Erjavčeva koča na Vršiču - Slemenova špica

Access to starting point:
From Kranjska Gora on the road which leads over the Vršič pass we drive towards Bovec or vice versa. Between the 22nd and 23rd hairpin turn of the Vršič road we will get to the parking lot below the Erjavčeva koča, where we park.

Path description:
From the mountain hut Erjavčeva koča na Vršiču or from the parking lot at the mountain hut we first carefully cross the main road, then continue on the footpath in the direction of Slemenova špica, Mala Mojstrovka via Hanzova path and Dom v Tamarju. The wide and well-beaten, mostly rocky path then first ascends to the last serpentine on the Kranjska Gora side, where it turns a little to the right and continues relatively steeply ascending. During the ascent the path leads us through belts of dwarf pines and among rare larches. With nice views of the Špik group, Škrlatica, Prisojnik, Vršič... we soon reach the junction, where we join the even more visited path from Vršič pass.
Here we continue right and past the viewpoint a few meters away in a few minutes we ascend to the saddle Vratca (1799 m), where there is the next marked junction.
Left continues the secured climbing path to Mala Mojstrovka and unmarked path towards Sleme, to the right branches off unmarked but well-beaten path towards Prednje Robičje, straight ahead continues the ordinary path towards Sleme and Slemenova špica.
Follows a short part of the path where we cross the slopes below Prednje Robičje, then the path gradually starts to descend towards the slopes above Mala Pišnica valley. When we reach the mentioned slopes the path turns left, then continues with some shorter ascents and descents. In dry conditions the undemanding path brings us a little further to the junction, where from the right joins the marked path from Tamar through Grlo and also unmarked path through Mala Pišnica.
We continue in the direction of Slemenova špica on the path which still crosses slopes high above Mala Pišnica. With nice views which reach all the way to nearby Italy and Austria we soon arrive at the slopes of Slemenova špica, where the slope but not the path flattens. Follows a short ascent, then we arrive at the poorly marked junction, where we continue slightly right (straight leads the path towards Tamar - path past Črnih vod (even if we continue straight it is still possible to reach Slemenova špica)). After a few minutes of further ascent the path completely flattens, and in front of us we see smaller lakes and the view known to all towards Jalovec. We bypass the lakes on the right side, or wherever we wish, then past the stamp box in a few minutes we ascend to the panoramic and precipitous summit of Slemenova špica.

On the way: Vratca (1799m)