Uskovnica (Razpotje) - Vodnikov dom (via planina Spodnji Tosc)

Access to starting point:
a) Leave the Gorenjska motorway at the Lesce exit, then follow the signs for Bled and Pokljuka. Continue through Gorje and past the Zatrnik ski slope to Rudno polje on Pokljuka, where there is a large paid parking lot, and nearby a military barracks and shooting range. From here continue straight on the gravel road, which shortly ahead brings us to a junction, where we continue left towards Uskovnica (right planina Konjščica). From here drive another good 500 m to the former parking lot above Uskovnica. This area is called Razpotje.
Parking is now prohibited at the mentioned parking lot, so we must park already at Rudno polje, which extends the route by approximately 35 minutes, or choose the starting point Uskovnica (Lom).
b) From Železniki or Podbrdo drive to Bohinjska Bistrica, then continue driving towards Bled. Shortly after the Petrol gas station, located just after Bohinjska Bistrica, continue left towards Pokljuka and Jereka. The road first ascends steeply, then gradually flattens after Koriti and brings us to a junction at the bus stop, where we continue right towards Pokljuka, Koprivnik and Jereka (straight Srednja vas). Immediately after the junction we arrive at Jereka, but from the junction in front of the church we continue straight towards Pokljuka (left Podjelje). After Jereka the road begins to ascend more steeply again, higher it flattens and continues along Mrzli potok. When we join the road from Bled go left and drive to Rudno polje, where there is a large paid parking lot, nearby military barracks and shooting range. From here continue straight on the gravel road, which shortly ahead brings us to a junction, where we continue left towards Uskovnica (right planina Konjščica). From here drive another good 500 m to the former parking lot above Uskovnica. This area is called Razpotje.
Parking is now prohibited at the mentioned parking lot, so we must park already at Rudno polje, which extends the route by approximately 35 minutes, or choose the starting point Uskovnica (Lom).

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

Route description:
From the former parking lot at the junction continue along the forest road closed to public traffic, which begins to descend more steeply towards the gorge of the Ribnica stream. After a short descent we reach the mentioned gorge, across which runs a wide vehicular bridge. The road flattens after the bridge and after a few minutes of further walking takes us out of the forest onto the vast meadows of Uskovnica.
Here we walk to the nearby chapel, then continue the path slightly right along the road that runs right next to the mentioned chapel (left Koča na Uskovnici, right planina Konjščica).
The fairly level road takes us further across the extensive meadows of Uskovnica, then brings us to the edge of the forest, where it begins to change into an initially still wide track. The track, which ahead begins to ascend moderately, has several junctions, but we follow it towards Vodnikov dom na Velem polju and Triglav. Higher up the track, which for most of the way runs through forest, changes into a footpath, which quickly brings us to a pleasant spring below Mesnova glava, called Štapce. At the spring continue straight ahead (right hunters' hut) and continue the ascent along a gentle path that shortly brings us to steep slopes. Already soon after reaching the steep slopes, fixed protections assist when crossing the steep gully. The path continues across relatively steep slopes that are particularly prone to slipping when wet. While crossing the steep slopes the path several times ascends steeply for a short while and then descends again. In the final part of the crossing we cross several very steep gullies, across which the path is locally completely ruined (high slipping hazard). The crossing ends at a larger torrent (usually a spring) behind which we enter the gentler grassy terrain.
This is followed by a few minutes of easy walking and the path takes us to the abandoned planina Spodnji Tosc. Ahead the path begins to ascend moderately and soon brings us to a minor junction, where we continue sharply right (straight ahead old, partly abandoned path) along a well traceable path. Ahead the path begins to ascend ever more steeply and quickly takes us from the belt of sparse forest into the dwarf pines, where it begins to turn increasingly left. The path soon levels out and from the dwarf pines takes us onto grassy slopes, across which we ascend in a few minutes of further walking to the Pokljuka - Triglav path, where we turn left.
Ahead the path crosses the southern slopes of Tosc, then in a slight descent crosses a short belt of sparse forest, behind which we reach the steep slopes of Tosc. A little further the path along an artificially constructed wide ledge in a slight descent crosses the sheer slopes of the same peak. Since the path is quite wide it presents no difficulties (caution due to falling rocks, rockfall in 2008). The path then ascends slightly again and brings us to a junction, where we continue right towards Vodnikov dom (sharply left Voje and Stara Fužina, slightly left Velo polje). This is followed by approx. ten more minutes of walking without major ascents or descents to Vodnikov dom na Velem polju.
Starting point - Uskovnica 0:15, Uskovnica - Štapce 0:50, Štapce - Planina Spodnji Tosc 1:15, Planina Spodnji Tosc - Planina Zgornji Tosc 0:30, Planina Zgornji Tosc - Na Zagonu 0:20, Na Zagonu - Vodnikov dom 0:20

Along the route: Kapela Kraljice miru na Uskovnici (1177m), Izvir Štapce (1452m), Planina Spodnji Tosc (1663m), Planina Zgornji Tosc (1849m), Na Zagonu (1819m)

The trip can be extended to the following destinations: Cesar, Koča na Doliču, Vernar, Dom Valentina Staniča, Vrh Snežne konte (1 h 45 min), Šmarjetna glava, Dom Planika, Visoka Vrbanova špica, Begunjski vrh, Triglavski dom na Kredarici, Rjavina, Triglav (2 h 50 min)

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