Križišče nad B postajo - Prestreljeniško okno (Ferata)

Access to starting point:
We drive to the center of Bovec, where from the intersection at the main square we continue on the ascending road that past the post office starts to ascend towards the nearby church. We bypass the mentioned church on the left side, then arrive in Kaninska vas. Bovec then ends, and the road leads us towards the west for some time. At a smaller intersection we leave the main asphalt road which leads towards the village Plužna and continue driving on the slightly right road (after the intersection there are signs for the Gozdec road). Behind the nearby homestead the road splits once again; this time we choose the slightly left road (slightly right Zavrzelno and the starting point of the path to Rombon). We then ascend on a macadam road which higher brings us to the B station of the cableway on Kanin. At the B station the road turns sharply left, then in a traversing ascent after approximately 1 km of further driving brings us to the next intersection. At the mentioned intersection we continue sharply right towards the mountain pasture Krnica (left Gozdec). The road then brings us to an intersection where to the left upwards a road branches off towards the C and D stations. We park near the mentioned intersection.

Route description:
We head onto the road leading towards the C and D stations of the circular cable car. The road in the initial part leads through the forest and then ascends for quite some time in long zigzags. Further on, we continuously ascend on a relatively wide road that runs slightly left (west) of the cableway. During the ascent in zigzags we occasionally cross the old much narrower and steeper road; higher up nice views towards the Soča river valley also begin to open. When we exit the forest the path becomes increasingly panoramic and we soon reach a bench located by the road. Further on, the road approaches the cableway somewhat and soon brings us to the C station.
From the C station we continue further on the road, which from here is also part of the ski slope named Skripi. Further on, the road ascends on the right (eastern) side of the cableway. When we reach the Skripi chairlift the road becomes somewhat worse and begins to ascend even somewhat steeper. On the increasingly steep road there is also quite a lot of gravel further on. Such a path then brings us to the D station of the circular cable car.
At the D station we continue towards the lower station of the Prevala chairlift where we turn right and begin to ascend the ski slope. The path on the ski slope soon brings us to Sedlo (2300 m), the highest point of the ski area.
At Sedlo, where there is also the top station of the 4-seater Prevala chairlift, we notice a larger marking and the inscription "ferata", which directs us to the path on the western side of Sedlo. The path here rises slightly and brings us below the slope of Prestreljenik where there is a junction.
Left leads an easier but less trodden path towards Visoki Kanin and Okno v Prestreljeniku (marked with an inscription on the rock). This path is also exposed to falling rocks. At the junction we head right and after a short somewhat steeper ascent we are again at a junction. Right leads the path towards the summit of Prestreljenik; we continue left where the secured path towards the window in Prestreljenik begins (marked with the inscription "ferata").
At the start of the secured path we first cross a short exposed wall to the ledge with the aid of a steel cable. The path along the ledge then quickly brings us to a cave beside the path. Further on we then traverse for quite some time along a panoramic and well-secured ledge. Later the path briefly turns right and ascends steeply with the aid of brackets. This is followed by another traverse all the way to Okno v Prestreljeniku.
We descend on the easier path that joins us a few meters before the window.
The described path ranks among the easier secured paths of this type and is suitable also for children from 10 years of age. Nevertheless, a helmet and via ferrata set are required for the ascent. The length of the climbing section of the path is 40 minutes.
The entire path can otherwise be significantly shortened with the aid of the circular cable car, which can take us to the D station at 2202 m altitude.

Along the route: C Postaja (1649m), D Postaja (2202m), Sedlo (2282m)

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