Aljažev dom v Vratih - Mali Triglav (via Prag)

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

Path description:
From the parking lot, we continue along the gravel road closed to public traffic, passing Šlajmerjev dom and quickly reaching Aljažev dom v Vratih.
We bypass Aljažev dom on the right side and continue straight along the path towards Triglav, Sovatna, Luknja... (right Škrlatica, bivouac at Rušje...). We continue along the poorer gravel road, which takes us past the winter room to a marked junction at the famous peg (monument to fallen partisan mountaineers).
We continue straight again (left Tominškova pot), a gentle path leads us with beautiful views of Triglav and the Triglav North Face. After a few minutes of further walking, we reach a beech forest, where the path via Sovatna branches off to the right, but we continue straight towards Luknja and Triglav - the path over Prag. A short ascent follows on the cart track, then the markers direct us left onto a path that approaches the bed of Triglavska Bistrica. Here the path leads past a memorial to mountain victims, a little further on we reach the next marked junction.
Straight ahead the path continues towards Luknja, but we go left towards the path over Prag, where the path first leads across the Triglavska Bistrica stream (slightly higher is the spring of Bistrica).
On the other side of the stream, we quickly reach the first steep section, where the first pegs assist us, after a few minutes the difficulty eases, and we continue steeply ascending, with increasingly beautiful views of the other side of the valley from the path.
This section of the path is partly overgrown with brushwood, higher up safety gear reappears and soon we reach probably the most difficult part of the path over Prag, where with the help of brackets and cables we climb a nearly vertical 15-meter chimney. The path ahead gradually becomes easier again, and Tominškova pot joins from the left, a few steps further we reach Begunjski studenec.
We continue steeply ascending, the path is not technically demanding in this section, after about 15 minutes of further walking we reach the next junction, where the path to Dom Valentina Staniča pod Triglavom branches left, we continue straight and follow the markers for Triglav and Triglavski dom na Kredarici.
The path ahead temporarily flattens a bit and bypasses Kotel on the right side, transitioning to Triglavske pode, where orientation is somewhat difficult especially in fog. On the upper part of Triglavske pode, the path becomes steeper and more technically demanding again, with safety gear assisting at the difficult spots.
Once we climb above the steep section, the path flattens again and with ever better views, in a few minutes of further walking, we ascend to Triglavski dom na Kredarici.
We continue right towards Triglav (sharply left peak of Kredarica and Kot Valley, left Krma Valley and Pokljuka) and descend on a technically undemanding path to Ledeniški preval, from where we begin ascending towards the ridge of Mali Triglav. Here we follow the markers and the larger one visible from afar, near which the very demanding path to Triglav begins.
Initially, we ascend a not yet very steep slope with the help of a few pegs and individual cables, but when we reach the ridge of Mali Triglav, we begin traversing upwards to the left, where cables were added to the pegs a few years ago, allowing self-belaying with a via ferrata set. Several quite steep and exposed ascents follow, where we must be careful not to slip, and on the section with loose rocks, we must also be cautious not to dislodge stones as it can be deadly dangerous for hikers below us. The path ahead is quite narrow, and with a large number of visitors, congestion can occur due to difficult passing between hikers.
Higher up, the steepness eases, and from the left, the path from Dom Planika pod Triglavom joins, specifically the path over Mali Triglav, which we reach just a little further on.
Starting point - Aljažev dom 0:05, Aljažev dom - spring of Bistrica 0:55, spring of Bistrica - Begunjski studenec 2:45, Begunjski studenec - Kotel 0:15, Kotel - Triglavski dom na Kredarici 1:00, Triglavski dom na Kredarici - Ledeniški preval 0:05, Ledeniški preval - Mali Triglav 0:35.

On the way: Aljažev dom v Vratih (1001m), Spomenik padlim partizanom gornikom (1020m), V Plazičih (1040m), Izvir Bistrice (1160m), Begunjski studenec (2091m), Kotel (2166m), Triglavski podi (2400m), Triglavski dom na Kredarici (2515m), Ledeniški preval (2484m)

Trip can be extended to: Triglav