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Pihavec

lojze18256. 06. 2022 19:34:26

Yesterday, 5.6.2022, from Zadnjica via pl. Zajavor to Luknja, then pathless to Pihavec. Trails no issues, no snow anywhere. Descent to Kriške pode on marked path. Snowfield at wall entry, winter gear mandatory. Quick hop to Gamsovec and valley via Kriške pode.

View of the traversed grassy slope above Koriti, photographed last year.

The mulatjera to Luknja from Zadnjica is dry.

On the traverse towards Stenar there is still a snow patch.

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Tomaž1120. 06. 2022 08:16:29

Yesterday's Pihavec. Vrata-Luknja-Pihavec.
Up through the gully, return via steep grass slopes.

At the start of the marked trail to Gamsovec

At 2050 m it turns left, Bovški Gamsovec in the background

On the summit, hardly any entries this year

Third time on Pihavec summit and not the last..

Going back through the grasses... and rhododendrons in abundance.

On the ledge, where the marked path from Kriške podi used to arrive.

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Bandzo20. 06. 2022 09:53:36

Great!

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mary20. 06. 2022 13:22:58

Nice tour and great photos nasmeh

. Did you maybe check if the path from Pihavec to Pogačnik shelter is passable or snow-free (in the notch where the cables are)? Thanks!

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djimuzl20. 06. 2022 13:30:27

Maybe you can see the condition better here velik nasmeh

https://www.planinske-poti.si/karta/?pid=1490

Janez Seliškar20. 06. 2022 13:42:32

Just for information and action: Officially the path is closed.

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Trobec21. 07. 2022 10:18:27

We talked a long time about a weekend tour to Škrlatica, then the weather messed up the plans a bit... and suddenly the opportunity arose for the long-awaited pathless route to Pihavec. A newbie joined our group regarding pathless routes (but trained on those "more honest" marked ZZ paths).
What to say about Tinet Mihelič's route? Wonderful! Navigationally not for beginners, but there's a very good description on hribi.net. Above the chimney the terrain is very crumbly.
Descent then via the "forbidden" to Kriške pode. Doesn't look dangerously prone to rockfall currently, but really wouldn't go up that way. And here too it's partly pathless, as the original built path over the scree has largely disappeared.
https://trobec.blogspot.com/2022/07/pihavec-razor-skrlatica-16-1772022.html

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panda21. 07. 2022 11:03:50

@trobec: commendable.......wonderful report and photos...and of course the execution of the tour. nasmeh

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Trobec21. 07. 2022 11:09:24

thanks

Tomaž1114. 06. 2023 10:38:59

Pihavec yesterday 13.6....
Vrata-Luknja-Pihavec.
There are still some snow patches on the route, even in the entry to the gully, quite a bit of snow.
More in the photos nasmeh

Entry into the gully, still quite some snow

Already out of the hardest, crossing the snowfield... Kanjavec in the background

If you find this, you are close to the gully

It suited better than beer in the hut :)

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Roman2914. 06. 2023 19:25:35

Bravo Tomaž👍
Wonderful hike and beautiful pictures, congratulations👏👏👏

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polownk19987. 07. 2023 14:40:11

Hi,
How is the path from Luknja? The path to Kriški is probably still closed?

Tomaž116. 06. 2024 08:52:13

Yesterday's Pihavec. Vrata-Luknja-Pihavec.
Since it didn't go through the gully... but it went over steep grasses. Winter gear mandatory between 2200 and 2300m.

Already back down the steep grasses... view towards Kanjavec

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ppegan6. 06. 2024 10:07:49

Bravo, Tomaž, super tour, also very dear to me, and even nicer photos nasmeh

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DVas6. 06. 2024 10:53:06

Are the fixed protections for descent from Pihavec still in good condition?

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bbugari16. 06. 2024 10:58:29

Really nice photos!
Pic. 1: like postcards from the eighties... zadrega

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Tomaž116. 06. 2024 11:08:46

DVas...Vrata-Luknja-Pihavec here no fixed protections nor marked path.
The path was marked from Kriški podi but has been closed for years due to active scree.

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David30310. 08. 2025 16:32:30

Can one reach also via the ridge from Bovški Gamsovec towards Pihavec? Asking because marked path still closed. Thanks for the answer.👍

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funnyboy10. 08. 2025 17:10:08

Yes, the ridge can be crossed, but it is a very demanding alpinistic feat.

mikkeni1. 09. 2025 11:13:18

Went yesterday on this path from Vrata… really nice hike, no crowds i.e. solitude from Luknja all the way to Stenar…

More here with path description: https://ma-uc.blogspot.com/2025/08/pihavec-pot-tineta-mihelic.html?m=1