Bavšica - Zagorelec (via Čez Lužo)

Access to starting point:
From the road Bovec - Predel, at the Kluže fortress, an asphalt road branches off to the right 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 Bavšica Mountain Education Centre. We continue straight, initially still along 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 to the right onto a footpath. The path crosses the Kopica stream, along which it then ascends. Soon we cross the streambed to the left side and in the continuation we then ascend relatively steeply for quite some time, mostly above the mentioned stream. The path leads us occasionally through forest and occasionally along shrubbery. Higher up the valley along which we ascend narrows and the path leads us under steep walls. Here the path comes very close to the stream 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 another 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 path 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 path that branches off to the right, but we continue for a short time along the left marked path and then reach 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 quickly takes us to a scree slope, which we cross. After crossing the scree the path again takes us to dwarf pines where we notice a poorly trodden path that runs left through the dwarf pines.
We leave the marked path and head onto the mentioned path and cross the slope on the western side of Kanja peak overgrown with dwarf pines. The path is poorly trodden and occasionally also somewhat overgrown. From the dwarf pines the path takes us to a small valley or gully where we continue right upwards for a short time, then turn left again where we notice the continuation of the path that runs through dwarf pines. We again cross the slope overgrown with dwarf pines towards the north. When we reach the north-western side of Kanja peak we also descend a little. Here we can also notice some paths that turn right slightly upwards towards the small valley between Šmeihelovec and Kanja, but we continue straight and cross the slopes towards the north. We follow the poorly visible path towards the grassy slopes on the western side of Šmihelovec.
On the mentioned grassy slopes we continue right towards the small valley on the northern side of Šmihelovec. The grassy slope is somewhat steeper, so especially in wet conditions some caution is needed. Along the slope where the path is mostly not visible we reach the small valley on the northern side of Šmihelovec. We continue along scree slopes in the mentioned valley. Higher up the valley turns right and an ascent follows along a slope strewn with numerous rocks and boulders. On this section we keep to the left part of the valley where a cairn is also helpful for orientation. Along such terrain we then reach the Čez Lužo saddle.
From the saddle we continue a few metres to the south side, then turn left upwards towards the ridge of Zagorelec. When we reach the ridge we continue left along the ridge. In the continuation we then ascend all the time along the scenic ridge all the way to the summit of Zagorelec.

Along the route: Planinsko učno središče (713m), Planina Bukovec (1346m), Čez Lužo (1985m)

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