Rudno polje - Blejska koča na Lipanci

Access to starting point:
a) From Bled or Jesenice, we drive to Zatrnik, then continue driving towards Pokljuka. When we arrive at Pokljuka, we stick to the main road all the time, and drive along it to the large organized parking lot at Rudno polje.
b) From Železniki or Podbrdo, we drive to Bohinjska Bistrica, then continue driving in the direction of Bled. Shortly after the Petrol gas station, which is located just a little after Bohinjska Bistrica, we continue driving left in the direction of Pokljuka and Jereka. In the continuation, the road first ascends steeply, then gradually flattens after Korita and brings us to the intersection at the bus stop, where we continue right in the direction of Pokljuka, Koprivnik and Jereka (straight Srednja vas). Immediately after the intersection, we arrive in Jereka, and from the intersection in front of the church, we continue straight towards Pokljuka (left Podjelje). After Jereka, the road starts to ascend more steeply again, higher up it flattens and continues along Mrzli potok, where the road to Koprivnik in Bohinj branches off to the left, but we continue straight towards Pokljuka and Gorjuše. After Gorjuše, the road enters the forest, and we drive along it to the intersection, where we join the road from Bled. Here we continue left, then drive along the main road to the large parking lot at Rudno polje.

Route description:
From the parking lot, first carefully cross the road, then continue on the gravel road in the direction of Triglav, Viševnik, and Blejska koča na Lipanci. We walk along the fairly gentle road for about ten minutes, then arrive at the Viševnik ski resort, where we leave the road and continue the path to the right in the direction of Viševnik and Srenjski preval (further along the road Triglav, Vodnikov dom and Studorski preval). The path ahead leads us to the left of the ski resort, along a trail that runs through the edge of the forest. After a short ascent, we return to the gravel road, which we reach at the place where the marked path to Viševnik continues straight up, but we follow the road to the right, so that we cross the ski resort. The road quickly takes us into the forest and to an intersection, where we continue on the lower right road, and at the next intersection again to the right, both times in the direction of Lipanca. After the second intersection, we arrive at the Rudno polje sandpit, just a little further, after a short descent, the signs for Planina Lipanca and Blejska koča direct us left into the forest. Through the forest, at some crossroads, we follow the markings, then a little higher we cross the gravel road. After crossing the road, the path becomes somewhat steeper and mainly ascends transversely to the right. Higher up, the forest begins to thin out, and on the left we notice a watering place for animals (often without water).
From here, a few more minutes of ascent follow, then we arrive at a crossroads, where we continue right downhill (left Viševnik and Mrežce) and in a minute or two of further walking, we descend to Blejska koča na Lipanci.

Rudno polje - Planinski taborni prostor 0:10, Planinski taborni prostor - Planina Krasca 0:05, Planina Krasca - Blejska koča 1:30.

The description and images refer to the condition in 2017 (June).

Along the route: Planinski taborni prostor (1369m), Planina Krasca (1402m), Krucmanove konte (1425m)

The trip can be extended to the following destinations: Vrh Razora, Debeli vrh above Lipanca, Mrežce, Okroglež (1 h 10 min), Lipanski vrh, Brda, Debela peč (1 h 30 min), Viševnik

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