Ravne - Matajurski vrh (via Črna prst)

Access to starting point:
A) From the highway Ljubljana - Jesenice we take the exit Lesce and follow the road towards Bled and further towards Bohinjska Bistrica. From Bohinjska Bistrica we continue left in the direction of Tolmin and Soriška planina. Soon we will notice by the road signposts for Črna prst, which point to the right, but we continue straight. Only a little later we come to a crossroad, where a signpost directs us slightly to the right towards the village Ravne. Further we drive past a large parking lot by the former ski slope Kobla, but we follow the asphalt road, which starts to ascend steeply, to Ravne, where the road flattens. Here we continue to drive all the way to the spot where the asphalt ends. At the spot where the asphalt ends there is a larger parking lot by the inn Janez, where we park on the right side of the parking lot (the parking lot on the left side of the road is intended for guests of the inn Janez).
B) From Železniki or Petrovo Brdo we drive to Bohinjska Bistrica, where before the center of the settlement we turn left in the direction of the settlement Ravne. We follow the road, which starts to ascend steeply, to Ravne, where the road flattens. Here we continue to drive all the way to the spot where the asphalt ends. At the spot where the asphalt ends there is a larger parking lot by the inn Janez, where we park on the right side of the parking lot (the parking lot on the left side of the road is intended for guests of the inn Janez).

Path description:
From the parking lot at the inn Janez we continue in the direction of Črna prst and mountain hut Orožnova koča, where at first we walk on a macadam road, from which a beautiful view opens up towards Triglav. The road after the initial ascent passes into the forest and turns a little to the left, where we quickly arrive at a marked junction.
From the junction we continue left in the direction of Črna prst, mountain pasture Planina za Črno goro and mountain hut Orožnova koča (straight Bohinjska Bistrica and old path towards Orožnova koča). The path ahead on the right side bypasses a private house (formerly mountain hut Planinski dom dr. Janeza Mencingerja), then a little further ahead it joins a cart track, on which we continue the ascent. A little higher, at the junction we continue right, then the path continues through the forest. A little further the path leads past a log cabin and a cross, then we already arrive at a marked junction, where we continue right in the direction of Orožnova koča (left mountain pasture Planina za Črno goro).
The path ahead crosses slopes somewhat to the right, meanwhile it also descends noticeably. When the descent ends, an old path joins us from the right, which is somewhat shorter but officially no longer marked. There follows walking on a forest path, where we cross several cart tracks, at the marked junction we continue on the right path. A few minutes higher we reach a forest road, which we only cross (right Orožnova koča via timber slide).
There follows a relatively steep ascent through the forest, higher a somewhat longer path via timber slide joins from the right.
We continue left and in a few minutes we arrive at the mountain hut Orožnova koča on mountain pasture Planina za Liscem.
From the hut we continue left into the forest moderately upwards. The path ahead slowly transitions from the forest to the slopes below Črna prst. The steepness of the path begins to increase, as does the slope on which we are walking, becoming steeper and steeper. The already quite steep path brings us below the walls of Črna prst. Next we ascend beside the wall upwards, then turn left and cross the gully. Further in a moderate ascent we cross the slopes towards the east. Only a few meters before the saddle the path from mountain pasture Planina za Črno goro joins us. At the saddle we turn right and in ten minutes of panoramic walking we reach the hut on Črna prst. For the ascent to the summit we must make a few more steps.
From Črna prst we continue westwards in the direction of Rodica, which is approximately three hours away. The path ahead first leads along a wide grassy ridge, which quickly narrows, and the path begins to descend more steeply. After a few minutes of descent a path from mountain pasture Osredki joins from the right, but we continue on the left (Primorska) side of the ridge in the direction of Vogel.
After the junction the path becomes more demanding as with the aid of steel cables, mostly without them, it crosses quite steep grassy slopes, which are especially dangerous for slipping when wet. The path then levels somewhat and brings us to saddle Vrata (1721 m). After that the path again withdraws to the left from the ridge and ascends transversely over the next steep slope. That the path is not entirely easy is indicated by a memorial plaque. The steepness of the slopes then gradually eases and the path approaches the main ridge again (here we can ascend to Četrt in 15 minutes - easy pathless terrain).
We continue westwards along a panoramic ridge, mostly covered with grass, which gently ascends towards Konjski vrh, bypassing it on the left side. After that the path descends slightly and brings us to an indistinct saddle between Konjski vrh and Poljanski vrh. The latter, where the path again begins to ascend gently, is also bypassed on the left side, bringing us to the foot of Matajurski vrh, which we will notice on the left side. At the spot where the path approaches Matajurski vrh, we will notice on the left side a poorly trodden path, which initially ascends gently towards the south. The path, becoming worse, turns somewhat to the right and after a short steep ascent brings us to a side ridge. When we step onto the ridge we continue slightly left along a poorly visible path, beside which we notice some old faded blazes. We then follow this increasingly panoramic "path" to the summit, which we reach after another 10 steps.
Since the path for most of its length follows the ridge, due to the risk of lightning strike, set out on the path only in good weather.
Ravne - Orožnova koča 1:45, Orožnova koča - Čez Suho 1:05, Čez Suho - Črna prst 15 minutes, Črna prst - Matajurski vrh 1:40.

On the way: Orožnova koča na planini za Liscem mountain hut (1338m), Čez Suho (1760m), Dom Zorka Jelinčiča na Črni prsti (1835m), Črna prst (1844m), Vrata (1721m)