Ribčev Laz - Mala Rodica

Access to starting point:
From highway Ljubljana - Jesenice we go to the exit Lesce and follow the road towards Bled, Bohinjska Bistrica and later Ribčev Laz. At the crossroad right next to Lake Bohinj we turn left towards the hotel Bellevue, and we follow the road a little less than 100 meters, or to a large marked parking lot. The parking lot is payable.

Path description:
From the parking lot, we continue on the asphalt road in the direction of the hotel Bellevue, from which soon a marked path on Rodica branches off to the left. We continue in the mentioned direction (straight hotel Bellevue and Vogel) and we continue on a worse forest road which soon turns left over a bridge. Just before the road over a bridge crosses the torrent stream, to the right or straight a cart track which continues by a torrent branches off. A gently sloping path then leads us past few cottages, after them crosses the stream, by which we short time continue, and then turns slightly to the left, where we get to the end of the nearby forest road.
From the end of the road, we continue in the direction of the mountain pasture Suha and we start ascending on a steep mountain path. After few minutes, the path flattens and brings us on a ridge covered with a forest, on which we continue to the nearby old cart track. When we step on the cart track, we again start ascending a little steeper, and then the path turns slightly to the right and gradually flattens. Ahead we cross a panoramic slope and through a lane of bushes we return into the forest. Higher, we few times cross different forest roads, or we also walk there for a short time. In the last part of walking on the road we get to a crossroad, where a road towards the mountain pasture Storeča raven branches off to the right, and we continue straight and we follow the road for approximately 50 meters, or to the spot where the road turns to the left and crosses a torrent stream.
From here (area named Javorje) to where it is possible to come also with a car, we continue on a marked mountain path in the direction of the mountain pasture Suha.
The path ahead at first ascends by a torrent, and then turns to the right, where it is for a short time ascending gently through the forest. After few minutes of easy walking path turns left and starts ascending steeply over a steep slope. During the steep ascent for some time a nice view opens up towards the north, and then the path again flattens. Next follows few minutes of gentle walking, and then blazes point us slightly to the left on the path which starts ascending a little steeper, and in doing so it crosses slopes towards the right. Higher, we once again cross a torrent, and then by it, we ascend to the bottom edge of the mountain pasture Suha, where we also step out of the forest. From here follows only short moderate ascent and the path brings us on the main part of the mountain pasture, where some shepherd huts are situated.
From the mountain pasture, we continue past a shepherd hut by the deposits of torrential gravel. In parts poorly visible footpath, in the upper part of the mountain pasture turns slightly left. Ahead the path which starts turning slightly to the right is easier to follow. After a short ascent, we bypass the hunting cottage, which we notice on the right side.
The path then starts ascending steeper on a slope, which is partly covered with dwarf pines. This increasingly panoramic path, higher brings us to a little bigger cairn, where there is a crossing (straight leads a marked path on a saddle Čez Suho, and left unmarked path leads via Lepa Suha).
For the ascent on Mala Rodica more appropriate is the left path, which will lead us via Lepa Suha.
First few steps from the spot when we leave the marked path, the footpath is a little poorly visible and then becomes distinct and easy to follow. The path soon turns to the left and starts ascending diagonally on a slope which is partly vegetated with dwarf pines. Higher, the path brings us on an indistinct side ridge, after which it flattens. The further path is turning towards the right and a little higher it brings us into a smaller, but distinct valley named Lepa Suha, through which we are then ascending. The footpath on which we walk is getting worse, and we soon leave it, because we go left on a relatively steep grassy slope straight upwards (we can continue also through a small valley all the way to a marked path, but for the ascent on Mala Rodica we have to quickly leave it). Further, we are ascending on pathless terrain all the way to the top of Mala Rodica, which we reach without any bigger technical problems after 20 minutes of pathless ascent (from the valley Lepa Suha).
From Mala Rodica we can on an unmarked path in 10 minutes ascend to Velika Rodica and then we descend on normal marked path. On Mala Rodica we can also come, if we ascend on a marked path on Velika Rodica and from there we descend to Mala Rodica.
The orientation is difficult in the fog.
Ribčev Laz - Planina Suha 2:30, Planina Suha - Mala Rodica 1:20.

On the way: Planina Suha (1385m)