Šport hotel - Blejska koča na Lipanci

Access to starting point:
From the highway Ljubljana - Jesenice, we take the Lesce exit and follow the road in the direction of Bled; there, at the traffic-light crossroads, signs for Pokljuka direct us to the right. This road, which in the lower part runs through some villages and later starts to ascend more steeply, we follow to the Šport Hotel on Pokljuka. We park at an appropriate place by the road or near the hotel. Parking in front of the hotel is only for guests.

Route description:
From the Šport Hotel, we return along the road to the junction with the main road, then continue the ascent in the direction of Rudno polje. After approximately 100 m of walking along the main road, a forest road branches off to the right, which quickly leads us into the spruce forest. The mentioned road, which is gently ascending and along which we notice some blazes, we follow all the way to its end at a larger turning point. At the end of the road, we notice a wide marked cart track, along which we continue the path in a moderate ascent. The cart track after a shorter ascent flattens, then gradually starts descending. After a few minutes of descent, we step out of the forest onto the expansive mountain pasture Planina Zajavornik.
When we step onto the mountain pasture, the path still gently descends for some time, then brings us to the heart of the mountain pasture, where we notice numerous shepherd (weekend) huts. The path ahead crosses a short strip of forest, after which we step onto a macadam road (option for the starting point).
We only cross the mentioned road, as signs to Blejska koča direct us onto a wide and initially still gentle path. The path ahead continues through initially sparse forest, then through increasingly dense forest. Higher up, we cross a forest road, and the path gradually becomes steeper. Soon we join the path from the monument (Pri Rupah), then a little further we join a wide cart track (starting point Medvedova konta). We continue the ascent along the cart track, which quickly brings us to the lower part of the mountain pasture Lipanca. Here we notice a sign that we are entering the grazing area; it warns us not to walk on shortcuts. We continue along the wide path, which past the memorial plaque in a few minutes brings us to the mountain hut Blejska koča na Lipanci.

Along the route: Planina Zajavornik (1292m)

The trip can be extended to the following destinations: Vrh Razora (1 h 15 min), Debeli vrh above Lipanca (1 h 30 min), Mrežce ( 55 min), Okroglež, Lipanski vrh, Brda (1 h 30 min), Debela peč (1 h 45 min), Viševnik

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