Starting point: Bavšica (698 m)
| Latitude/Longitude: | 46,36990°N 13,62990°E |
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Walking time: 3 h 30 min
Difficulty: partly demanding marked way, difficult pathless terrain
Elevation gain: 1150 m
Elevation difference along the route: 1200 m
Map: Julijske Alpe - zahodni del 1:50.000
Recommended equipment (summer):
Recommended equipment (winter): ice axe, crampons
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Access to starting point:
From the road Bovec - Predel, an asphalt road branches off to the right at the Kluže fortress into the Bavšica valley. We take the mentioned road, which we follow in a moderate ascent to the parking lot in Bavšica (the parking lot is located next to mountain signposts and an information board).
Route description:
From the parking lot we continue along the right road, which quickly takes us to the Planinsko učno središče Bavšica. We continue straight, initially still on the cart track towards Planina Bukovec and Bavški Grintavec. At the benches with a table the cart track ends and the markings direct us slightly right onto a footpath. The path crosses the stream Kopica, along which it then ascends. Soon we cross the bed to the left side and subsequently we ascend relatively steeply for quite some time, mostly above the mentioned stream. The path leads us occasionally through forest and occasionally beside shrubbery. Higher up the valley we are ascending narrows and the path leads us under steep walls. Here the path comes completely close to the streamlet and later also crosses it. After crossing, the path ascends a steeper slope where a piton is also helpful at a short section. There follows an ascent mostly through forest, after which the path takes us to the hunting hut on Planina Bukovec.
From the hunting hut we continue right along the marked path and the path soon takes us to a steeper slope above a vegetated gully. Along the trail we descend to the gully and cross it to the other side. The slope above the gully is quite steep so some caution is needed. At a short section a few pitons and steps are also helpful.
On the other side of the gully the path runs in a southerly direction and takes us to slopes partially overgrown with dwarf pines. From here increasingly beautiful views of the surrounding mountains also begin to open up. Here we can notice an unmarked trail that branches off to the right, but we continue for a short time along the left marked path and then arrive at a marked junction.
Right leads the path towards Bavški Grintavec via Vrh Brda, but we continue left in the direction of Sedlo Kanja. The path subsequently runs in an easterly direction and leads us occasionally across scree and past some dwarf pines. On our left we will notice the steep slopes of the nearby peak Kanja. We continue along the marked path, which takes us to the southeast side of the peak Kanja. Here we leave the marked path and turn left onto the slope, which in this section is already less steep. After a short ascent a beautiful view towards the peak Kanja opens up. First we descend slightly to the small saddle on the southeast side of the peak, then we ascend the slope, which is partially overgrown with dwarf pines. The ascent towards the peak runs along the southeast side of the mountain and is relatively short. In the upper part the slope is quite steep so some caution is needed. When we reach the ridge, which is precipitous to the north, we continue left and in a few meters reach the summit.
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