Dom Planica - Visoka peč (hunting path)

Access to starting point:
From Kranjska Gora, we drive towards the border crossing Rateče or vice versa, and then at the intersection where the road towards Planica branches off, we turn into Planica. Right before we get to the large macadam parking lots, we turn left towards the Olympic Sports Centre Dom Planica. We park in an appropriate place by the mentioned hut, or we can also park on one of the previously mentioned parking lots in Planica.

Path description:
From Dom Planica we walk to the nearby boules court, above which we step on the gravel of the nearby torrent. Further, we gently ascend for a few minutes along the mentioned torrent, after which the cairn directs us left into a belt of dwarf pines, where we step onto a nicely arranged but unmarked hunting path.
The path, which further starts to ascend more steeply through the forest, brings us after approximately 15 minutes of walking from the starting point to a smaller wooden log cabin, which in an emergency serves as a small bivouac, otherwise intended for cameramen during ski jumps or flights in Planica. At the log cabin, the path temporarily passes onto a smaller ridge, which soon ends on steep forested slopes. When the path enters dense forest, it turns right and begins to ascend steeply. Higher up, the path flattens and gradually transitions to quite steep slopes that are especially dangerous for slipping when wet. Across these slopes continues a fairly gentle trail that is usually well cleared of leaves, so the path in dry conditions does not present any major danger to us. After a few minutes of traversing, a somewhat (actually quite) more difficult but marked path from Planica joins from the right (option for descent to Planica).
From the junction we continue along the marked mountain path in the direction of Ciprnik and Vitranc. The path ahead again starts to ascend steeply and somewhat higher turns right, quickly bringing us to a panoramic ridge. For some time we ascend along the ridge, from which a nice view opens onto the rugged slope of Ciprnik as well as Jalovec and the Ponc ridge. Higher, the path passes into forest for a while, then returns to a partly exposed panoramic ridge. Further, the path returns to the forest, where it ascends steeply for some time, then brings us to the main ridge of Ciprnik, where we join the path from Vitranc.
Here we continue right and ascend for some time more through the forest, through which beautiful views open up ever more frequently. The forest is soon replaced by dwarf pines, and the path gradually passes onto quite steep slopes, which in places are also slightly exposed. We follow this quite steep path in the final section, with views of the surrounding peaks, all the way to the panoramic summit, which we reach after a few minutes of further walking.
From Ciprnik a beautiful view opens towards the mountains above the valleys of both Pišnice and, of course, an exceptional view of the nearby Jalovec and other mountains above Tamar, and we continue towards Visoka peč, the summit we see on our side of Tamar if we look in the direction of the Ponc ridge.
On the summit we look for a small path among the dwarf pines, which with the help of numerous cairns leads along the west side of Ciprnik first moderately, then steeply downward. The path quickly flattens, then ascends to a panoramic knoll between Ciprnik and Visoka peč. From the knoll, from which we have a good view of our goal for today, a descent follows again, then the path, which mostly runs through cleared dwarf pines, brings us to the last saddle below the summit. A moderate ascent follows, then the path stands vertical and ascends very steeply for a few minutes. Higher up, the path flattens somewhat, then quickly brings us to the panoramic and relatively rarely visited summit.
Planica - Ciprnik 2:15, Ciprnik - Visoka peč 30 minutes.

On the way: Ciprnik (1745m)