Čadrg - Tolminski Migovec

Access to starting point:
We drive to Tolmin, then at the traffic light crossroad we continue towards Zatolmin. When we get to Zatolmin we follow the signs for Čadrg and Tolminska korita. At the parking lot near the entrance to Tolminska korita, we continue on the asphalt road. The road further becomes very narrow, making passing difficult. The narrow and occasionally steep road leads us to the mountain village Čadrg. We continue through the village towards the ecological farm Pri Križarju. A little before the mentioned farm, there is a marked smaller parking lot by the road where we park.

Path description:
From the parking lot, we continue on the road past the farm, behind which we reach a crossing. To the left, slightly downwards, leads the cart track towards the vantage point Žlejžn, and we continue on the right road towards Planina Kal and Planina Razor. The road soon ends, and we continue right on an ascending cart track. The cart track then leads us to a clearing where there is another marked crossing.
Straight ahead leads the path towards Planina Prodi and the source of Tolminka, and we go right towards Planina Kal. After a short ascent, the cart track transitions into a footpath, and the path leads us into the forest. Next follows an ascent through the forest, and just before the forestry cableway, a signpost directs us left onto a narrower footpath.
The path continues through the forest, ascending relatively steeply, mostly in long zig-zags. Higher up, the path passes a bench where the view opens slightly towards the village Čadrg and the surrounding peaks.
We continue on the path, marked with red arrows and Knafelc blazes. The path then leads us to a forested saddle by mountain pasture Rešljeva planina, where there is another bench.
At the saddle, we follow the path along a wire fence, initially descending slightly. We then cross steep slopes towards the northeast, mostly in a gentle ascent for quite some time. Occasionally, the slope is quite steep, requiring caution in some spots. Later, the path brings us near some torrent streams, where we notice water storages and a well with drinking water along the path.
We then ascend slightly through the forest, and the path leads us to signposts by a grassy slope below the summit Javor. We continue slightly to the right and follow the path along the left edge of a meadow, which leads us back into the forest. A wider path soon brings us to a marked crossing where we join the marked path from Tolminske Ravne.
From here, we continue on a wide, marked path through the forest, which in about 20 minutes leads us to the mountain pasture Planina na Kalu, where there are some cottages.
At the cottages, where a path from the mountain pasture Razor also joins, we ascend slightly and quickly reach a marked crossing. To the left leads the path towards Planina Dobrenjščica and straight ahead towards Prehodci and Krn, but we go right towards Tolminski Migovec.
From the crossing, the path ascends diagonally, leading us from the mountain pasture onto a slope mostly covered with dwarf pines. We ascend for some time in zig-zags, and then the path leads us onto the western slopes of Tolminski Migovec, where beautiful views open up towards the Krn group of mountains. The path continues ascending diagonally towards the north, with dwarf pines becoming slightly thinner. This path then brings us to a small notch where there is a crossing.
To the left leads the path to Tolminski Kuk, but a caption on a rock directs us right towards Tolminski Migovec. From the crossing, we ascend again through slightly denser dwarf pines, with beautiful views opening up towards the north and east from the path. In the final part, the dwarf pines thin out, and the path soon leads us to a panoramic peak where a large cairn is situated.
Description and pictures refer to conditions in October 2022 and July 2023.

On the way: Rešljeva planina (1133m), Planina na Kalu (1490m)