Krnica (bridge over Radovna) - Lake Kreda in Radovna Valley

Access to the starting point:
a) Take the Bled, then follow the signs for Pokljuka. In the route of Pokljuka, drive to the settlement Cirque, where turn right downhill towards Mojstrana, Zgornja Radovna and Krma. After a short descent, cross the river Radovna over a bridge, turn right after the bridge and park at the information board.

b) Leave the Gorenjska motorway at exit Jesenice East (Lipce), then follow the signs for Spodnje Gorje. Follow the ascent to Kočna, then slowly start descending towards the valley Radovna. After crossing the river Radovna, there is again some climbing, and in Spodnje Gorje, where the road from Bled joins, we continue in the direction of Pokljuka. In the direction of Pokljuka, drive to the settlement Cirque, where turn right downhill in the direction of Mojstrana, Zgornja Radovna and Krma. After a short descent, cross the river Radovna over a bridge, turn right after the bridge and park at the information board.

Path description:
From the starting point, from where a beautiful view of the dam on the river Radovna opens up, continue along the asphalt road in the direction of Mojstrana, Zg. Radovna and Krma. At the end of the settlement Cirque, we enter the Triglav National Park, and we follow the road that runs along the left bank of the river Radovna. At the 2. 5 km road marker we reach the Gorje hydroelectric power station, and a few 10 m further on, signs for the Lipnik spring direct us left onto a side road, which leads us over a bridge to the other side of the river. A little further on, at a small crossroads, continue left to cart track (straight to the Lipnikar homestead), and a few steps further on, cross the Lipnik stream over a small bridge. On the other side of the stream, go right, where you continue for a short distance on cart track, and then the path narrows. Following the less well-trodden path, you will quickly reach an information board and, a little further on, the source of the Lipnik.

From the spring, return to the macadam road, then continue towards the Lipnikar homestead, where you turn right across the bridge in front of the house. On the other side of the Lipnik stream, cart track goes quickly into the forest, and at the crossroads continue straight ahead. The path soon approaches the river Radovna, along which it then continues a mostly easy ascent. Passing another dam and later a spring, you come to a larger meadow where you see Jezerce in the Radovna valley on the right.
Go around the lake on the left, then continue straight ahead and soon reach the banks of Radovna, along which you continue through the forest. Follow the track through the forest, but when you enter the meadow, it disappears. Continue to the two nearby huts, and go straight ahead after them, where a fainter track reappears in the woods. The path leads slightly to the left, away from the river Radovna, and leads to the source of the Zmrzlek, where the path disappears completely. Continue to the other side of the spring and within a minute climb out of the woods to a larger meadow where cart track reappears. Follow cart track down to a small crossroads, where you continue slightly left on a dirt road (right back to the tarmac road), from which you soon take a slight right onto cart track, which crosses a stream over which you go on slippery rocks. Cart track gradually turns into a path which leads us to the next meadow, where we see a cottage on the left, and we keep slightly to the right, where a path appears in the woods, leading us through the woods. Through the forest we pass a few wells, then the forest begins to thin out and we arrive at a meadow where there is a trestle and behind it a small hut. The meadow is usually full of flowers in May, including a lot of clusia.
On the other side of the meadow, cart track appears behind a small hut, which then leads us past a green ramp into the forest. Once out of the woods, keep slightly to the right, and when back in the woods, cross down a fainter track to the bank of Radovna, where the track becomes more distinct and easier to follow. Walking through the woods, the path widens to cart track, which crosses the river Radovna a little further on, and we continue straight on along the path, which continues along the river. The path then crosses the slopes slightly above the river, but a landslide has carried away part of the path in two places, making the crossing a little more difficult, but still easy. When the crossing is complete, enter a larger meadow where cart track appears on the right, and follow this to the tarmac road.
Follow the road to the right, where you immediately cross Radovna, and after the bridge you reach the Radovna Memorial Park, where you turn left onto a dirt road. At the crossroads, follow the road straight ahead, and when you see the lake on your left, walk across the meadow to it.
Return along the same path or take a shorter path along the tarmac road.
Krnica - Lipnik spring 0:50, Lipnik spring - Jezerce v dolini Radovna 0:40, Jezerce v dolini Radovna - jezero Kreda 1:30.
Description and pictures refer to the situation in 2019 (May).

On the way: HE Gorje (633m), Izvir Lipnika (665m), Jezerce v dolini Radovne (657m), Spominski park Radovna (670m)

We can extend the trip to the following destinations: Gogalova lipa (1 h), Kovinarska koča v Krmi (2 h)

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