Aljažev dom v Vratih - The lake Zgornje Kriško jezero (via Pogačnikov dom)

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 (a monument dedicated to the fallen partisan mountaineers) in front of us. 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 on the path over Prag and Luknja) along the path which begins to climb steeply through the forest. After a few minutes of further walking, cross a short lookout clearing, then return to the forest and start climbing even steeper. At a height of 1300m, you will see a small spring along the path (it dries up in dry periods), after which you will soon leave the forest at the foot of the steep Sovatna. Here the path to the bivouac under Luknja branches off to the left, and we continue straight ahead along the steeper and steeper path. The path continues from grassy slopes to rubbly slopes (take care when descending) and occasionally climbs over a short rocky jump. The Sovatna valley then gradually narrows and the path leads us to a short slightly difficult place (over the Skok). Using fixed safety gear, we climb a step higher, where the steepness eases slightly. Further on, the increasingly scenic route quickly leads to the crossroads at Dovški vratci.
Continue left in the direction of Pogačnik's home and Bovški Gamsovec (right Stenar and Križ) along the path from which the path to Bovški Gamsovec branches off after a few steps. Continue slightly to the right and gradually descend through the increasingly beautiful high mountains. From the path, which continues to descend slowly, the marked path to Pihavec branches off to the left, and we continue along the lower path towards Pogačnik's home. The path then crosses the slopes above Spodnje Kriško jezero, which can be seen to the left below us. The path then descends a little further and leads to the next crossroads, where we continue right up (left down Trenta) and in less than five minutes of further walking we reach Pogačnik's home, situated on a lookout. From Pogačnik's home, continue in the direction of Razor and Križ along the path, which descends slightly and leads us in a few steps to the next crossroads, where we go right (left Razor). We continue to climb up the initially gently sloping and then slightly steeper path, which leads us across the karst world of the Kriški Podov. Slightly higher up, we reach a less visible crossroads, where we continue right towards Zgornje Kriško jezero (straight Križ). The unmarked path then leads us, with a few short ascents and descents, to the highest Slovenian lake.
Vrata - Dovška vrata 4:00, Dovška vrata - Pogačnikov dom 30 minutes, Pogačnikov dom - Zgornje Kriško jezero 45 minutes.

On the way: Dovška vrata (2180m), Pogačnikov dom na Kriških podih mountain hut (2050m)

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