Aljažev dom v Vratih - Križ (via Stenarska vratca)
Starting point: Aljažev dom v Vratih (987 m)
Starting point Lat/Lon: 46.4128°N 13.8466°E 
Path name: via Stenarska vratca
Time of walking: 4 h 50 min
Difficulty: difficult unmarked way, difficult marked way
Difficulty of skiing: no data
Altitude difference: 1423 m
Altitude difference (by path): 1455 m
Map: Triglav 1:25.000
Access to starting point:
We drive to Mojstrana, then follow the signs for Vrata Valley. We continue along the toll road, closed to public traffic in winter, following it to the large parking lot a few minutes before Aljažev dom v Vratih.
Path description:
From the parking lot we continue on the gravel road closed to public traffic, passing Šlajmerjev dom and quickly reaching Aljažev dom v Vratih.
At Aljažev dom we head right towards Škrlatica, Dolkova špica, Stenar, Križ and Kriška stena (straight Triglav, Luknja, Bovški Gamsovec, Pogačnikov dom via Sovatna, Stenar, Križ and Razor) onto the path leading us across a meadow into the forest. The path ascends first on a gentle cart track, higher up turning into a gradually steeper hiking trail that brings us to the bed of a torrent, which we do not follow for long. Higher the path temporarily turns right and ascends steeply through the forest, later turning left, crossing a short scree slope, and approaching the slopes below mighty Stenar. We soon reach these slopes, ascending through dwarf pines and past individual larches. Leaving the dwarf pine belt we reach the small valley separating Stenar from Križ, ascending it briefly before the marked path turns right.
At the point where the marked path turns sharply right, we notice a small cairn marking the beginning of the path to Stenarska vratca. Initially poorly visible, the path ascends gently to moderately towards the screes under the north face of Stenar. Higher it becomes more distinct, first over larger rocks and some scree to the mentioned scree field. Here the path starts ascending more steeply across the scree, our goal now the col at the foot of Stenarska vratca. Upon reaching the top of the scree, a relatively easy access is halted by a short unpleasant gravelly wall. We continue up a series of successive ledges and gullies, careful not to slip a step lower due to considerable scree and sand (there is also great danger of falling rocks, especially if someone is ahead). After about 20 minutes of difficult ascent we step onto Stenarska vratca, from which a fine view opens to Bovški Gamsovec and Pihavec.
Here we descend steeply briefly, then step onto the marked path right at a junction. We continue right towards Križ (left Stenar, straight down Vrata and Pogačnikov dom) and from the scree to somewhat exposed slopes below the Na Robeh ridge, crossing them in moderate ascent northwest. The path, quite slippery, takes us higher under the summit slope of Križ, where it splits again. The left path bypasses Križ summit, we go slightly right and ascend steeply to the exposed ridge, using a peg and cable to reach the panoramic summit.
Starting point - Aljažev dom 0:05, Aljažev dom - basin under Stenar 2:30, basin under Stenar - Stenarska vratca 1:30, Stenarska vratca - Križ 0:45.
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