Koča pri Savici - Čelo (via Dvojno jezero)

Access to starting point:
From the Ljubljana - Jesenice motorway, we take the Lesce exit and follow the road towards Bled and further towards Bohinjska Bistrica. We continue driving towards Lake Bohinj (Ribčev laz), where we arrive at a junction, continuing straight along the left (south) side of the lake in the direction of Ukanc and the Savica Waterfall. We then follow this increasingly narrow road to the large parking lot at the Savica hut. The parking lot is chargeable.

Path description:
From the parking lot, we head right towards Črno jezero, Koča pri Triglavskih jezerih and Hotel Zlatorog (straight to Slap Savica and Dom na Komni). The path initially leads along a gravel road that crosses the Savica River over a bridge. Just a little after the bridge, the signs for Komarča direct us left (straight to Hotel Zlatorog) onto a initially still quite wide and relatively gentle forest path. The path soon begins to ascend more steeply and brings us a bit higher to a place where the path to the source of the Savica and the Velika Savica cave branches off to the left, and we continue right along the increasingly steep path.
The well-maintained and relatively wide mountain path soon turns into very steep and slippery slopes of Komarča, where there is also a high risk of falling rocks. The path continues steeply ascending through the mostly forested wall of Komarča, where safety devices, especially wire ropes, assist us at the more difficult sections.
Higher up, some views towards Bohinj open from the path, and the path brings us to a short technically demanding section where, with the help of staples and wire rope, we cross a not very exposed gully. The path continues steeply ascending for a while longer and, with the help of some safety devices, brings us to the edge of Komarča, from where a nice view of our starting point opens up. A short moderately steep ascent follows, after which the path begins to descend gently towards Črno jezero, which we reach in less than five minutes of further walking.
Near the lake, there is a marked junction where the path towards Planina Viševnik and Pršivec branches off to the right, and we continue slightly left along the marked path that bypasses Črno jezero on the right side. On the other side of the lake, the path from Dom na Komni joins from the left, and we continue along a relatively gentle path that runs along the edge of the Lopučniška dolina valley. Higher up, the path begins to ascend moderately and brings us, along the edge of overhanging cliffs, to a small spring, which however dries up in dry periods.
We continue along the marked path, which near Bela skala turns sharply right and ascends steeply. A few minutes of steep ascent follow, after which the path levels out and brings us to a marked junction where the path from Planina Blato, specifically the path over Prode, joins from the right. We continue left towards Koča pri Triglavskih jezerih and proceed along a relatively gentle path, arriving at Dvojno jezero in ten minutes of further walking. The marked path bypasses the lake on the right side and brings us to a junction before we reach the other side, where the path towards Štapci and Mali Tičarica branches off to the right.
Here we continue straight and arrive at Koča pri Triglavskih jezerih in a few minutes of further walking.
After resting and enjoying the views, we continue the path towards Dom na Komni. The path ahead leads along the right (western) side of the lake and ascends transversely. A little further, near the hunting hut, which is not visible from the path, the path curves in a semi-circle to the right and gradually begins to descend. Somewhere in the middle of the descent towards Planina Lopučnica, on a small flat area where the marked path we continue on turns left, an unmarked path branches off to the right leading towards the Zgornje Komne plateau and Gladki and Debeli Lašt (the mentioned path gets lost higher up in the karst world).
When we reach Planina Lopučnica lower down, where there is a junction, we continue right towards Planina Za skalo (slightly left to Dom na Komni) along a less maintained path that crosses the slopes of the alpine pasture towards the northwest. The path, which runs among tall grasses (in summer months), crosses a belt of sparse forest a bit higher and then turns somewhat to the left. The path ahead ascends steeply and brings us in a few minutes of further walking into the karst world of scree and gravel. Here the path levels out and begins to get lost in the rocky world (carefully follow the marks). At this section, a wonderful view opens up to the mountains surrounding the Dolina Triglavskih jezer valley. We then follow the marked path only to the Velika vrata pass, which we reach after a few more minutes of gentle ascent.
On the other side of Velika vrata, we leave the already little-visited path and continue right through pathless terrain. Initially, the passages between the dwarf pines and gravelly world are relatively easy, as the "path" is helped by cairns, which are admittedly rare. We continue the ascent roughly in a northerly direction, but there are no direct passages due to the karst world. Due to cracks, we occasionally have to make quite a large detour. When the "path" finally brings us to the ridge, the orientation loops end. We continue the ascent along the increasingly scenic ridge, and the "path" quickly brings us to the indistinct summit of Glava za Bajto.
Further, we descend slightly, then ascend along the grassy slope of Čelo to the little-known and even less visited summit.
Starting point - edge of Komarča 1:35, edge of Komarča - Črno jezero 0:05, Črno jezero - junction above Lopučniška dolina 1:15, junction above Lopučniška dolina - Dvojno jezero 0:10, Dvojno jezero - Koča pri Triglavskih jezerih 0:05, Koča pri Triglavskih jezerih - Planina Lopučnica 0:30, Planina Lopučnica - Velika vrata 1:45, Glava za Bajto 1:05, Glava za Bajto - Čelo 0:25.

On the way: Komarča (810m), Rob Komarče (1295m), Vrh Komarče (1313m), Črno jezero (1294m), Bela skala (1575m), Razpotje nad Lopučniško dolino (1671m), Ruski grob (1686m), Dvojno jezero (1689m), Koča pri Triglavskih jezerih (1685m), Planina Lopučnica (1558m), Velika vrata (1910m), Glava za Bajto (2131m)