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Vrtača via Mala Glava

legenda1. 08. 2010 17:27:11

Today we set off for Vrtača via Mala Glava along the pathless ridge above Suho ruševje. We chose Zelenica as starting point. After twenty minutes walking towards Vrtača, we turn right into Krnica Suho ruševje. Once through the dense bushes and the cirque opens wide, at the big boulder we turn left and first climb rocks then scree to the ridge. From here on walking is pure poetry. Ascent, which is a combo of easy climbing, walking steep grasses and finding passages, offers really nice views.
Descended via usual southern approach path.
Recommend the tour to all used to easy climbing and pathless walking.

Vrtača via Mala Glava morning at Zelenica

Vrtača via Mala Glava across the scree to the ridge

Vrtača via Mala Glava they were everywhere

Vrtača via Mala Glava view of the traversed path

Vrtača via Mala Glava Palec and Zelenjak

Vrtača via Mala Glava some sense of orientation is needed

Vrtača via Mala Glava last meters below the summit

Vrtača via Mala Glava many hikers on Vrtača

Vrtača via Mala Glava descent on the southern side

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turbo21. 08. 2011 16:37:33

21 August, and I already had plenty of everything. In the first half of the month, when we with the gang walked paths of Kugy, Tuma, Mira Marko, both Kopiščarjevs, Mihelič and some others, it washed me so much there was no talking, a week later we walked in snow, those days it burns and burns. But I didn't give in, early hour is early hour. And I climbed Vrtača via the mentioned path. Very nice stuff, lower part of the ridge has some scrambling on the right on wonderful rock, then crossings here and there on grasses, back to the ridge. And you're casually at the top. To the entry into Rušje fresh, pleasant, in shade. Ridge in sunshine, warm not hot. And light breeze, couldn't be better. Descent via classic, only quite lower down among dwarf pines it started feeling it would warm up nicely. Including loooong break on ridge and coffee in hut I was on way from 6.15 to 11.15. So from heat I felt not even "a" mežikanje

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facko23. 08. 2011 10:15:45

I walked the described path some time ago and used (photocopied eek

) description from Sidart's guidebook which describes exactly this path. It looked something like this: at entry read a sentence or two, then walking/climbing to next "problem", and reading again and so to the top zavijanje z očmi

Anyway I always try to make a loop tour - if possible nasmeh

Jany28. 08. 2011 21:27:34

Today we climbed the ridge above Suho ruševje over Mala Glava to Vrtača.
The path gets lost in places in the climbing section and requires some sense of orientation. Needs climbing with hand help, but not too demanding. It was really great, not too hot and rock was dry.
Back via normal route - nice panoramic path.

View of Palec. Even today there were visitors up there

Start of climbing. a bit on grass a bit on rock.

sabina.730. 08. 2011 17:00:55

Yesterday we two also climbed Vrtača via the same path as Legenda and others. We parked in Ljubelj and headed to the hut at Zelenica. From there we went left towards Vrtača over Suho ruševje (at junction mark on tree - letter P). To the start of easier climbing you walk constantly on unmarked path, then I thought it would be more orientationally demanding, but if you read the above descriptions and Sidart's guidebook, you quickly find main passages (especially gully), also cairns placed for help, we added one too. Summit is very interesting and view to the steep crumbly north wall. Down we descended via normal on grassy slope. Here we met interesting Zdravko, older but still very vital man with his own impulses and life motivations that lead him on foot on various Slovenian mountain and non-mountain paths. When we returned to hut at Zelenica, we changed original plans and extended tour with another ascent, namely to Begunjščica. First almost flat on scree, then steeply up through dwarf pines, here opens very nice rocky world. Path first crosses steep slopes, then after short descent crosses Smokuški plaz, where one breathes from openness of place. After that we ascended again with help of some wires to junction. Turned left and up southern grassy slope of mountain to summit. After short break and view of Gorenjska, Bled and highest Karavanke peaks, descended to Preval pasture. First part of path is real pasture full of colorful sheep, grass like soft carpet. Then trail becomes very steep. Just in this part we met mountaineers M&M carrying their mountain bikes on shoulders, as otherwise in this part no go. We exchanged couple words and each continued path to own goal. At Preval we drank healthy white liquid, sour milk, and then headed to Ljubelj. Path first through forest, then scree, through Born tunnel where due to puddles we preferred to turn on light. Again scree followed, partly secured path, interesting bunker at very panoramic spot, then again forest path and circle closed. nasmeh

This gully needs to be found, right Mala glava.

Occasionally there are some secured sections.

The most interesting part of the path towards Ljubelj

heinz30. 08. 2011 19:19:45

Crazy tour!
I too have met a cyclist on Begunjščica, on Vrtača (so far) not yet..

sabina.730. 08. 2011 20:02:39

You added the right pic, because I was missing a nice one from the top! mežikanje

pikec130. 08. 2011 21:13:59

And then you were all so smart when I went by bike to Kam.sedlo. Important that M&M are there, then everything's fine, I'm speechless!!
Now I don't post biking ones, but it'd be interesting velik nasmeh

viharnik30. 08. 2011 21:41:39

I think M&M already know what they're doing in the mountains. Mountain biking in harder ascents is a quite demanding sport and fitness is necessary for some feat. Also long standing descents exhaust legs and especially arms need lots of power then.
So top MTBers need constant topping up of such or other ascents maybe with bike on shoulders or through overgrown pathless pushing bike uphill. That's the whole point.

