D station - Lopa

Access to starting point:
A) First, we drive to Kranjska Gora, and then we continue driving through the Vršič pass or over Italy and then through the Predel pass towards Bovec. When we arrive in Bovec, we drive along the bypass past the center, and then on the other side of the settlement right towards the nearby gas station. At the gas station, we turn left and ascend to the nearby parking lot by the bottom station of the circular cabin cable car to Kanin. Then we buy a ticket and take the cable car to the D station on Kanin.
B) First, we drive to Tolmin, and then we continue driving towards Bovec. At the beginning of Bovec, we leave the main road and continue driving straight towards the center of the settlement. Towards the center, we drive only a few tens of meters, and then at the gas station we turn sharply left onto an ascending road, along which we quickly arrive at the parking lot by the bottom station of the circular cabin cable car. Then we buy a ticket and take the cable car to the D station on Kanin.

Path description:
From the D station, first in a gentle ascent we walk to the nearby bottom station of the four-seater chairlift Prevala, from there we continue right in the direction of Prestreljenik and Rombon. The path ahead leads us by the four-seater chairlift and ascends along the edge of the ski track. Higher, we arrive at Sedlo, where there is an intermediate exit station of the four-seater chairlift Prevala and where to the left there is a turn-off of the path to Prestreljenik (2499 m).
From Sedlo we continue for a short time along the ski track, which descends towards the Prevala saddle, then we continue slightly left on a marked footpath that continues along the left side of the ski track (it is also possible to continue along the ski track). The path, which then moderately to occasionally steeply descends, leads us past some larger sinkholes, then temporarily flattens. Further, the path turns somewhat to the left and gradually transitions to steeper slopes, which are slightly exposed in some places. Lower, the path turns sharply right and with the aid of a steel cable descends to the junction at the Prevala saddle.
From Prevala, where there is a junction of five paths, we continue slightly left and begin to ascend the ski slope towards the upper station of the Italian gondola cable car. Here, from the path, a nice view first opens towards the west, then also towards the north where Montaž and Viš are clearly visible. When the path on the ski slope turns right, path 536 from Nevejsko sedlo joins from the left. Only a short ascent follows to the upper cable car station.
At the upper station of the gondola cable car, we head left onto an unmarked track that crosses scree on the northern slopes towards the east. The path initially in a gentle ascent crosses the slopes below the northern walls of the ridge Vršiči pod Lopo (Monte Golovec). When we reach the northwest side of the mentioned ridge, a view opens to the right towards the notch Forca sopra Medon. We continue along the track that crosses the slopes towards the east. We follow the track, which then occasionally ascends slightly, all the way to the notch on the eastern side of the Lopa peak.
Approximately 10 meters before the notch (first somewhat easier passage from the notch on the north side), we head right upwards towards the ridge. After an initial very short ascent, the terrain slightly flattens and ahead we will spot a short gully. On this section, there is also some scree on the slope. We head straight towards the mentioned gully. After just a few meters of ascent up the gully, we continue left onto a ledge.
When we are on the mentioned ledge, we have two options. We can, after just a few meters of traversing the ledge, head right and a few meters of climbing to the ridge follow. If we head right at the correct spot, the climbing difficulty does not exceed 1st grade. The second option is to continue traversing the mentioned ledge so that we reach the south side of the ridge. On the south side, where the slope is somewhat covered with grass, we traverse the steep slope below the ridge for a short time. When the slope above us becomes somewhat less steep, we head right onto the ridge.
Further, we walk along the ridge and the ascent becomes less demanding for a while. While walking along the panoramic ridge, the cairns also assist us. Somewhat higher, we reach steeper slopes again. In the initial part of the steep slope, we keep to the left side, then approximately halfway we traverse the steep slope, which is partly covered with grass, to the right. For orientation, a few cairns also help us. A short steep ascent follows, then we continue left and soon reach the ridge again.
Further, we then walk along the ridge all the way to the panoramic summit. In the last part of the ridge, there are still a few very short steep ascents, which do not pose major difficulties.
We descend along the ascent path.
For the less experienced, belaying with a rope is recommended on the more difficult sections.
D station - Prevala 0:45, Prevala - Lopa 1:30.

On the way: Sedlo (2282m), Prevala (2067m)