Gozdec - Visoki Kanin (via Zadnji dol)
Starting point: Gozdec (1075 m)
Starting point Lat/Lon: 46.3385°N 13.4939°E 
Path name: via Zadnji dol
Time of walking: 6 h
Difficulty: very difficult marked way
Difficulty of skiing: very demanding
Altitude difference: 1512 m
Altitude difference (by path): 1615 m
Map: Julijske Alpe - zahodni del 1:50.000
Access to starting point:
We drive to the center of Bovec, where from the intersection at the main square we continue along the ascending road, which past the post office begins to climb towards the nearby church. We bypass the mentioned church on the left side, then we arrive in Kaninska vas. Bovec then ends, and the road leads us westwards for some more time. At a small junction we leave the main asphalt road which leads to the village of Plužna and continue driving along the slightly right road (after the intersection there are signs for Gozdec road). Behind the nearby homestead the road forks again, and this time we choose the slightly left road (slightly right to Zavrzelno and the starting point of the path to Rombon). We then ascend along the gravel road, which higher up brings us to the B station of the Kanin cable car. At the B station the road turns sharply left, then after approximately 1 km of further driving in a traverse ascent it brings us to the next intersection. From the mentioned intersection we continue left or straight (sharply right to planina Krnica), and we follow the road from the intersection only for a short time. Soon by the road we notice signs for Kanin, and we park about 20 meters further on a small parking lot by the road.
From Trg Golobarskih žrtev to the starting point it is approximately 9 km.
Path description:
From the starting point we return a few steps back, then we head onto the marked path in the direction of Visoki Kanin and Vrh Laške planje. The path immediately starts to ascend steeply, mostly leading us through dense forest, only occasionally opening some views of the surroundings. During the ascent the path leads us below the cliffs of Turn v Skednju (1555 m). When the cliffs end we arrive at an unmarked junction, where we continue slightly right along the marked path (slightly left unmarked path leading to Veliki Babanski Skedenj 2121 m), which soon steeply climbs over a short steep slope, where especially when wet there is a greater risk of slipping. The steepness soon eases and we arrive at the abandoned planina Gozdec, which we bypass on the right side.
Continuing we ascend through increasingly sparse forest, so some views open from the path towards the Bovec basin and Krnsko pogorje. A fairly even ascent follows, and while looking at the walls of Veliki Skedenj we arrive at a small spring located to the right by the path. Even further the easy-to-follow path is covered with grass, which can be quite wet after rain, in the morning and forenoon. After a while the path turns more towards the west and gradually becomes less steep. A few more minutes of scenic ascent follow and we arrive at the ruins of the old hut of Petra Skalarja, which burned down in 1972.
We bypass the hut on the left side, then for some time we ascend gently to moderately through more grassy terrain. The path then turns more towards the south, where some steeper ascent follows, the path slowly turns right, so in the continuation we mostly walk towards the west. A few more minutes of easy walking follow and we arrive at a marked junction, where we continue left following the signs for Kanin, to the right the path leads to Dom Petra Skalarja na Kaninu.
The path then with some shorter descents and ascents brings us again to a junction, where we turn right. To the left goes the path to Vrh Laške Planje (2448 m). The path then leads us along the valley of Zadnji dol and after some easier ascents brings us to a less visible junction.
We continue along the marked path slightly to the right. Here the path ascends somewhat more steeply, then a crossing of a scree slope slightly to the right follows, which brings us to the entrance to the more difficult part of the path. The path turns left and ascends quite steeply along an inclined gully. The path is slightly exposed in this section, and some easy climbing is also required. In the upper part we are then assisted by some pegs and wire ropes. The path then turns right and a short ascent follows on slightly scree-covered terrain to the panoramic summit.
Gozdec - Planina Gozdec 0:45, Planina Gozdec - Stara koča 1:25, Stara koča - Mali dol 0:30, Mali Dol - Veliki dol 0:25, Veliki dol - Zadnji dol 1:10, Zadnji dol - Visoki Kanin 1:45.
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