Javorje - Šija (via Kratki plaz)

Access to starting point:
From the highway Ljubljana - Jesenice we take the exit Lesce and follow the road towards Bled and further towards Bohinjska Bistrica and Bohinj Lake. After the settlement Laški Rovt we will come to a smaller intersection, where the road that leads towards the starting points of the paths to Rodica, Planina Suha, Šija, Vogel... and the scout camp Laški Rovt branches off to the left. The macadam road immediately enters the forest and first ascends past the mentioned scout camp, then ascends relatively steeply for a few more kilometers. After a little less than 6.5 km of driving on macadam we will come to a somewhat larger intersection, where the road towards Planina Storeča raven (starting point of the path to Vogel) branches off to the right. Here we continue straight and after approximately 50 m of additional driving we arrive at the left bend, where the starting point of the path towards Planina Suha is. We park in an appropriate place by the road.

Path description:
Near the parking lot, on the west side of the torrent we notice a marked footpath that leads towards Planina Suha. The path first ascends on the right side of the torrent, then joins it. After a few steps of walking on the torrent bed the marked path turns to the right and flattens out completely. The gentle walk is quickly interrupted by a steep ascent over a relatively steep slope. The steepness then eases somewhat and the well-marked path leads us through dense forest on and beside the torrent upwards. A little higher the marked path moves away from the torrent to the left and rejoins it after a few minutes. The path, which then runs on the right side of the torrent, soon brings us out of the forest onto the expansive Planina Suha.

For the first hut on the Planina, we will notice Vogel signs on the right side. We follow these signs which bring us to a poorly trodden path. We follow it upwards first over a bit of grass, then the path goes among the dwarf pines. The path is marked at the beginning, then the path slowly disappears and then the markings too. The path has not been marked for many years so those markings are also hard to see. When the path runs out we follow the passages among the dwarf pines, which are in places hard to find. Here and there we notice traces but only for a short time. The path then after approximately one hour from the Planina brings us to the saddle between Zavitar (right) and the top of the cable car on Vogel (left).
Here we head left towards the top of the cable car (chairlift), which we see. Here the pathless terrain ends. We head onto the cart track which in a slight descent brings us to the ski slope below the single chairlift to Visoki Orlov rob. Here we climb to the top of the single chairlift Visoki Orlov rob, where we also step onto the marked path (further orientation is easier). Further we walk on the path which descends somewhat from Orlove glave and brings us below the foot of Šija. The path then rises slightly again and brings us to a junction, where we continue straight towards Šija (left Rodica, right Vogel). The path ahead becomes quite steep and in five minutes of walking on the summit slope brings us to the grassy summit.
Orientation between Planina Suha and the cable cars on Vogel is very difficult, therefore I advise against ascent in fog.
Starting point - Planina Suha 1:00, Planina Suha - Šija 1:40.

On the way: Planina Suha (1385m)

Trip can be extended to: Vrh Dlani