track, which has some shortcuts, makes some turns and after a good 15 minutes brings us on the mountain pasture Spodnja Dolga njiva.
After a short walk on the mountain pasture the path brings us to a crossing, where there are signposts. We go right in the direction of the path Košutnikov turn eastern approach. A gently sloping path after a few dozen steps of walking brings us to the shepherd hut on the mountain pasture Spodnja Dolga njiva (shepherd hut of open type).
Further, we continue on the mountain pasture upwards in the middle of which runs a wide cart track which after a good 15 minutes of walking brings us out of the forest on the mountain pasture Zgornja Dolga njiva.
The steepness of the path, which was moderate until now, eases and the path on nice grassy terrain soon brings us to the central part of the mountain pasture, where the blazes end. We continue straight (left Košutnikov turn) on a slightly ascending path which runs by a smaller but very distinct torrent gully. A little further the unmarked path splits into two parts.
We continue left (slightly right Mala Košuta) on the path which starts ascending through a belt of dwarf pines. If here we miss the right path we will have to get through the belt of dwarf pines or look for a better passage lower. Above the dwarf pines the path brings us to a grazing fence, where a nice view opens up on the Austrian side (to here we can also come on an easily passable gully or scree which in the middle of the mountain pasture Zgornja Dolga njiva branches off to the left, over the mentioned passage the path is a little shorter but also steeper). The path ahead, as well as the ridge, turns a little to the left and starts ascending steeply over increasingly steep grassy slopes. The path ascends further along the edge of the eastern ridge of Košuta on the steep southern slopes of Tolsta Košuta. A very steep path, which in wet is dangerous for slipping, a little higher turns left (avoids the cliffs above us) and after further short ascent brings us to the eastern peak of Tolsta Košuta.
On hot days we can on the path or next to it notice a larger number of snakes (carefully).
Starting point - Spodnja Dolga njiva 20 minutes, Spodnja Dolga njiva - Zgornja Dolga njiva 25 minutes, Zgornja Dolga njiva - Tolsta Košuta 1:20.

Along the route: Planina Spodnja Dolga njiva (1400m), Planina Zgornja Dolga njiva (1580m)

The trip can be extended to the following destinations: Tolsta Košuta - western peak ( 15 min)

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