Rudno polje - Triglav (via Kugyjeva polica)

Access to starting point:
From highway Ljubljana - Jesenice we go to the exit Lesce and follow the road ahead towards Bled. In Bled at the traffic lights, the signs for Pokljuka point us to the right. Ahead we drive through Gorje and past the abandoned ski slope Zatrnik to Rudno polje on Pokljuka (large parking lot, barracks and shooting range).

Path description:
From the parking lot, we continue right upward on a cart track in the direction of the mountain pasture Planina Konjščica.. Cart track that at first ascends steeply soon becomes gentle and a bit higher turns into a footpath. Next follows a moderate ascent on the path that is ascending by the stream Ribnica which in the upper part has a watterfall that we can see from the path. Further, the path crosses a well and passes to grazing area of the mountain pasture Konjščica. After few ten strides path crosses the next well and ascends a little to cheese cottage on the mountain pasture.
From the mountain pasture, we continue on a gently sloping meadow slightly upwards to the other side of the pasture.. There path passes into dwarf pines and at first, it starts gently ascending, but then it becomes steeper and steeper. In the last part of the ascent the path from Rudno polje joins us from the right. Only a short climb by the torrent follows to reach the grassy plain Jezerce. Here the path turns left and after few steps it brings us into central area of Triglav national park. Next, we ascend by a well towards Studorski preval. A little higher we cross a torrent and the path turns a little to the right into grassy slopes surrounded by dwarf pines. The path then ascends diagonally to Studorski preval from which a nice view opens up to Bohinj side.
The path ahead at first descends a little and then crosses slopes of Veliki Draški vrh and Tosc with few gentle ascents and descends. Eventually, the path brings us to a grassy south slope of Tosc. Here the path on Tosc branches off to the right, and only few meters ahead, the path from Uskovnica joins from the left. We continue straight, and the path ahead continues crossing slopes of Tosc. The path then in a gentle descent crosses a shorter lane of thin forest and then it brings us on steep slopes. A little further ahead, the path on a carved wide ledge in a gentle descent crosses precipitous slopes of Tosc. Since the path is quite wide it doesn't cause problems (carefully because of falling stones, rockfall in the year 2008). The path then again slightly ascends and it brings us to a crossing, where we continue right in the direction of Vodnikov dom. Next follows approximately ten minutes of walking without large ascents or descents to Vodnikov dom.
From the hut, we continue straight in the direction of Triglav (right upward Bohinjska vratca). The path ahead is moderately ascending and crosses slopes below Vernar. Soon we run into the first steel cable, which helps us pass the short ledge. The path ahead is ascending on the scree and then brings us to a steep rocky jump. A well-secured path on steep stairs brings us to the top of that jump. Next follows few meters of crossing on a steep slope, and then the path brings us on ample slopes near the saddle Konjski preval. We reach it after a short descent.
From the saddle Konjski preval we continue straight in the direction of Kredarica (left Planika, right Krma) on the path which already after few steps it brings us to the next crossing, where we continue left (right Staničev dom). The path ahead is ascending diagonally, and in doing so it crosses larger number of smaller gullies, which crossing isn't demanding. A little further, the path with the help of fixed safety gear crosses some technically demanding spots. After that from the right joins the path from the valley Krma, and only few meters ahead we come to the next crossing, where we continue on the right path in the direction of Kredarica (left Planika). Next follows an ascent towards the mountain hut on Kredarica, which we already clearly see in front of us. After a half an hour of walking from the crossing for Planika we come to the mountain hut on Kredarica, where a view opens up on peaks on the northern side of the valley Vrata.
From Kredarica we continue in the direction towards Triglav. Few meters after signposts, where the path branches off to the right Čez Prag we leave the marked path and we go right and on pathless terrain we continue towards the north (in the direction towards the summit Glava 2426 meters). Here on rocks is quite a lot of marks, which mark abysses. When we get closer to the summit Glava, on the left we notice a footpath which leads on the scree upwards. This path is marked with red lines and soon brings us to a more demanding part of the path over Kugy ledge. The path on the ledge is then relatively short and also technically isn't too demanding. In spite of that we have to be very careful, because footpath is narrow, and there is a lot of gravel, and we walk directly above the precipitous northern wall. On spots, where the danger for slipping is greatest we also get help from some steel cables.
From Kugy ledge we then come on a plateau Zahodna Triglavska planota, where in front of us we already see Glava v Zaplanji. Here our path turns slightly to the left and soon joins the path from Plemenice and then the path over Dolič. We again start ascending on the scree and we soon enter the climbing part of the path. The path ahead with the help of numerous fixed safety gear ascends diagonally and brings us below the notch Triglavska škrbina. Further, we ascend to the notch, where we come to a crossing. We continue left upwards (straight downwards Planika) on a steep but well-secured path. The path is then for some time steeply ascending, and then we soon reach the peak of Triglav.

On the way: Studorski preval (1892m), Vodnikov dom (1817m), Konjsko sedlo (2020m), Triglavski dom na Kredarici mountain hut (2515m), Triglavska škrbina (2650m)