Aljažev dom v Vratih - Pihavec (via Luknja)
Starting point: Aljažev dom v Vratih (987 m)
Starting point Lat/Lon: 46.4128°N 13.8466°E 
Path name: via Luknja
Time of walking: 4 h 30 min
Difficulty: difficult pathless terrain
Difficulty of skiing: very demanding
Altitude difference: 1432 m
Altitude difference (by path): 1432 m
Map: Triglav 1 : 25.000
Access to starting point:
We drive to Mojstrana, then follow the signs for Vrata Valley. We continue on the toll road, which is 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, continue along the gravel road closed to public traffic, passing Šlajmerjev dom to quickly reach Aljažev dom v Vratih.
Bypass Aljažev dom on the right and continue straight towards Triglav, Sovatna, Luknja... (right Škrlatica, bivouac at Rušje...). Continue on the poorer gravel road past the winter room to the marked junction at the famous peg (monument to fallen partisan mountaineers).
Continue straight again (left Tominšek's path) along a gentle path with fine views of Triglav and the Triglav north face. After a few minutes further, enter beech forest where the path via Sovatna branches right; continue straight towards Luknja and Triglav - path over Prag. Short ascent on cart track, then markers lead left to path approaching the bed of Triglavska Bistrica. Here the path passes the memorial to mountain victims, soon reaching the next marked junction.
Left across stream continues path over Prag; go straight on path that gradually ascends more noticeably. Path to Luknja ascends moderately for a while, higher becoming steeper and more scenic. Higher still, path through shrub and sparse forest belt, small path branches right to nearby bivouac; continue on wider path out of forest belt. Path steepens slightly, leading gradually to scree below Luknja. Path over scree slippery; at wall foot, fixed ropes assist (easy dry, useful descent). Short steep ascent beside wall, then path turns right to junction at Luknja with fine view over mountains above Zadnjica.
At Luknja turn right following signs to Bovški Gamsovec (left via Plemenice to Triglav, straight down Zadnjica), ascending grassy slopes under ridges of Pihavec and Bovški Gamsovec, usually many alpine ibex and marmots.
Path goes slightly right, crosses smooth rock slab with fixed rope. After rope, turns slightly left on grassy slopes. Ahead slightly left see small scree; marked path turns right (90°) to Bovški Gamsovec (NE) just before. Leave marked path at bend onto scree. Few metres after, cairn left of path with wands. After scree turn right on grass, ascending parallel to marked path. Grass to rocks, continue same direction. Soon notice another scree left curving up left. At end turn left to narrow gully. Before gully left memorial plaque to Tinet Mihelič. Up gully, steep with scrambling. When very narrow, climb left to grass, ascend left crossing slopes westwards. Cross narrow scree, up steeper grass (still west). Slope eases, turn right ascending north. Grass to rocks, short ascent to col Čez Kamen (2331m). At col turn left joining marked path from Kriški podi after few metres. From col path south side Pihavec west, then right slight easy ascent to summit.
Starting point - Aljažev dom 0:05, Aljažev dom - Bistrica spring 0:55, Bistrica spring - Luknja 1:35, Luknja - Pihavec 2:00.
On the way: Aljažev dom v Vratih (1001m), Spomenik padlim partizanom gornikom (1020m), V Plazičih (1040m), Izvir Bistrice (1160m),
Luknja (1766m), Spominska plošča Tinetu Miheliču (2161m), Čez Kamen (2331m)
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