Majdag11. 08. 2012 15:48:01

...Ridge lower quite broken and crumbly, higher grassy, sharp and rocky. Bit of everything, climbing and ascending steep, today still wet grasses. Back to Zelenica via usual path, chau nasmeh

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ajda15. 06. 2013 19:53:48

Ascent to Vrtača via Mala Glava much more interesting than beaten normal path. "Path" always nicely traceable, some cairns help. No dizzy exposed passages, all goes somehow in gullies or beside, anyway fun.
Today lots of people around, but no one on Vrtača when I arrive. Vrtača is a panoramic peak, today fog didn't offer it. But path to it so interesting, didn't miss the views nasmeh

Return via marked path to Zelenica. Again ridge of Ljubeljščica tempts me, descend via it to Ljubelj pass. Only that gravel road drags a bit jezik

Faster you step sooner it's over mežikanje

All the best nasmeh

when I step on Zelenica, I already spot today's beauty

its delicate color among the gray rocks stands out even more

little climbers in the Suhega rušja cirque

from the gap by the path a nice view opens to the sharp Zelenjak

and I'm already at the top, shame I wanted a bit more

beautiful view from the ridge of Ljubeljščica

on the ground all blooming, fragrant wolfsbane

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LidijaJesih8. 08. 2013 18:33:52

A visit to almost any mountain is nicer if you go up differently than down. Vrtača offers that and as predecessors say, ascent via Mala Glava not too hard, neither orientationally nor technically. Requires just the right dose of observing and easy scrambling, and caution of course, as everywhere, since gullies quite loose. Down as wished, we went the marked one.
Nowhere this year have I seen such beautiful big edelweiss. Surprisingly not hot at all, strong wind blowing, drying sweat right away. Pure joy, and no one anywhere. Only on descent met family on marked path. Path in lower cirque part quite overgrown, worth ascending earlier under walls and go on scree where path nicely made.
Also hut empty, morning and return. Below hotel for sale and closed, inn too, chairlift not running... Well, not that I want crowds, but our beauties we really don't know how to use so all satisfied.

First view of Vrtača, on the edge of Zelenica, right before the hut

Past the Koča na Zelenici, first on the marked trail, then at a suitable spot into the gully

view towards Mala Glava (green) and everything else visible a bit below the summit

Zelenica already far away, Begunjščica behind. I like these parts.

when you climb out of the steep part new peaks appear. Also Vrtača

here is a place for a pleasant stop, especially if windy, hot, or just so. Valley on the top.

towards Stol, the stones are quite white

return through rhododendrons under Vrtača

middle station of the chairlift. It was. Now they manage with the hut and Veseljak radio

Ljubeljska Baba and Velik vrh, towards the end of the path

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Edina28. 07. 2014 00:08:16

Yesterday in good company and somewhat less good weather via the mentioned path to the top of Vrtača, on return also to Srednji vrh, which is now also marked. More
http://stezeinsledi.blogspot.com/2014/07/v-prijetni-druzbi-na-vrh-prve-dame.html

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garmont3. 08. 2014 20:02:16

Today on Vrtača quite a crowd. Nice that weathermen don't always guess the storms forecast for this end of our country. mežikanje

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Mrki1. 10. 2014 19:01:02

Yesterday chose Vrtača via Mala Glava. To Zelenica had company of large number of school kids dragging tired on road, without proper guidance to motivate for walking and enjoying mountains. At hut Zelenica saw that besides snack main motivation mobile phone.

Through lower part of Suhega ruševja, gully and ridge over Mala Glava pure pleasure in nice autumn weather with excellent views.

On return Dom Zelenica already closed.

Well-known view of Vrtača from Zelenice.

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garmont3. 08. 2015 19:12:05

Exactly one year ago I was on Vrtača via SE ridge Mala Glava. Conditions and weather....very similar.
Plenty cairns, added some today. velik nasmeh

Regards

Morning above Zelenica, when the fog still couldn't decide how the day would be.

Into Suho ruševje along the upper (i.e. dry) path

Well, yeah. With views just like a year ago....there weren't many.

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zajko6. 10. 2015 10:42:43

Yesterday from Ljubelj to Zelenica and via the marked path to Vrtača. Weather and views for gods. Yet no hikers, but lots of aggressive jackdaws that stole our snack. On the way back, a quick trip to Srednji vrh, past the hut at Završnica spring and Zelenica to the start. Very nice tour, ascent 1400 m, walking 6.30 hours.

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garmont6. 10. 2015 16:43:28

Mala Glava is a pathless and unmarked approach to Vrtača.
Regards

zajko7. 10. 2015 14:02:05

I know. Sorry garmont, hope I didn't devalue your route. I've also been to Vrtača several times via pathless terrain along the ridge. Regards

dragovo10. 10. 2015 12:54:08

Zajko, attaching a few more pics. Regards...

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ljubitelj gora12. 10. 2015 21:16:11

I used a nice Monday to visit the entire SE ridge of Vrtača, via Mala Glava; snow started mid-ridge and below the summit there was about 5-10 cm. From the summit continued on the marked path and scree to Svačica. Later decided also for Ovčji vrh and back in 3-4 hours to Ljubelj.