end of road on Pokljuka - Veliki Draški vrh

Access to starting point:
a) Leave the Gorenjska motorway at the Lesce exit, then follow signs for Bled and Pokljuka. Continue through Gorje and past the Zatrnik ski slope to Rudno polje on Pokljuka, where there is a large paid parking lot, nearby a military barracks and shooting range. From here continue straight on the gravel road, which a bit further leads to a junction, where we continue right (left Uskovnica). Follow this road to the former parking lot Za Ribnico, located at the end of the road (nearby are mountain signs for planina Konjščica).
Parking at the end of the road is now prohibited, so park at Rudno polje, which extends the route by about 40 minutes, but it is more appropriate to choose the marked path that starts already at Rudno polje.
b) From Železniki or Podbrdo drive to Bohinjska Bistrica, then continue driving towards Bled. Shortly after the Petrol gas station, located just beyond Bohinjska Bistrica, continue left towards Pokljuka and Jereka. The road first climbs steeply, then gradually levels after Koriti and takes us to a junction at the bus stop, where we continue right towards Pokljuka, Koprivnik and Jereka (straight Srednja vas). Immediately after the junction we arrive at Jereka, but from the junction in front of the church continue straight towards Pokljuka (left Podjelje). After Jereka the road starts climbing more steeply again, higher it levels and continues along Mrzli potok. When joining the road from Bled go left and drive to Rudno polje, where there is a large paid parking lot, nearby a military barracks and shooting range. From here continue straight on the gravel road, which a bit further leads to a junction, where we continue right (left Uskovnica). Follow this road to the former parking lot Za Ribnico, located at the end of the road (nearby are mountain signs for planina Konjščica).
Parking at the end of the road is now prohibited, so park at Rudno polje, which extends the route by about 40 minutes, but it is more appropriate to choose the marked path that starts already at Rudno polje.

Traffic regime in the Pokljuka and Uskovnica area from 15.6. to 15.10.

Path description:
From the former parking lot at the end of the road continue on the wide and initially ascending track towards planina Konjščica. The track, which enters dense forest immediately, soon levels out and after a few minutes of easy walking turns into a footpath continuing along the left bank of the Ribnica stream. When the path gets very close to the stream it turns slightly right and ascends more steeply. Higher up the path levels and leads us from the forest to the lower edge of the vast planina Konjščica. Here the path turns slightly left, crosses a streamlet and after a few more steps brings us to the cheese dairy on planina Konjščica.
From the cheese dairy continue on the pleasant path that in a few minutes of gentle ascent brings us to the upper edge of the planina. Here the path enters the belt of dwarf pines and shrubs and gradually begins to ascend more steeply. In the upper part of the ascent to Jezerce the path from Rudno polje joins from the right, we continue straight on the moderately steep path that in a few more minutes of walking brings us to Jezerce, where the path levels and turns left (here the path to Srenjski preval branches right).
Follows easy walking to a sign indicating the central area of TNP, then the path begins to ascend moderately along a torrent, initially still a streamlet. Higher the path switches to the right side of the torrent, viewed from the direction of ascent, and then ascends transversely to Studorski preval, where the demanding path from Srenjski preval joins from the right.
From Studorski preval continue right (left Ablanca, straight Vodnikov dom, sharp right Srenjski preval) on the initially gentle path ascending through the dwarf pine belt. Somewhat further the path turns left and gradually starts ascending ever steeper. After a few more minutes of walking the path brings us below a short but quite steep rocky step, which we "overcome" with a little hand assistance (mainly for balance). The rocky step is exposed not only to the risk of slipping but also to falling rocks (caution!). Higher the path levels and leads to a very scenic and technically mostly undemanding ridge. The path, from which beautiful views open to the Bohinj-Tolmin mountains (sometimes called Lower Bohinj mountains) and other Bohinj mountains, shortly below the summit starts ascending steeply again. The path further ascends over a short and steep stony slope, then levels and in a few more minutes of walking brings us to the scenic summit.
Starting point - Planina Konjščica 0:30, Planina Konjščica - Klanci 0:40, Klanci - Jezerce 0:05, Jezerce - Studorski preval 0:30, Studorski preval - Veliki Draški vrh 1:00.

On the way: Planina Konjščica (1427m), Klanci (1678m), Jezerce (1719m), Izvir pod Studorskim prevalom (1746m), Studorski preval (1892m)