Tolminske Ravne - Vogel (steep path and over Globoko)

Access to starting point:
We drive to Tolmin, and then we continue driving in the direction of Žabče and Zadlaz (turn-off from the main road is located on the left bank of Tolminka). When we get to Žabče, at the smaller crossroads we continue slightly right in the direction of the settlement Zadlaz. In the settlement Zadlaz-Žabče the road for some time descends, where over a bridge we cross Zadlaščica, and then again starts ascending steeply on a narrow, but all the time asphalted road. After approximately 12 km from the main road we get to the marked parking lot in Tolminske Ravne, where we park.

Route description:
From the parking lot, we go on the path in the direction of the mountain hut Koča na planini Razor and mountain pastures on Kalu. At first, we walk on a cart track which continues from the nearby house and leads us through a panoramic meadow. On the other side of the meadow, we cross a grazing fence and the path brings us to a marked junction, where we continue on the lower right cart track (slightly left Planina na Kalu).
Further, we walk on a cart track which slightly descends towards the right, then flattens and for a few minutes continues without major changes in altitude. After the concrete trough the path once again splits, and we choose the left steep path (the path which continues straight also leads to Planina Razor, but it is longer, though technically undemanding).
The path ahead again starts ascending, ascending mostly towards the right, only here and there making a hairpin turn. Higher up we pass onto steeper slopes, a little further onto an exposed but, except for the first few steps, well-secured ledge. When the traverse ends the path temporarily returns to the forest, through which it ascends more steeply, then we step out of the forest and the path flattens. From here follow a few more minutes of walking with nice views of the mountains rising above the basin of Zadlaščica, and the path brings us past the cheese cottage to the Koča na planini Razor.
From the hut we continue in the direction of Globoko, Vogel, Vrh nad Škrbino... on the path which crosses a strip of forest, then on a gentle grassy slope splits.
From the junction we continue right (straight Vrh nad Škrbino and Dom na Komni) and start moderately ascending. The path quickly returns to the forest and brings us to the next junction.
From the junction we continue left in the direction of Globoko (slightly right Vogel) on the path which quickly brings us out of the forest. When we step out of the forest we ascend on a mule track, which first occasionally leads through strips of bushes or dwarf pines, then gradually transitions to steeper, mostly grassy slopes. The path ahead moderately ascends in a few zigzags, then a somewhat longer traverse ascent towards the right follows. Here the slope gradually becomes steeper, and the path, which continues on the mule track, brings us higher to an old concrete bunker, a little further to a smaller emergency bivouac in which there are some benches. From the bivouac follow a few minutes of panoramic ascent, then we reach the main ridge of the Spodnje Bohinjske gore on the saddle Globoko.
From Globoko we descend to the Bohinj side on the path which is well arranged with log steps, so the descent causes no problems, a little lower a steel cable also helps us (undemanding). After a few minutes of descent we arrive at a marked junction, where we continue right in the direction of Vogel (left Konjsko sedlo and Komna, straight down we can descend to Žagarjev graben or to Planina Zadnji Vogel).
After the junction we descend diagonally across an initially steep slope, then the path leads us diagonally to the left. Behind a smaller saddle, in a few steps we descend to the next junction, where we continue right upwards on the path in the direction of Vogel (straight ski slope Vogel, Šija...). There follows a short somewhat steeper ascent, then from the left another path from the ski slope Vogel joins us. Here too we continue right, then in a few steps we again step onto the ridge of the Spodnje Bohinjske gore, where we continue left in the direction of Vogel (right Vrh Krnic 2 minutes).
From the last junction follow less than 10 minutes of ascent on the panoramic ridge, then we reach the 1922 meters high summit.
Tolminske Ravne - Planina Razor 1:15, Planina Razor - Globoko 1:45, Globoko - Vogel 45 minutes.
Description and pictures refer to the condition in 2016 (July).

Along the route: Planina Plazje (890m), Koča na planini Razor (1315m), Globoko (1828m)

The trip can be extended to the following destinations: Črna prst, Vrh Krnic

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