Poldov rovt (Vrata) - Dovški križ (via bivouac)

Access to starting point:
We drive to Mojstrana, then follow the signs for the Vrata Valley. We continue through the Vrata Valley, about 100 meters before the 10 km road sign, and notice a cart track that branches off to the right perpendicularly to the main road. Here is the beginning of the described path. The marked parking lot where parking is allowed is located approximately 500 meters further along the main road.

Route description:
We head onto the cart track that leads into the forest and then past a smaller house, where we continue slightly to the left onto a footpath. Through the forest, we ascend slightly to the left towards Rdeči potok. A little before the stream, the path over Brinje branches off to the right (cairn placed, and on the tree is carved some kind of face and letter L). The path then brings us to the stream bed. Here the path goes along the right side (left bank) upwards and then soon crosses the stream to the left side. The path ascends through a small valley until a smaller wall blocks the path, where we usually also encounter a spring. From here, the path goes right and steeply ascends through a natural passage. Slightly exposed and unsecured. We are above a small waterfall (if there is water). Here we emerge from the forest and ascend over some scree fields. The path over the scree is not comfortable as storms and avalanches destroy it every year. The path soon turns slightly to the right and ascends for a short time on a grassy slope. Then follows another ascent beside scree fields and soon we reach the bivouac at Jezerih, which we will notice on our left. Here we can overnight or just shelter in case of a thunderstorm. Here the terrain flattens. The view of Triglav is very nice from here.

The path from the bivouac onwards gradually disappears but we can still follow it. We continue slightly to the right towards the saddle between Dovški Križ and Šplevta. At the saddle, we head left onto the scree, from which after a short ascent we head right and cross a steep rocky slope. When we reach grassy slopes, we head left upwards. On this section of the path, we will notice several poorly trodden tracks, all marked with cairns. When dry, it is best to choose the rightmost one, which ascends on a grassy slope. At the end of the track, it turns left towards the gully. We ascend through a short not overly steep gully, then at the end of the gully turn sharply right. If we continued straight at the end of the gully, we would reach only the forepeak of Dovški Križ. When we turn sharply right, the track brings us to the steep eastern slopes of the forepeak. We cross the slopes towards the north and the most demanding section follows. We descend a steep slope into a narrow notch. The descent is very short, but caution is required because there is usually quite a lot of sand on the rocks. From the notch, we then ascend to the other side, then the cairn directs us left onto the ridge. A better-trodden track goes straight here, but if we want to avoid scree in the last part of the path, it is better to ascend to the ridge already here. Walking along the ridge is then no longer difficult and we soon reach the very panoramic summit.

The ascent to Dovški Križ is suitable for mountaineers for whom climbing 1st degree causes no problems.

Despite the fact that a track (often poorly visible) leads to the summit, orientation remains difficult.

Along the route: Bivak na Jezerih (2118m)

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