Aljažev dom v Vratih - Pihavec (via Sovatna)

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:
The described path is closed again since 30. 7. 2016, because the rock boulder is active again.
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 (Tominškova cesta on the left). Continue right in the direction of Pogačnik's home (straight ahead across Prag and Luknja) along the path which begins to climb steeply through the forest. A moderately steep path leads us at 1300m to a pleasant little spring where we can freshen up. The steepness then gradually eases and the path leads us out of the forest onto the bush-covered slopes, where a path branches off to the left to the bivouac under Luknja. The way forward turns slightly to the right and initially climbs gently up the grassy slopes below Sovatna. The steepness of the path, however, increases rapidly and the path soon becomes very steep. The path over Sovatna is slightly exposed in a few places, but in dry conditions there is no major danger. Once over the steep grassy jump, the path leads us to the rubble. There follows a strenuous climb on the rubble to the gentler slopes below Bovec Gamsovec. Here, on the meadows and cliffs of the above-mentioned peak, you can often observe a flock of ibex, which come quite close to the visitors. The trail continues to climb slowly and leads to Dovška vrata, where there is a crossroads. Continue in the direction of Pogačnik's home (Bovški Gamsovec on the left, Stenar and Križ on the right). The way ahead begins to descend gradually through the increasingly beautiful high mountains. At a slight right bend, you will see some little men on the left side of the path. Here an unmarked path branches off to the left, crossing the scree below Bovški Gamsovec, and then rejoins the marked path to Pihavec. We continue on the marked path, which continues to descend gently and then leads us to a marked crossroads. Take the left path towards Pihavec, and the right path leads on towards Pogačnik's home. After a short climb, an unmarked path from Dovških Vrat joins us on the left. Here the path turns to the right and first crosses scree, then turns slightly to the left and starts climbing towards the Čez Kamen notch. The path then follows the scree to a rock jump, which is also the only difficult place on the path. Here the path climbs vertically on scree. The use of a helmet is also obligatory as there are a lot of rocks above the scrambles on the path. Once you have climbed the rock jump with the aid of the crampons, there is a relatively short climb along a rope. Be very careful here not to break through the rocks. There is a short climb up to the Čez Kamen notch (2331m). At the notch, the trail turns right and then follows the south side of Pihavec westwards. At the end, the trail turns slightly right again and there is a short, easy climb to the summit. Dor - Dovška vrata 4:00, Dovška vrata - Pihavec 1:00.

On the way: Dovška vrata (2180m), Čez Kamen (2331m)

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