Ravne - Rodica (via Črna prst)

Access to starting point:
A) From the Ljubljana-Jesenice highway, we take the Lesce exit and follow the road towards Bled and further towards Bohinjska Bistrica. From Bohinjska Bistrica, we continue left in the direction of Tolmin and Soriška planina. Soon we will notice by the road the mountain signposts for Črna prst, which point to the right, but we continue straight. Only a little later, we come to a crossroads, where a signpost directs us slightly to the right towards the village of Ravne. Further, we drive past a large parking lot by the former ski slope Kobla, and we follow the asphalt road, which starts to ascend steeply, to Ravne, where the road flattens. Here we continue driving all the way to the spot where the asphalt ends. At the spot where the asphalt ends, there is a larger parking lot by the inn Janez, where we park on the right side of the parking lot (the parking lot on the left side of the road is intended for guests of the inn Janez).
B) From Železniki or Petrovo Brdo, we drive to Bohinjska Bistrica, where before the center of the settlement we turn left in the direction of the settlement Ravne. We follow the road, which starts to ascend steeply, to Ravne, where the road flattens. Here we continue driving all the way to the spot where the asphalt ends. At the spot where the asphalt ends, there is a larger parking lot by the inn Janez, where we park on the right side of the parking lot (the parking lot on the left side of the road is intended for guests of the inn Janez).

Route description:
From the parking lot at the inn Janez we continue in the direction of Črna prst and mountain hut Orožnova koča, where at first we walk on a macadam road, from which a beautiful view opens up towards Triglav. The road after the initial ascent passes into the forest and turns a little to the left, where we quickly arrive at a marked junction.
From the junction, we continue left in the direction of Črna prst, mountain pasture Planina za Črno goro and mountain hut Orožnova koča (straight Bohinjska Bistrica and old path towards Orožnova koča). The path ahead on the right side bypasses a private house (formerly mountain hut Planinski dom dr. Janeza Mencingerja), then a little further ahead it joins a cart track, on which we continue the ascent. A little higher, at the junction we continue right, then the path continues through the forest. A little further ahead, the path leads past a log cabin and a cross, then we already arrive at a marked junction, where we continue right in the direction of Orožnova koča (left mountain pasture Planina za Črno goro).
The path ahead crosses the slopes somewhat to the right, meanwhile it also descends noticeably. When the descent ends, an old path joins us from the right, which is somewhat shorter but officially no longer marked. This is followed by walking on a forest path, where we cross a few cart tracks, at the marked junction we continue on the right path. A few minutes higher we reach the forest road, which we only cross (right Orožnova koča on timber slide).
This is followed by a relatively steep ascent through the forest, higher up a somewhat longer path on the timber slide joins from the right.
We continue left and in a few minutes we arrive at the mountain hut Orožnova koča on mountain pasture Planina za Liscem.
From the hut we continue left into the forest moderately upwards. The path ahead slowly transitions from the forest to the slopes below Črna prst. The steepness of the path begins to increase, as does the slope we are walking on, which becomes steeper and steeper. The already quite steep path brings us below the walls of Črna prst. Next we ascend beside the wall upwards, then turn left and cross a gully. Further in a moderate ascent we cross the slopes towards the east. Just a few meters before the saddle, the path from mountain pasture Planina za Črno goro joins us. At the saddle we turn right and in ten minutes of panoramic walking we reach the hut on Črna prst. For the ascent to the summit, we still need to take a few steps.
From Črna prst we continue westwards in the direction of Rodica, to which we still have three hours of walking. The path first leads along a wide grassy ridge, which quickly narrows and the path begins to descend more steeply. After a few minutes of descent, the path from mountain pasture Osredki joins from the right, and we continue on the left (Primorska) side of the ridge in the direction of Vogel.
The path ahead becomes more demanding as, with the aid of steel cables, mostly without them, it crosses very steep grassy slopes that are dangerous for slipping. The path then levels out somewhat and brings us to saddle Vrata (1721m). The path then again withdraws to the left of the ridge and subsequently ascends across the next steep slope. A memorial plaque warns us that the path is not entirely easy. The steepness of the slopes then gradually eases and the path approaches the main ridge again (here we can ascend to Četrt in 15 minutes - easy pathless terrain).
We continue along the panoramic, mostly grassy ridge (towards the west), which gently ascends towards Konjski vrh, which the path bypasses on the left side. After that the path descends slightly and brings us to an indistinct saddle between Konjski vrh and Poljanski vrh. The path, which again begins to ascend gently, also bypasses the latter on the left side and then brings us to the foot of Matajurski vrh, which we will notice on the left side. Further ahead the path crosses to the Gorenjska side of the ridge, where it crosses steep mostly rocky slopes (possibility of snowfields). On the other side the path ascends through a belt of dwarf pines, after which follows crossing the southern slopes of Raskovec. Somewhat higher the path brings us to a nice small plateau-like area, where across grassy slopes we again cross to the northern side of the ridge. Further we cross the northern slopes of Suha Rodica (in early summer possibility of snowfields), after which we step onto the main ridge again.
Further the path continues along the southern side of the ridge or along it itself. During the crossing, which mostly takes place in a gentle to moderate ascent, we cross some very steep slopes that are dangerous for slipping. This increasingly panoramic path then quickly brings us to the summit of Rodica.
The path for the greater part from Črna prst to Rodica follows the ridge, so set out on the path only in good weather. The path also crosses some very steep grassy slopes, which when wet are very dangerous for slipping, and even when dry great caution is needed.
Ravne - Orožnova koča 1:45, Orožnova koča - Čez Suho 1:05, Čez Suho - Črna prst 15 minutes, Črna prst - Rodica 3:00.

Along the route: Orožnova koča na planini za Liscem mountain hut (1338m), Čez suho (1760m), Črna prst (1844m), Vrata (1721m)

The trip can be extended to the following destinations: Suha Rodica (Novi vrh), Mali Raskovec, Raskovec

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