Globoka dolina - Veliki vrh (Košuta)

Access to starting point:
From the Ljubljana - Jesenice highway, we take the Tržič (Ljubelj) exit, then continue driving on the fast road towards Tržič. Here, just before the gas station, we turn right and descend to the center of Tržič. We continue driving on a somewhat narrower road, which through Dolžanovo sotesko brings us to the village of Dolina and a little higher to Jelendol. Here we continue left (straight on the lower road Medvodje) and continue driving on the initially still asphalted road in the direction of the mountain pastures Kofce, Šija and Pungrat. The road then soon becomes macadam and starts to ascend steeply on an occasionally quite rough road. Higher up, the road moves away from the bed of the stream Dolžanka and gradually brings us into a somewhat less dense forest. Here, approximately 50 meters before the smaller wooden cottage, which we see on the left side, we will notice the beginning of the mountain path that leads towards Kofce. We park on one of the several suitable parking spaces along the road.

Path description:
At the starting point, we notice a red mountain direction sign with the inscription "Kofce čez Dovžanko", which directs us left onto a marked footpath that ascends through a belt of dense forest. Already after a short ascent, we step onto a cart track, which we continue to follow left through the forest. The cart track soon flattens completely, then crosses several successive springs. A short descent follows, then over a smaller wooden bridge we cross the stream Dolžanka, after which we already step onto the eponymous mountain pasture.
Immediately after the bridge, we continue right in the direction of Kofce and continue along a somewhat steeper cart track, which we follow for approximately 5 minutes, then the markers direct us slightly right onto a footpath that further ascends parallel to the mentioned cart track. The path higher turns somewhat to the right and gradually begins to ascend ever steeper. Higher, we cross a belt of young forest, then return to dense forest, where the path ascends very steeply for a few minutes. After a few minutes of steep ascent, we step onto the road, which we follow to the right and walk along it for only approximately 20 m, then the signs for Kofce direct us left onto the ascending path. Some 10 m higher, a path from a higher starting point joins us from the right, and we continue slightly left and after a few minutes of further walking arrive at the chapel below the Kofce mountain pasture.
The marked path bypasses the mentioned chapel on the right side, which then brings us a little higher to a wide cart track, along which we walk to the grazing fence. When we cross the grazing fence, we also step out of the forest, and we continue along a somewhat less visible path, along which in less than 10 minutes of further walking we arrive at the mountain hut on Kofce.
From the mountain hut, we continue in the direction of Veliki vrh and Kladivo along an initially somewhat less visible path that begins to ascend across a panoramic meadow. After 15 minutes of walking from the hut on Kofce, we reach a beautiful viewpoint at the cross.
The path then descends slightly and brings us in a few minutes to the steeper slopes of Košuta. The path then ascends through a belt of dwarf pines, bringing us to a junction. We continue straight (right to Kladivo and Kofce gora) along the path that ascends transversely across increasingly steep slopes. The path, which continues along the unvegetated slope, soon brings us to a short steep section, where a steel cable assists us (easy). After passing this section, the path turns slightly to the left and continues relatively steeply ascending across the grassy slope. The increasingly panoramic path then brings us into a small valley, up which we ascend almost to the border ridge, where the ridge path joins from the right. The path then from the valley again moves to the southern slopes, where it bypasses the peak »Toplar (2000m)« along the southern side and brings us below the summit slope of Veliki vrh. The path, which for some time ran along the ridge, here moves away from it and continues in a transverse ascent along the sunny slopes. Higher up, the path turns sharply right and brings us in a few minutes to the panoramic summit.
Starting point - Kofce 1:15, Kofce - Veliki vrh 1:45.

On the way: Planina Dolžanka (1090m), Dom na Kofcah mountain hut (1488m)