The Kot Valley - Cmir

Access to starting point:
Leave the Gorenjska motorway at the Hrušica exit and continue following the road towards Kranjska Gora. Just before the village of Dovje, a road branches off to the left from the main road leading to Mojstrana (Vrata, Kot and Krma). Continue following the road towards the village of Radovna and the Krma and Kot valleys. The relatively steep road then takes us past the TNP sign, after which the road soon flattens and brings us to a junction where a gravel road branches off to the right into the Kot valley (straight ahead Radovna and Krma). Follow this occasionally somewhat rougher road to the parking lot, where we also notice the mountaineering signposts.

Path description:
From the end of the road, continue on the wider marked path towards Stanič's hut and Kredarica, which gently ascends through the forest. After a few minutes, we reach the Kotarice scree, which we cross transversely to the other side, where the path reappears.
Followed by some easy walking through the forest, after about half an hour of walking the path quickly becomes quite steep and due to often slippery ground also dangerous for slipping, especially on the descent, so extra caution is needed on this section. On this part, a few pegs assist us at the more difficult spots. Higher up, the steepness eases and the path leads us to the spring Pri studenčku, which dries up in dry periods.
Here, an unmarked path branches left towards Macesnovec, but we continue straight across the torrent bed, and after the torrent bed we cross a short secured but not particularly difficult section. Followed by an ascent through a band of dwarf pines, higher up we reach an increasingly rocky terrain where we can already nicely see a larger boulder ahead. Here, our path is unobtrusively crossed by the PP trail (Planica - Pokljuka trail), and we ascend with ever better views to the aforementioned boulder called Debeli kamen.
At Debeli kamen, the dwarf pines occasionally end completely and we continue through increasingly high alpine terrain, mostly ascending on scree. On this section, looking back, we get a nice view of Ladja (Ladja is a prominent sheer, dwarf pine-covered promontory or peak rising above the Kot valley), and then we ascend to a marked junction where a climbing path to Vrbanove špice, or Lojze Rekar's path, branches right.
Continue on the left path towards Triglav, Rjavina and Dom Valentina Staniča pod Triglavom, where the steepness eases, and the path leads us along the left side of the Pekel gully.
Here, first a marked very demanding secured path to Rjavina branches left, but we ascend transversely above the gully along the northwestern slopes of Rjavina. As we approach Dovška vrata a bit further, a passage opens to the left onto the Rjavina ridge, or the passage leads right to the mentioned gates, from which a marked ridge path leads towards Rjavina, but we continue straight towards the marked path to Dom Valentina Staniča.
Further on, we mostly ascend moderately through high alpine terrain, following such a path all the way to Dom Valentina Staniča pod Triglavom, from where we get a nice view of Triglav and the surrounding peaks.
From the hut, continue right towards Begunjski vrh, Visoka Vrbanova špica and Cmir (sharply left Krma valley and Rjavina, slightly left Triglavski dom na Kredarici and Triglav, slightly right Vrata valley). A fairly easy path brings us after a few minutes of further walking to Begunjski preval, where the path to Vrbanove špice branches right, and we continue straight on a path that soon splits into two parts. Continue straight (left Begunjski vrh) on the path that crosses the northeastern slopes of Begunjski vrh (possible snowfields in early summer) and then brings us to a small saddle behind the mentioned peak. Here we get a nice view into the Vrata valley and the mountains surrounding it.
The path then turns right and crosses a well-secured smooth rock slab. Further steeply up, and the path leads us to a very panoramic ridge, which we follow towards the northeast. The pleasant panoramic path is then stopped by a steep rock step, down which we descend vertically on an excellently secured path (10 m). The path, which is then somewhat easier, descends for a while longer, then begins to ascend towards Rjavčeve glave. After a few minutes of ascent, we step onto the mentioned peak, from which the path begins to descend on a steep grassy slope (danger of slipping). The path further in moderate ascent transitions to a narrow and exposed ridge, from which it descends into a notch below the main summit of Cmir. On the other side, the path turns slightly left and begins to steeply ascend the summit slope of the mountain. After about 15 minutes of steep ascent, we reach the summit of Cmir, from which we get a very nice view.
Starting point - Pri studenču 1:25, Pri studenču - Debeli kamen 1:20, Debeli kamen - Pekel 0:45, Pekel - Dom Valentina Staniča 0:40, Dom Valentina Staniča - Cmir 2:00.

On the way: Pri studencu (1330m), Debeli kamen (1810m), Pekel (2089m), Dom Valentina Staniča (2332m), Begunjska vratca (2342m), Rjavčeve glave (2360m)