Valvasorjev dom pod Stolom - Ajdna (climbing way)

Access to starting point:
From the Ljubljana - Jesenice highway take the Lesce exit and follow the road ahead in the direction of Žirovnica and Jesenice. After a few km of driving, we will get to a crossroad, where the road to Žirovnica and Moste branches off to the right (from the direction of Jesenice left). Just a few meters ahead at the next crossroad, we turn left to Moste (right Žirovnica). Further, we drive past a monument to fallen soldiers, where the road starts ascending the hill below the railway track. On top of the slope, we turn right (at the sign Vila Karin), we continue driving towards Završniško jezero and Valvasorjev dom. The road then flattens and brings us to a crossroad, where the road to Valvasorjev dom branches off to the left. We go on the mentioned road (straight Koča pri izviru Završnice), which starts gently at first, then steeper and steeper ascending an occasionally quite rough road (the steepest parts are asphalted). Higher, the road brings us to a somewhat larger crossroad, where we continue left in the direction of Potoška planina (right Doslovška planina). The road then flattens and a little further brings us to the next crossroad. This time we continue slightly right in the direction of Valvasorjev dom (slightly left Ajdna and Potoška planina) and we drive on a steeper road all the way to the mentioned hut. We park on one of the parking lots by the road near the mountain hut, parking in front of the mountain hut is allowed only for guests.
From Poljane (crossroad before Završniško jezero) to Valvasorjev dom is 5 km.

Route description:
From Valvasorjev dom we continue on the marked path in the direction of Ajdna. The path, which bypasses the mountain hut on the left side, quickly enters the forest, where it first crosses slopes towards the west, then starts to descend noticeably towards the nearby forest road leading towards Potoška planina.
We reach the mentioned road exactly at a smaller crossroad, from which we continue right downwards in the direction of Ajdna. For a short time we continue on the mentioned road, then signs for Ajdna direct us steeply left downwards. Further, for some time we descend on a rough, partly ruined cart track, then the path passes onto a ridge, where it gradually flattens. When the marked path leaves the ridge, it turns slightly right and descends to a saddle between Mala Ajdna and Ajdna.
On the mentioned saddle there is a marked junction, we continue on the left path, which is marked as a very demanding path.
From the junction in a few steps we ascend to the wall, where we immediately encounter a steel cable, which accompanies us almost through the entire climbing part. The path on the climbing part first ascends transversely, then turns to the right and for a short time steeply ascends on the exposed slope. A somewhat easier part follows, then the path turns to the right, where it quickly passes onto a well-secured ridge, on which we ascend to the less steep part of Ajdna. When the path flattens, an easier path joins from the right, and just a few meters after the junction we arrive at the panoramic summit of Ajdna.

The trip can be extended to the following destinations: Valvasorjev dom pod Stolom, Potoška planina

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