Uskovnica (Lom) - Koča na Uskovnici

Access to starting point:
From the Ljubljana - Jesenice motorway, take the Lesce exit and follow the road towards Bled and further towards Bohinjska Bistrica. Just before Bohinjska Bistrica, at the settlement of Bitnje, continue sharply right towards Pokljuka. After a short ascent, the road levels out and quickly brings us into the Upper Bohinj Valley. Here at the intersection, continue left (right to Pokljuka) and follow the road to Srednja vas. Here in the second part of the village, notice the signs for Uskovnica (7 km), which direct us right onto a narrower, initially still asphalt road. Then follow this road, which ascends most of the time, to the "Lom" parking lot, where there is a sign prohibiting further driving (further driving permitted only to landowners).

Traffic regime in the Pokljuka and Uskovnica area from June 15 to October 15.

Route description:
From the parking lot, continue in the direction of Koča na Uskovnici along the road, after which we quickly emerge from the forest, where we notice signs for cheese, milk and homemade products. A few tens of meters further, a short path branches off to the left from the road, leading to the nearby Ulčnek dairy, where during the grazing season we can buy the aforementioned products; otherwise, continue straight to the marked junction a few steps away, where we continue right towards Koča na Uskovnici. The path further first leads past a landmark (cross), then continues between pastures. When the pastures on the right end, a marked path from Srednja vas (path "Za Ribnico") joins from the right.
Continue straight, then past the weekend cottages we arrive at a water trough and a few steps further to the spot where the signs for the already known hut direct us left onto a cart track. A short ascent follows on the cart track and the path leads us to Koča na Uskovnici, from which we can continue past hummocky meadows to a chapel about five minutes away, offering a nice view.
Description and photos refer to the conditions in 2015 (July).

The trip can be extended to the following destinations: Planina Zajamniki, Planina Konjščica, Planina pod Mišelj vrhom, Velo polje, Vodnikov dom, Ablanca, Jezerski Stog, Viševnik, Mali Draški vrh, Vernar, Veliki Draški vrh, Tosc, Dom Valentina Staniča, Dom Planika, Triglavski dom na Kredarici, Triglav

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