end of road on Pokljuka - Velo polje

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 also a military barracks and shooting range. From here continue straight on the gravel road, which shortly ahead brings us 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 already 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 behind Bohinjska Bistrica, continue left towards Pokljuka and Jereka. The road first ascends steeply, then gradually flattens after Koriti and brings us to a junction at the bus station, where we continue right towards Pokljuka, Koprivnik and Jereka (straight Srednja vas). Immediately after the junction we arrive in Jereka, but from the junction in front of the church we continue straight towards Pokljuka (left Podjelje). After Jereka the road starts ascending more steeply again, higher it flattens and continues along Mrzli potok. When we join the road from Bled, we go left and drive to Rudno polje, where there is a large paid parking lot, nearby also a military barracks and shooting range. From here continue straight on the gravel road, which shortly ahead brings us 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 already 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 along the wide initially ascending cart track towards planina Konjščica. The cart track, entering dense forest immediately, soon flattens 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 completely close to the mentioned stream it turns slightly right and ascends more steeply. Higher the path flattens and leads us from the forest to the lower edge of the vast planina Konjščica. Here the path turns slightly left, crosses the 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 which 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 towards Jezerce the path from Rudno polje joins from the right, we continue straight along the moderately steep path which in a few more minutes of walking brings us to Jezerce, where the path flattens and turns left (here the path to Srenjski preval branches right).
Follow easy walking to the sign marking the central area of TNP, then the path starts moderately ascending along the torrent, initially still a brooklet. Higher the path switches to the right side of the torrent (viewed from the direction of ascent) and then ascends transversely to Studorski preval, from which a nice view opens to the mountains above Bohinj.
Here a demanding path from Srenjski preval joins from the right, from our path unmarked trails also branch to Ablanca and Veliki Draški vrh.
From the saddle first descend steeply for a short time, then the path turns to the right direction, and we then traverse the slopes to the left for a longer time with some shorter easy ascents and descents. From the slopes of Veliki Draški vrh we gradually reach the slopes of the massive Tosc, we continue amid nice views past the junction of the path to Tosc and the fork where the path from Uskovnica joins from the left.
At all forks, also the one where the partly abandoned path leading over planina Zgornji Tosc joins, continue straight, the path gradually brings us to steeper and also precipitous southwest slopes of mount Tosc, where there was a landslide a few years ago, so some extra caution is needed due to falling rocks. Across the precipitous section leads a fairly wide path, so no special difficulties in this part, when the slope becomes less steep the path from Stara Fužina or Voje valley joins from the left.
Here continue slightly left towards Velo polje (sharply left Voje, straight Vodnikov dom and Velska dolina via the path past Vodnikov dom). The path ahead starts descending transversely to the right and quickly brings us to an unmarked fork. Continue on the right marked path (left hunter's hut), which soon flattens, then continues traversing the slopes below Vodnikov dom. After a few minutes the path turns slightly left and starts descending towards Malo and Velo polje. After a short descent the path from Voje valley joins from the left, we continue right and after a few dozen steps arrive at the shepherd huts on planina Velo polje.
Starting point - Planina Konjščica 0:30, Planina Konjščica - Klanci 0:40, Klanci - Jezerce 0:05, Jezerce - Studorski preval 0:30, Studorski preval - Planina Zgornji Tosc 0:35, Planina Zgornji Tosc - Na Zagonu 0:20, Na Zagonu - Velo polje 0:20.

On the way: Planina Konjščica (1427m), Klanci (1678m), Jezerce (1719m), Izvir pod Studorskim prevalom (1746m), Studorski preval (1892m), Planina Zgornji Tosc (1849m), Na Zagonu (1819m)

Trip can be extended to: Planina pod Mišelj vrhom ( 30 min) , Jezerski Stog (1 h 45 min) , Koča na Doliču (1 h 45 min) , Šmarjetna glava (2 h 25 min)