Hello
I've seen questions about the path to Jalovnik on several forums already, which prompted me to try to explain the situation. There are several paths from the village Sela to Jalovnik. My favorite is the one that mostly leads through the forest and is the most suitable due to the general overgrowth of Jalovnik, but more about that later if there's interest.
From the already often-mentioned signpost, continue naturally along the ridge or the arranged path (singletrack) that brings us to the overgrown hayfields. When we reach the hayfields, there's a strip of bushes, but the path can be followed. After approx. 30 elevation meters or approx. 150 m, we reach the top-ridge called Kurnik. From Kurnik we have three options: one is along the hunters' trail, which by looking upwards leads along the left side over two or three valleys, then turns and takes us back over two or three valleys below the intermediate summit named Mlečni rob. To that point we can also reach via a poorly maintained and overgrown path directly along the ridge. We gain height quickly; the difficulty is the great steepness and overgrowth, with associated slipping on dry grass. The third option is a newly made path (spring 2008) that leads on the right side and is well traceable. All three paths join above Mlečni rob and lead us to the summit. On this ridge from Mlečni rob to the summit of Jalovnik, one needs to be careful since some old barbed wire can still be found somewhere; it's not critical, but still. The summit of Jalovnik is heavily overgrown and due to wild boars that ravaged it years ago somewhat harder to pass (too harsh expression). The summit and logbook are more in the direction towards Kobilja glava. From Jalovnik to Kobilja glava one goes along the ridge, and walking is orientationally not demanding.
Return to Sela is possible again in two ways. The first is descent to Lom planina and then by road to planina Temna brda and onward along the path to the start of the road that we left too early during the ascent at the sign for Jalovnik.
The second variant is wilder: in this case descend to the sunny side from any point on the ridge and keep right during descent, cross or follow quite a few hunters', animals' and who-knows-what other paths, but if we keep right we won't cross the path from the first variant, we can walk along it instead, and not along the ascent path, we will sooner or later reach Sela.
Sela - Jalovnik 1:45 - 2:15
Jalovnik - Kobilja glava 0:30 - 0:45
Kobilja glava - Lom 0:45 - 1
Lom - Temna brda - Sela 1:45 - 2:00
Plenty of enjoyment in uncovering Jalovnik, as from it you can see the sea (Tržič and part of the Tržaški bay, as well as the ring of Lower Bohinj Mountains, Krna ...