Aljažev dom v Vratih - Pihavec (via Luknja)

Access to the starting point:
Leave the Gorenjska motorway at the Hrušica exit and follow the road towards Kranjska Gora. Just before the village of Dovje, the road branches off to the left and leads to Mojstrana (Vrata, Kot and Krma). Follow the road in the direction of the Vrata valley and follow it to the large parking lot near the Aljaž's home.

Path description:
From the parking lot, continue along the macadam road, which after a 3-minute walk leads to the crossroads at Aljaževem dom. Continue straight ahead in the direction of Triglav, Luknja and Pogačnik's home (right Škrlatica) along the wide path that goes behind the chapel (on the right) and Aljaž's home (on the left) into the lane of a forest. A wide tourist-walking path leads us past the winter bivouac out of the forest, where we see the famous wedge in front of us (a monument dedicated to the fallen partisan mountaineers). Continue straight ahead (Tominškova cesta on the left) along the path which returns to the forest and leads us to the next crossroads, where we continue straight ahead (Stenar, Pogačnikov dom on the right) until we reach the next crossroads (Stenar, Pogačnikov dom on the right). The path continues to climb along the torrent and soon leads to a crossroads where we continue straight on in the direction of Luknja (left the path over the Prag). The path continues through a short lane of scrub and then passes under the scree of the surrounding cliffs. Here a path branches off to the right to the bivouac below Luknja (5 minutes), and we continue straight ahead on an increasingly steep path. In the last few metres below Luknja, the path climbs even steeper and leads us to the border with Primorska. Here we have a beautiful view of the mountains above the Soča valley.

At the saddle, turn right after the Bovški Gamsovec markers and start climbing over the grassy slopes. The path then goes slightly to the right and crosses a smooth rocky slope by a small rock. After the steel cable, the path turns slightly left and again follows the grassy slopes. A small scree slope will then be seen slightly to the left ahead, and just before the scree slope, the marked path turns right (90°) towards Bovski Gamsovec (north-east). At this bend, leave the marked path and head towards the aforementioned scree slope. A few metres after the bend, there is also a cairn on the left side of the marked path, with gojzars placed alongside it. As soon as you cross the scree slope, turn right on the grassy slope, climbing almost parallel to the waymarked path. The grassy slopes are replaced by rocks and we continue to climb in the same direction. Soon we will see another scree slope on the left, which curves slightly upwards to the left. At the end of this scree, turn left and climb up towards a narrow gully. Before entering the gully, there is also a memorial plaque to Tinet Mihelič on the left. From the memorial plaque, continue along the chute, which is quite steep and requires some climbing. When the chute becomes very narrow, climb out of the chute to the left side onto a grassy slope and climb up to the left, traversing the slopes to the west as you climb. Then cross a narrow scree slope and climb up a slightly steeper grassy slope (still crossing to the west). When the slope becomes flatter, turn right and start climbing northwards. The grassy slope is soon replaced by boulders and there is a short climb up to the Čez Kamen notch (2331m). At the notch, turn left and after a few metres join the marked path from Kriški podi. The trail from the notch then follows the south side of Pihavec westwards, then turns slightly right and there is a short easy climb to the summit.

Door - Luknja 2:30, Luknja - Pihavec 2:00.

On the way: Luknja (1758m), Čez Kamen (2331m)

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