Aljažev dom v Vratih - Begunjski vrh (Tominšek route)

Access to starting point:
We drive to Mojstrana and then follow the signs for the Vrata valley. We continue on the toll road, which is closed to public traffic in winter, and follow it to the large parking lot, which is located a few minutes before the Aljažev dom in Vrata.

Path description:
From the parking lot, we continue on a macadam road which after 3 minutes of walking brings us to a crossing at Aljažev dom. We continue straight in the direction of Triglav, Luknja and Pogačnikov dom (right Škrlatica) on a wide path, which goes behind the chapel (on the right side) and Aljažev dom (on the left side) into a lane of a forest. A wide tourist - walking path past the winter bivouac brings us out of the forest, where in front of us we notice the famous wedge (monument dedicated to fallen partisans mountaineers). Here the mountain signpost for Tominšek route points us left and over the lane of gravel brings us into the forest. A well-made path starts ascending through the forest upwards. Since the path through the forest is in parts pretty steep they made some steps, which make walking easier. After an hour and a half of walking the forest becomes thinner, and the path brings us to the beginning of the climbing part of the path. During the ascent on a climbing part, we have fixed safety gear for help, which are in good condition (renovated in the year 2006). The path ahead is becoming more and more vertiginous and is steeply rising on the northern walls of Begunjski vrh. Because the climbing part of the path is exposed to falling stones the helmet is mandatory! After a good three hours of walking, the steepness decreases and the path joins the normal path over Prag. Only few steps ahead by the path, we notice a pleasant well where we can take a rest. The path ahead soon brings us to the next crossing, where we continue left in the direction of Staničev dom (right Kredarica). The path ahead leads on karst terrain, full of cracks and abysses (carefully). Higher, the path crosses shorter scree and then it ascends on a plateau terrain, where in front of us we already notice a mountain hut Dom Valentina Staniča, to which we only have some 10 steps of easy walking.
From the hut, we continue left in the direction of Begunjski vrh, Visoke Vrbanove špice and Cmir. Quite gently sloping path after only few minutes of additional walking brings us on a saddle Begunjski preval, where the path on Vrbanove špice branches off to the right. We continue straight on the path which soon splits into two parts. Here we go left in the direction of Begunjski vrh (path straight leads on Cmir) on the path which ascends diagonally through rocky slopes. After that, the path turns slightly right and steeply ascends by the upper ridge of Begunjski vrh. Then we follow the path with beautiful views to the top.
Vrata - Staničev dom 4:20, Staničev dom - Begunjski vrh 30 minutes.

On the way: Aljažev dom v Vratih (1001m), Spomenik padlim partizanom gornikom (1020m), Kozja dolina (1749m), Begunjski studenec (2091m), Kotel (2166m), Dom Valentina Staniča (2332m), Begunjska vratca (2342m)