Koča pri Savici - Planina Ovčarija

Access to the starting point:
From the Ljubljana - Jesenice motorway, take the Lesce exit and follow the road towards Bled and on to Bohinjska Bistrica. Continue driving towards Bohinjsko jezero (Ribčev laz), at which you will come to a crossroads, where you will continue straight along the left (south) side of the lake in the direction of Ukanec and the Savica waterfall. Follow this increasingly narrow road to the large parking lot at the Savica cottage. There is a charge for parking.

Path description:
From the parking lot, turn right in the direction of Črno jezero, Koča pri Triglavskih jezerih and Hotel Zlatorog. The route initially leads along a dirt road, which crosses the Savica River via a bridge. Just after the bridge, the signs for Komarčo direct us left (straight ahead Hotel Zlatorog) onto what is at first still a fairly wide and relatively winding forest path. However, the path soon starts to climb steeper and leads us a little higher to a place where the path to the spring Savica branches off to the left, and we continue to the right on an increasingly steep path.
The well-maintained and relatively wide mountain trail, however, soon switches to the very steep and dangerous for slipping slopes of Komarče (there is also a high risk of falling rocks). The way forward climbs steeply on the mostly forested wall of Komarče, where we are helped in the more difficult places by the fixed safety gear (mainly by jeklenice).
Higher up, the route opens up some views towards Bohinj, and the path leads us to a short technically difficult place where we cross an otherwise not-so-exposed gully with the help of crampons and a rope. The way forward is still steeply climbing for some time and with the help of some fixed safety gear leads us to the top of Komarče, from where we get a nice view of our starting point. There is a short moderately steep climb, and then the path begins to descend gently towards Črno jezero, which is reached after less than 5 minutes of further walking.
Near the lake there is a marked crossroads where the path to mountain pasture Viševnik branches off to the right, and we continue slightly to the left and follow the marked path which bypasses the Black Lake on the right. On the other side of the lake, the path from Dom na Komni joins us from the left, and we continue along a relatively winding path that continues along the edge of the Lopučnička valley. Higher up, the path begins to climb moderately and leads us along the edge of overhanging cliffs to a small spring, which dries up in dry periods.
Continue on the marked path, which turns sharp right near Bela skala and climbs steeply. There is a steep climb for a few minutes, then the path flattens out and leads to a marked crossroads, where you continue to the right in the direction of mountain pasture Ovčarije (left Koča pri Triglavskih jezerih for 15 minutes). The path descends gently and becomes a short lane of compacted wodland, ending on the grassy slopes called Prodi, which are overloked by a viewpoint. Here the path climbs, first gently and then quite steeply, towards a fine viewpoint, where it lays down and turns left into a plateau-like world. A pleasant path follows, with a few short ascents and descents, to reach the vast mountain pasture Sheep Farm.

On the way: The lake Črno jezero (1294m), Bela skala (1500m)

We can extend the trip to the following destinations: Planina Blato, Dom na Komni, Planina Lopučnica, Koča pri Triglavskih jezerih, Rigeljc, Stadorski Orliči, Vrtec, Jezero v Ledvicah, Rušnata glava, Zeleno jezero, Rjavo jezero, Zasavska koča na Prehodavcih, Mala Tičarica, Velika Tičarica, Kopica, Čelo, Mala Zelnarica, Velika Zelnarica, Veliko Špičje

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