Rogarjev rovt - Rosenkogel/Hruški vrh (via Rožca)

Access to starting point:
A) From the highway Ljubljana - Jesenice, we take the exit Jesenice - east (Lipce), and then continue driving towards Jesenice. At the traffic-light intersection in Slovenski Javornik, we continue left towards the center of Jesenice and Kranjska Gora, and we drive along the main road to the intersection, where signs for Golica and Planina pod Golico direct us right onto an ascending road. We follow the road towards Planina pod Golico to the sharp right turn, where we turn left in the direction of Plavški Rovt. Above Plavški Rovt the asphalt ends, and the road even descends a little for a while. A little higher we arrive at an intersection, where signs for Dovje 9 km direct us sharply left onto a steeper macadam road again. From the intersection onwards, we follow the road for a good 2 km, or more precisely to Rogarjev rovt, which we recognize by a few weekend cottages. We park in a suitable spot by the smaller intersection, where an unmarked and worse forest road branches off to the right towards Hruška planina.
B) First, we drive to Kranjska Gora, then continue driving towards Jesenice. At Dovje we leave the main road and turn left towards the village center, from where we follow the signs for Dovška Baba. The road soon after the village brings us to an intersection, where we continue on the right road (sharply left Kepa and Borovje). Further on, we drive quite a while to the next intersection, where the road to mountain pasture Dovška Rožca branches off to the left (in descriptions starting point Ravne), and we continue straight towards Plavški Rovt. Soon after the intersection we cross the stream Presušnik, then the road ascends a little more. When the road levels out, it continues crossing slopes to the right, then brings us to a smaller saddle, after which it starts to descend diagonally. Then follows the crossing of the stream Dobršnik, and we pay attention, as we will soon reach Rogarjev rovt, which we recognize by the larger hay meadow, smaller parking lot and branch-off of the cart track to the left.

Route description:
From the starting point, we head onto the worse macadam road, which first gently ascends over Rogarjev rovt. On the other side of the rovta the road goes into the forest and behind the barrier starts steeply ascending. Higher, the road brings us onto the ridge north of the less known Suhi vrh (1339 m), from where for a short time a view opens towards Stol, Vajnež and Struška. The road quickly returns into the forest, through which we walk for a few more minutes, then we arrive at the expansive pastures of Hruška planina. From here we continue along a fairly gentle road, along which with a view of Hruški vrh we walk to the nearby shepherd's hut on Hruška planina (also Hruščanska planina).
From the hut we continue right past the larger watering place for animals and across the larger pasture to the edge of the forest, where for a short time we still continue along the wide cart track. Just after the path enters the forest, we leave the cart track and continue the ascent along a well-trodden but still unmarked path that branches off to the left from the cart track. The path ahead starts to ascend diagonally through the forest and quickly brings us to a larger gully, which we cross and then on the other side of it start to ascend more steeply. A little higher we step out of the forest and turn somewhat to the right and then ascend over increasingly panoramic grassy slopes. Higher the trail levels out and brings us to the hut on Rožca.
From the hunting hut we continue along one of the small paths that ascends diagonally onto the border ridge between Slovenia and Austria.
Once we step onto the ridge we continue along a well-trodden path that continues towards the west (right Klek). Along the path, which continues along the border ridge, instead of Slovenian markers we will notice Austrian markers (markers in the colors of the Austrian flag). We follow this increasingly panoramic and undemanding path, which occasionally ascends quite steeply, all the way to Hruški vrh, on which stands a small chapel.
Rogarjev rovt - Hruška planina 30 minutes, Hruška planina - Rožca 40 minutes, Rožca - Hruški vrh 30 minutes.
Description and pictures refer to the condition in 2016 (September).

Along the route: Hruška planina (1378m), Rosenbachsattel/Rožca (1587m)

The trip can be extended to the following destinations: Klek, Frauenkogel/Dovška Baba ( 50 min)

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