Poldov rovt (Vrata) - Dovški križ (via Brinje)

Access to starting point:
We drive to Mojstrana, and then we follow the signs for valley Vrata. Further, we drive through the valley Vrata, about 100 meters before the road sign 10 km, we will notice a cart track which branches off right perpendicularly on the main road. Here is the beginning of the described path. Marked parking lot on which it is allowed to park is situated approximately 500 meters ahead on the main road.

Path description:
We go on a cart track which runs into the forest and then past a smaller house, where we continue slightly to the left on a footpath. Through the forest, we are ascending slightly to the left towards the stream Rdeči potok. A little before the stream we come to a crossing, where we go right on the path over Brinje. At the crossing there is a cairn, and on the tree is carved some kind of face and letter L. The path then starts steeply ascending through the forest and then turns slightly to the right and slowly brings us on steep grassy slopes. We are then for some time ascending in zig-zags over steep slopes towards Brinova glava. At Brinova Glava (1571 meters) path turns slightly to the left and slopes becomes again less steep. Here also a footpath which runs to the summit Brinova Glava branches off to the right. The path ahead runs through thinner and thinner forest and occasionally we ascend on a grassy slope. Such a path then brings us to scree below the slopes of Kopice. Here we are at first ascending on the scree, when footpath turns left on a wide scree, it is better that we continue on grass by the right side of the scree. Soon will also our path turn left and cross the scree. Then we are for some time ascending on grassy slopes on the left side of the scree. Towards the end path turns a little towards Šplevta on the left side of the valley and then on the scree ascends all the way to the saddle between Dovški Križ and Šplevta. On the saddle, we go right on the scree from which after a short ascent, we go right and we cross a steep rocky slope. When we come on grassy slopes we go left upwards. On this part of the path, we will notice several poorly beaten footpaths, which are all marked with cairns. In dry it is best to choose the most right, which is ascending on a grassy slope. At the end, the footpath turns to the left towards the gully. We ascend through a short not too steep gully and then at the end of the gully, we turn sharp to the right. If at the end of the gully, we continue straight we would come only on a secondary peak of Dovški Križ. When we turn sharply right, the footpath brings us on a steep east slopes of the secondary peak. We cross the slopes towards the north and then follows the most difficult spot. On a steep slope we descend into a narrow notch. The descent is otherwise very short, but caution is needed, because on the rocks there is usually quite a lot of sand. From the notch, we then ascend on the other side, after that the cairn points us left on the ridge. A better beaten footpath goes here straight, but if we want to avoid the gravel in the last part of the path, it is better, if we already here ascend on the ridge. A walk on the ridge then isn't difficult anymore and we soon reach a very panoramic peak.

The ascent on Dovški Križ is appropriate for mountaineers to who climbing 1st grade doesn't cause any problems.

Despite this, that to the top leads the footpath (often poorly visible) the orientation is still difficult.