Brinje - Planica (via Borovje)

Access to starting point:
We leave the Gorenjska motorway at the Jesenice - west (Hrušica) exit and continue driving towards Kranjska Gora. After approximately 5 km of driving from the spot where we left the motorway, signs for Dovje direct us to the right. We drive into the mentioned settlement, through which we follow the signs for Kepa and Dovška Baba. Soon above Dovje the asphalt ends, and the road only about 100 m further brings us to the marked crossroads, where signs for Kepa direct us sharply left (straight Dovška Baba). We drive ahead for quite some time, thereby "overlooking" all smaller crossroads. Higher up we arrive at a somewhat larger crossroads, where to the left a road branches off towards Rovt Vrse, and straight ahead the road continues towards Erjavčev rovt (signs along the road for Kepa). We park on the parking lot by the mentioned crossroads, or we can continue driving on the left road for some time.

Path description:
From the parking lot, we head onto the left road, which first starts moderately ascending, then entirely flattens and crosses slopes towards the left. The road, from which occasionally nice views open up on the Julian Alps, after approximately 15 to 20 minutes brings us to the spot where on the right side we will notice a smaller cairn, from which a footpath branches off that leads to Borovje.
Here we continue right on the mentioned footpath (possible also straight over Rovt Vrse) which first steeply ascends, then passes into ferns, where it slowly starts to vanish, higher up joining a forest track which we follow to the right. When the slope flattens, we turn somewhat to the left and ascend to the nearby spring (trough with water), above which we quickly arrive at a smaller, initially still indistinct ridge (to here possible also over Rovt Vrse).
When we step onto the ridge the footpath becomes more visible and gradually steeper. The path ahead continues along the occasionally slightly exposed ridge (especially in wet conditions and snow greater caution is needed), from which here and there beautiful views open up. The path ahead leads past a bench, then signs for Borovje (on the sign to the cross) direct us left onto the slope over which we start steeply ascending. A fairly steep path running through the forest higher up gradually flattens and turns slightly to the right. Here a path joins from the left, on which we will later continue towards Planica, but we continue right and cross towards the right for some time. After a short traverse we step out of the forest into more rocky terrain, over which via a slightly exposed slope we ascend to the cross on Borovje.
From the top we return to the previously mentioned junction and continue right (viewed in the direction of descent). The path ahead first descends transversely over a relatively steep slope, then flattens and brings us to a forested ridge. After a minute or two of easy walking, the path starts steeply descending towards the saddle between Borovje and Planica.
When we reach the saddle named Šija 1 we continue left upwards (left downwards Rovt Vrse, straight Kepa over Kurejeke, right downwards possibly via harder pathless terrain to Erjavčev rovt) on the path which starts ascending along a side ridge. For a short time we ascend along the mentioned ridge, then the path turns somewhat to the left and brings us to the main ridge of Planica. Here we continue left and continue the ascent on and along the ridge, from which at first views rarely open towards Kepa and surrounding peaks. Somewhat higher the footpath flattens and moves to the left side of the ridge, where it occasionally crosses some panoramic slopes. Higher the path returns to the ridge, which narrows and becomes partly exposed. After crossing the exposed ridge the path temporarily returns to the forest, then in a gentle descent crosses another slightly exposed gully. A short steep ascent follows and an increasingly panoramic path brings us to the summit of Planica.

On the way: Borovje (1476m)