Zadnjica - Zasavska koča na Prehodavcih

Access to starting point:
From Kranjska Gora via Vršič Pass towards Bovec or vice versa, but only to the 50th hairpin turn of the Vršič or Russian road (near the village of Trenta). Here we turn onto a side road, along which after a few hundred metres we park at the parking lot by the road.

Route description:
From the parking lot, we continue along the road, which takes us past a few houses (mostly weekend cottages) in about 15 minutes to the point where the road splits into two parts (there used to be a parking lot at the intersection, but parking is now prohibited).
We continue along the lower right road (the upper road leads to the freight cableway to Pogačnikov dom) in the direction of Dolič, Luknja and Prehodavci. We follow the initially gentle road, which leads through scenic meadows, higher up through the forest, almost to its end, or more precisely to the marked junction where a marked footpath branches off to the right towards Prehodavci (about 1 hour to here).
From the junction in the area called Utro we continue right (straight Luknja, Triglav and Dolič), first crossing partly overgrown scree slopes and a few torrents. After a few minutes of traversing with some short ascents and descents we reach the beginning of Zadnjiški dol. Here the path begins to ascend moderately on the right side of the valley. Higher up the path turns a bit more to the right, briefly taking us into the forest, then returning to a more rocky terrain. The path further leads to a spring, next to which there is a small bench where we can rest. Continuing, the path ascends moderately to steeply for some time and gradually transitions onto the scree under Zadnjiški Ozebník. With views of the nearby cliffs of surrounding peaks, we then ascend to the saddle Čez Dol, where the path levels out and splits into two parts.
At the mentioned junction we continue left towards Zasavska koča na Prehodavcih (straight Trenta) and then ascend along the path which continues over a fairly steep and partly exposed slope. We follow this somewhat narrower path to the nearby junction where we join the mule track from Trenta.
(If we find the short somewhat exposed section too dangerous, we can reach the mentioned junction also via a slightly longer path. In this case at the previous junction continue straight towards Trenta and then a bit further left towards Prehodavci).
At the mentioned junction continue straight and then ascend along the wide mule track, which crosses steep and precipitous slopes. During the ascent over the precipitous slope we will notice a small "chapel" (statue of Mary with Jesus) on the left side.
Further on, the slope along which the path runs becomes less steep and more scenic. Higher up the well-preserved mule track leads over a slightly less steep slope of Zelene grive, above which the slope becomes steep again. A few short steep sections follow, then the path and the slope level out. Somewhat above the indistinct break we reach a marked junction, where we continue left (right Lepo oz. Veliko špičje - Stanko Kos path, straight Koča pri Triglavskih jezerih) towards the nearby Zasavska koča na Prehodavcih. The path further leads along a wide and scenic ridge, which past the winter bivouac takes us in a few minutes to Zasavska koča na Prehodavcih.
Izhodišče - Na placu 0:15, Na placu - Utro 1:00, Utro - Čez Dol 1:45, Čez Dol - Plate 1:10, Plate - Zasavska koča 0:05.

Along the route: Na placu (714m), Utro (984m), Izvir v Zadnjiškem dolu (1237m), Čez Dol (1632m), Plate (2056m)

The trip can be extended to the following destinations: Koča na Doliču (2 h 30 min), Vodnikov Vršac (Vršac nad Zadnjico) ( 40 min), Malo Špičje (1 h), Veliko Špičje (2 h 15 min), Kanjavec (2 h), Kanjavec (West peak) (2 h)

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