Dom v Lepeni - Gomiščkovo zavetišče na Krnu

Access to starting point:
Between Trenta and Bovec, near the village of Soča, a road branches off to Lepena. We follow this fully asphalted road to the parking lot at the Dom v Lepeni.

Path description:
From the Dr. Klement Juga Hut in Lepena we continue on a wide marked path in the direction of the Krn Lakes. The wide and not too steep path splits into two parts after a few minutes of walking. The left one, which is somewhat steeper, is the usual one; the right one, gentler and somewhat longer, is suitable for small children and the elderly. Both paths mostly ascend through the forest to the upper station of the cableway and cross each other several times on the way. From the upper station of the cargo cableway we continue on the same path, which gently ascends along a wide transport road that quickly brings us to the snow height measurement site (every year in April). From here the road starts to descend and takes us past the turn-off to Velika Baba quickly to the next junction, where we leave the road and continue left downhill on the footpath that brings us to the Dom pri Krnskih jezerih in a few minutes (if we continue on the road, we bypass the mountain hut).
From the hut we continue straight in the direction of Krn and Krn Lake along a gentle path to which soon joins the path that bypasses the mountain hut. We continue past the shepherd's hut, behind which we arrive at the next junction, where we again continue in the direction of Krn (left Bogatin, Mali Šmohor and Dom na Komni).
The gentle path then brings us after a further few minutes to the pearl of the Krn mountain range. In front of us we see Krn Lake and inviting meadows beside it for resting. The marked path then leads us along the left side of the lake at the foot of the scree of Mali Šmohor. On the other side of the lake the path turns slightly left and then ascends a somewhat steeper slope, where somewhat higher the unmarked (upper) path joins us, which in a traverse ascent crosses the scree above Krn Lake (this path is somewhat shorter but exposed to falling rocks). The path then turns somewhat right and brings us to extensive torrential debris deposits that end on the Planina na Polju.
With wonderful views of the surrounding peaks we cross the grassy Planina na Polju (on the right side, somewhat off the marked path we will notice a hunting hut) and behind it we begin to ascend a small valley. The path then ascends somewhat more steeply and soon brings us to an unmarked junction. The marked path leading towards Krnska Škrbina turns right here (straight unmarked path towards the Prag Saddle (2068 m)) and begins to ascend more steeply. The path then goes onto steep slopes over which we ascend in a traverse to Krnska Škrbina (on this section in early summer we may encounter snow fields). From the Škrbina we continue right (sharp left Prag, left Batognica and straight Planina Kuhinja) along the path that begins to ascend the grassy slope of the mountain. Higher up the path levels out somewhat and brings us to a less noticeable junction, where we continue along the left lower path (right summit Krn). The left path that bypasses the summit of Krn then continues traversing the slopes towards the west. We follow this quite panoramic path all the way to the Gomiščkovo zavetišče.
Lepena - Dom pri Krnskih jezerih 2:00, Dom pri Krnskih jezerih - Gomiščkovo zavetišče 3:00.

On the way: Dom pri Krnskih jezerih mountain hut (1385m), The lake Krnsko jezero (1391m), Planina na Polju (1530m), Krnska škrbina (2058m)

Trip can be extended to: Krn