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Lopatnik from Drežniške Ravne

SuzanaM1. 07. 2013 20:18:05

Yesterday I initially intended to go to Krasji vrh, but instead at the starting point above Drežniške Ravne I turned right and climbed along a pleasant path through the forest, later directly across the pasture, to the Zapleč pasture. From there I followed the signs to Vrata.

An odyssey similar to that Planina Kuhinja-Krn took me to the saddle between Krnčica and Lopatnik, where a herd of sheep greeted me. I took a few more steps to the interesting Lopatnik and enjoyed the magnificent views for quite some time.
The peace was disturbed by two Italians who were chasing the sheep and looking for treasures from WWI. After their departure boundless peace reigned again, so it was quite hard for me to leave this mountaineering paradise.

The descent to Vrata and return to the starting point along the same path followed.

Lopatnik from Drežniške Ravne starting point above Drežniške Ravne with view of Matajur

Lopatnik from Drežniške Ravne I turned across the meadow into the forest where the path to Zapleč pasture begins

Lopatnik from Drežniške Ravne After exiting the forest, a beautiful view opens up to the peaks above the pastures Zapleč and Zaprikraj

Lopatnik from Drežniške Ravne Ascent along cow paths across the pasture

Lopatnik from Drežniške Ravne The marked path gets lost several times among the grasses

Lopatnik from Drežniške Ravne Through the gate in the fence to the road on the Zapleč pasture

Lopatnik from Drežniške Ravne The beginning of the odyssey to Vrat

Lopatnik from Drežniške Ravne Ascent in countless switchbacks to the saddle below Krnčica

Lopatnik from Drežniške Ravne Along the overgrown mule track, Krn in the background

Lopatnik from Drežniške Ravne Everything in bloom

Lopatnik from Drežniške Ravne Pastures Zapleč and Zaprikraj below Krasji vrh, in the background peaks above the Bovec basin

Lopatnik from Drežniške Ravne View to the pastures Zapleč and Zaprikraj

Lopatnik from Drežniške Ravne Lopatnik, a peak in the shape of a diadem

Lopatnik from Drežniške Ravne Lopatnik from the saddle below Krnčica

Lopatnik from Drežniške Ravne view into the Lepena valley

Lopatnik from Drežniške Ravne snow patches under the neighbouring Skutnik

Lopatnik from Drežniške Ravne saddle between Lopatnik and Krnčica

Lopatnik from Drežniške Ravne although in clouds magnificent views of the Julian Alps and beyond

Lopatnik from Drežniške Ravne the summit of Lopatnik is entirely strewn with bunkers

Lopatnik from Drežniške Ravne according to the mountaineering map this should be Vrata pass (between Lopatnik and Oblim brdo)

Lopatnik from Drežniške Ravne herd of sheep on the saddle below Lopatnik

Lopatnik from Drežniške Ravne mule track towards Krnčica and Krn

Lopatnik from Drežniške Ravne view back towards the saddle between Lopatnik and Krnčica

Lopatnik from Drežniške Ravne idyll on Zapleč mountain pasture, Krn in the background

Lopatnik from Drežniške Ravne view back on the walked path

Lopatnik from Drežniške Ravne mighty church in Drežnica

Lopatnik from Drežniške Ravne under the even more mighty Krn

Lopatnik from Drežniške Ravne some confusion on the info board, the 2012 m high peak is Lopatnik

Lopatnik from Drežniške Ravne at least that's what the map shows

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SuzanaM14. 10. 2013 20:34:27

Yesterday the same path as two months ago. Autumn colors were lit by the warm sun, which warmed almost to the top. At the top fog and cold, so no views. Snow just a sample on the saddle between Krnčica and Lopatnik.
Return to the valley at sunset and under the moon, which shone well all the way to the starting point.

above Lopatnik (zoomed in) clouds are already gathering

Fruits glowing in the sun invite picking.

Krasji vrh above pastures Zapleč and Zaprikraj.

Behind the saddle between Lopatnik and Krnčica it brightens.

View back towards the summit of Lopatnik in the mists and illuminated V. Lemež

further along the ridge towards the peaks above Trento in the clouds

view back to the saddle and Krnčica, which got rid of the clouds before sunset

another view back at the beautiful glowing grasses

back along the road which the moon later nicely lit in the darkness

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skalaš7014. 10. 2013 22:40:25

SuzanaM, extremely beautiful and interesting pics.
Wish you plenty more such nice photo-reports and lots of fun and safe steps nasmeh

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SuzanaM16. 10. 2013 15:42:07

Thanks. In reality even more beautiful.

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Tolminc25. 10. 2014 17:52:56

Today to Lopatnik from Drežniške Ravne. Path to Vrata saddle without special features, snow just a sample. At Vrata saddle first aimed for Krnčica, but halfway due to winter conditions (blown snow and ice) for safety reasons turned back and climbed to Lopatnik. Descended along the ridge to Vrata saddle then same path back to Zapleč pasture and to valley.

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Sorok8. 11. 2015 21:25:19

I like the name "Lopatnik" cool

, so I set off early today to this peak.
Started from Drežniške Ravne to pastures Zapleč and Zaprikraj, then mule track to Lopantik and further to Krnčica.
Weather almost summer, nice path and quite a few hikers and chatted a bit with some. In short: nice nasmeh

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IgorZlodej17. 01. 2016 21:12:34

From the Zapleč pasture to where the mule track turns to Krnčica, crampons were not needed, from there hard, partly icy. Wind occasionally blew to the SW side too, otherwise windier from the north side and on the ridge, and lower over the pastures.

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Tolminc29. 09. 2017 16:55:52

I climbed to the Vrata saddle and Lopatnik in the morning. Mule track from Zapleč pasture locally muddy, on ridge strong wind. Except cows and sheep nobody velik nasmeh