Gozdec - Mali Kanin (Alta Via Resiana)

Access to starting point:
We drive into the center of Bovec, where from a crossroad at the main square we continue on an ascending road which past the post office starts ascending towards the nearby church. We bypass the mentioned church on the left side, and then we get to Kaninska vas. Bovec then ends and the road for some time leads towards the west. At a smaller crossing we leave the main asphalt road which leads towards the village Plužna and we continue driving on a slightly right road (behind the crossroad there are signs for road Gozdec). Behind the nearby homestead, the road once again splits, this time we choose a slightly left road (slightly right Zavrzelno and the starting point of the path on Rombon). Further, we are ascending on a macadam road which higher brings us to B cableway station on Kanin. At B station, the road turns sharply left and then in a diagonal ascent after approximately 1 km of additional driving brings us to the next crossroad. From the mentioned crossroad, we continue left or straight (sharply right mountain pasture Krnica), and the road from the crossroad we follow only a short time. By the road, we soon notice signs for Kanin, and we park about 20 meters ahead, on a smaller parking lot by the road.
From Trg Golobarskih žrtev, to the starting point, there is approximately 9 km.

Path description:
From the starting point, we return few steps back, and then we go on a marked path in the direction of Visoki Kanin and Vrh Laške planje. The path immediately starts ascending steeply, and mostly leads through a dense forest, only occasionally a view opens up a little on surroundings. During the ascent, the path leads us below the cliffs of Turn v Skednju (1555 meters). When the cliffs end we get to an unmarked crossing, where we continue slightly right on a marked path (slightly left unmarked path which leads on Veliki Babanski Skedenj 2121 meters), and it soon steeply ascends through a short steep slope, where mainly in wet there is a greater danger of slipping. The steepness soon decreases and we get to an abandoned mountain pasture Gozdec, which we bypass on the right side.
Further, we are ascending through a thinner forest, so that from the path, a view opens up a little in the direction of basin Bovška kotlina and Krn mountains. Next follows a quite steady ascent, and with a view on walls of Veliki Skedenj we get to a smaller source, which is situated right by the path. Ahead still followable path is overgrown by grass, which after the rain, in the morning can still be quite wet. Eventually, the path turns more towards the west and gradually it becomes less steep. Next follows few minutes of panoramic ascent and we get to the ruins of old mountain hut Koča Petra Skalarja, which in the year 1972 burned down.
We bypass the cottage on the left side, and then we are for some time gently to moderately ascending on more grassy terrain. The path then turns more towards the south, where follows some of a steeper ascent, and the path slowly turns to the right, so that further we walk mostly towards the west. Next follows few minutes of easy walking and we get to a marked crossing, where we continue left following the signs Kanin, right leads the path towards the mountain hut Dom Petra Skalarja na Kaninu.
The path then with some shorter descents and ascents brings us again to a crossing. To the right another path towards Dom Petra Skalarja branches off, straight or slightly right leads the path through the valley Zadnji dol on Visoki Kanin, and we go left towards Vrh Laške Planje.
From the crossing, we at first ascend on a mostly grassy terrain where the path is very poorly visible. After that, the path soon turns to the right and further for some time runs towards the northwest almost parallel with the path which leads on Visoki Kanin. Later, the path turns a little to the left and terrain becomes more rocky. Further, we for quite some time still walk on Kaninski podi where the path mostly isn't visible, so we have to pay attention to blazes and cairns. On some spots, the path also steeply ascends, so that we also have to use hands. Later, the path turns slightly to the right and it brings us to more crumbly gravel terrain by which we ascend steeper. On such path we then reach a smaller notch on the left side of the peak Turn pod Laško Planjo.
Here we continue left and we start very steeply ascending on a partly grassy ridge. Here quite some caution is needed, because the ascent is very steep and also dangerous for slipping. We still continue on the ridge, which further becomes a little less steep and again more rocky. We then follow the ridge all the way to Vrh Laške Planje, which is situated on the border between Italy and Slovenia.
On the top where we join the path Visoka Rezijanska pot, we continue right on the border ridge. At first, we slightly descend on a fairly wide and undemanding ridge, marked with red triangles. Our path soon descends slightly, then ascends again on rocky terrain to the ridge where we reach the lesser-known peak Mali Dol. From the top, we descend into a nearby notch from which a not-too-steep gully leads towards Kaninski podi. From the notch, we continue straight and ascend the ridge, soon reaching the peak Črni Vogel.
From Črni Vogel, we start descending on a steep slope with some gravel. Further, the path becomes demanding, running along and on an occasionally very narrow ridge. On this path, we reach the notch Čez Dol, the lowest point in the ridge between Vrh Laške Planje and Visoki Kanin. From the notch, we continue on a still narrow ridge, then the path becomes slightly less demanding. Next, a few more short, challenging passages follow, and then we reach more grassy terrain where we ascend towards the less distinct summit Pod Kaninom, where there is also a faintly visible crossing where a partly abandoned path from the village Korito / Coritis joins from the left.
We continue straight on the ridge, which is quite wide in this part and partly covered with grass. The ridge then narrows slightly, and a steeper ascent begins. Further, we ascend toward Mali Kanin, briefly avoiding the ridge on the left side and climbing on gravel. The ascent continues on a slightly more rocky ridge to Mali Kanin, where there is also a cross.

On the way: Planina Gozdec (1305m), Old mountain hut on Kanin (1814m), Vrh Laške Planje (2448m), Mali Dol (2374m), Črni Vogel (2422m), Čez Dol (2345m), Pod Kaninom (2429m)