Zavetišče na planini Šija - Malo Kladivo (Kačja pot)

Access to starting point:
From the Ljubljana–Jesenice highway, take the Ljubelj exit. Then drive to the centre of Tržič and follow the road through Dolžanovo Gorge to the village of Jelendol, where signs for the mountain pastures Kofce, Šija and Pungrat direct us to the left. The road then loses the asphalt surface and starts to ascend steeply. We follow this road at the crossroads in the direction of the mountain pastures Pungrat and Šija. We park at the parking area near the shelter on mountain pasture Šija.

Route description:
A little north of the shelter we notice a wooden mountain sign with the inscription "kačja pot na froncov greben" (the mountain path is found a little further to the right of the direction indicated by the sign). The path ahead crosses a grazing fence and brings us from the forest to a smaller scree. After this scree, the path crosses a shorter strip of spruce forest and then brings us to avalanche slopes, where the path turns slightly to the left. Further in a gentle ascent we cross a grassy slope, a strip of dwarf pines and a larger scree, after which we enter a strip of bushes (dwarf pines and individual trees). Here the path starts to ascend steeply and quickly brings us below the rocky cliffs. We cross a narrow passage (mind your head) and the steep path then brings us to the place where we join the marked path that comes from the Dom na Kofcah hut.
We continue right upwards along the path, which ascends steeply and quickly brings us to an exposed passage. Without fixed protection we cross a short but crumbly and slightly exposed ledge, after which we enter a strip of dwarf pines. The path ahead ascends through a short strip of dwarf pines, then continues along the side ridge of Košuta. The increasingly scenic and fairly steep path joins the ridge path higher up.
We continue right in the direction of Kladivo (left Veliki vrh, straight upwards Kofce gora 10 steps) along the path which starts to descend slightly along the edge of the ridge. The very scenic ridge path, which runs on and beside the main ridge, is further on at some points slightly exposed, but in dry conditions the passages cause no problems.
A little further ahead the path approaches the indistinct summit (Malo Kladivo), to which a short steep ascent brings us.
Starting point - Kofce gora 1:15, Kofce gora - Malo Kladivo 30 minutes.

Along the route: Kofce gora (1967m)

The trip can be extended to the following destinations: Veliko Kladivo ( 15 min)

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