End of road on Vogar - Mala Zelnarica (via Štapce)

Access to starting point:
From the Ljubljana - Jesenice motorway, take the exit at Lesce and follow the road towards Bled and further towards Bohinjska Bistrica. Continue driving towards Lake Bohinj (Ribčev Laz), at which we arrive at an intersection where we continue right in the direction of Stara Fužina. In Stara Fužina, at the intersection by the chapel, turn sharply left onto the ascending road in the direction of Planina Blato, Planina Vogar and Voje Valley. The road then leads us to the place where toll and parking fees are collected, and we follow it further to the next intersection, where we continue left (right Voje). Then follow the road to the next intersection (we drive for quite some time), where we continue straight (sharp right Planina Blato). Then follow the road past Planina Vogar and drive along it to the parking lot at the end of the road.

From the place where toll is collected to the starting point is less than 11 km of driving, the last half or slightly less is the road entirely macadam.

Path description:
At the parking lot, we notice signs for Planina Viševnik, which direct us right onto a wide and initially quite steep tractor track. After a few minutes of steep ascent, the track levels out, then continues without major changes in elevation further through the forest. When the track turns right, we continue straight on the marked footpath, which initially still ascends gently for a short time. When the path becomes steeper, we will notice a cairn on the left side and next to it a path that leads to Pršivec (the path later joins the usual path from Vogar), but we continue straight on the steep mountain path. The path further ascends steeply through the forest for some time, then temporarily levels out and leads us to Brezno pri Gamsovi glavici (the abyss is explored to a depth of 817 m). Above the abyss, the path transitions into an indistinct and in the upper part also steeper small valley, through which we ascend to a small pass between Pršivec (1761 m) on the left and Gornji Viševnik (1722 m) on the right. Here the path completely levels out, then continues for some time across the pastures of Gornji Viševnik. On the other side, the path returns to the forest and in a few minutes of descent leads us to Planina Viševnik, in the middle of which stands Bregarjevo zavetišče.
From Planina Viševnik, we continue slightly left (sharp left Pršivec, left Črno jezero, slightly right Planina pri Jezeru via Krištofojca, right Planina pri Jezeru) on the path in the direction of Planina Ovčarija and Triglav Lakes. The path first ascends transversely to the left across a steeper slope, then gradually levels out and leads us into a more plateau-like world. We continue southwest of Griva (1758 m) for some time without major changes in elevation. A bit further, more precisely at the direction signs, an unmarked path continues straight, which continues towards Planina Dedno polje, but we continue sharp left in the direction of Planina Ovčarija. From the direction signs, the path descends slightly, then turns right and continues for some time along some kind of depression or sinkhole. On the other side of the depression, the path begins to ascend moderately again, then levels out and leads us to the shepherd huts on Planina Ovčarija.
We continue between the huts on the marked mountain path, which begins to descend moderately. A bit lower, the path leads us past a few more huts, then in a few minutes of further walking leads us to the place where it joins the wider path from Planina Dedno polje. Here we continue left and in a few steps arrive at the next junction.
From the junction, we follow the signs for the path over Štapce (straight the path over Prodi), both lead to Koča pri Triglavskih jezerih, the right one, which we will continue, also to Mala Tičarica and Zelnarice. We soon leave Planina Ovčarija and the path ascends moderately to steeply through increasingly sparse forest, which is replaced higher up by dwarf pine. After a half-hour ascent, the path levels out and leads us to Štapce, where there is the next marked junction.
From the junction, we follow the signs for the path over Štapce (straight the path over Prodi), both lead to Koča pri Triglavskih jezerih, the right one, which we will continue, also to Mala Tičarica and Zelnarice. We soon leave Planina Ovčarija and the path ascends moderately to steeply through increasingly sparse forest, which is replaced higher up by dwarf pine. After a half-hour ascent, the path levels out and leads us to Štapce, where there is the next marked junction.
At Štapce, we continue slightly right in the direction of Tičarice and Zelnarice (slightly left Koča pri Triglavskih jezerih) and continue the ascent on the path, which first ascends through a belt of dwarf pine, then leads us to a short steep and especially in the wet dangerous for slipping jump. Above the jump, the path levels out and transitions to moderately steep grassy slopes, on which we ascend in a few minutes of further walking to a small saddle, where the marked path to Mala Tičarica branches off to the left, to which it is approximately ten minutes of ascent.
We continue in the direction of Zelnarice on a relatively gentle path, which first crosses the slopes of Mala and then Velika Tičarica. Just a few tens of meters behind the inscription "Ne trgaj cvetja!" (inscription on the wall) a passage opens to the left to Velika Tičarica, to which it is approximately 15 minutes of demanding ascent, but we continue straight on the marked path, which north of Velika Tičarica reaches the main ridge.
Behind Velika Tičarica, the path transitions to a wide grassy ridge on and along which we then ascend. After a few minutes of easy walking, the path begins to ascend steeply on a partially grassy slope. The steepness quickly eases, the path leads us to vast meadows south of the precipitous and overhanging Kopica. Across the vast meadows, we walk to the foot of the summit slope of Kopica, then, when we reach the edge of the wall, the marked path turns right and ascends transversely across a small scree. Behind the scree, the path turns left, then begins to ascend steeply in a transverse ascent. The marked path approaches the ridge at a small indistinct hollow and turns slightly to the right.
At this place, a passage opens to the left to Kopica, to the summit of which it is approximately five minutes, but we continue on the marked path, which approaches the ridge and turns right. The path further gradually transitions to a very steep and dangerous for slipping slope, after approximately 30 meters of somewhat exposed part, the slope becomes slightly less steep. Follows a transverse ascent to the right, the path leads us slightly below the ridge, a bit further we reach the summit slope of Mala Zelnarica. Here the path begins to ascend steeper again and after approximately 15 minutes of increasingly scenic walking leads us to the summit of Mala Zelnarica, from which an exceptional view opens in the direction of the Valley of Triglav Lakes.
Parkirišče Hebed - Brezno pri gamsovi glavici 0:55, Brezno pri gamsovi glavici - Gornji Viševnik 0:10, Gornji Viševnik - Planina Viševnik 0:15, Planina Viševnik - Planina Ovčarija 0:50, Planina Ovčarija - razpotje na Planini Ovčarija 0:10, razpotje na Planini Ovčarija - Štapce 0:35, razpotje pod Malo Tičarico 0:25, Štapce - razpotje pod Malo Tičarico - odcep za Veliko Tičarico 0:20, odcep za Veliko Tičarico - odcep za Kopico 0:50, odcep za Kopico - Mala Zelnarica 0:45.

On the way: Brezno pri gamsovi glavici (1608m), Gornji Viševnik (1680m), Planina Viševnik (1625m), Smodlakov brlog (1714m), Planina Ovčarija (1660m), Štapce (1851m), Razpotje pod Malo Tičarico (2008m), Odcep za Veliko Tičarico (2020m), Odcep za Kopico (2168m)