Koča pri Savici - Vrh Hribaric

Access to starting point:
From the Ljubljana-Jesenice motorway, take the Lesce exit and follow the road towards Bled and further towards Bohinjska Bistrica. Continue driving towards Lake Bohinj (Ribčev laz), where we reach a junction, continuing straight along the left (southern) side of the lake towards Ukanc and Savica Waterfall. Follow this increasingly narrow road to the large parking lot at Koča pri Savici. The parking lot is paid.

Path description:
From the parking lot, 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 after the bridge, the signs for Komarča direct us left (straight to Hotel Zlatorog) onto an initially quite wide and relatively gentle forest path. The path soon begins to ascend more steeply and brings us a bit higher to a point where the path to the source of the Savica and Velika Savica cave branches off to the left, while we continue right on 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 fixed protection, especially wire cables, assists us at the more difficult sections.
Higher up, some views towards Bohinj open from the path, and it brings us to a short technically demanding section where, with the help of pegs and wire cable, we cross a not very exposed gully. The path continues steeply ascending for a while longer and, with the aid of some protections, brings us to the edge of Komarča, from where a nice view of our starting point opens. A short moderately steep ascent follows, then 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 to Planina Viševnik and Pršivec branches right; 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 the relatively gentle path that runs along the edge of Lopučniška dolina. Higher up, the path begins to ascend moderately and brings us, along the edge of overhanging cliffs, to a small spring that 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, then the path levels out and brings us to a marked junction where the path from Planina Blato via Prode joins from the right. We continue left towards Koča pri Triglavskih jezerih and proceed along the 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 reaching the other side, where the path to Štapci and Mala Tičarica branches right.
Here we continue straight and reach Koča pri Triglavskih jezerih in a few minutes of further walking.
From the hut, continue towards Triglav, Dolič, Hribarice, Prehodavci and Veliko Špičje, where the path first leads past the dam and the artificial lake Močivec. The path bypasses the lake on the right, eastern side and then moderately ascends through Dolina Triglavskih jezer, which is covered with increasingly sparse forest.
Still in the belt of sparse forest, the path forks; we take the slightly right path continuing towards Prehodavci and Hribarice (left path to Veliko or Lepo Špičje via the Zgornje Komne plateau) and it leads us first through sparse larch forest, then below the scree of mighty Kopica and later Male Zelnarice. Later, the path ascends somewhat more and brings us to a small pass from which a nice view of Jezero v Ledvicah opens.
The marked path bypasses the mentioned lake on the right side, continuing through extensive scree at the foot of both Zelnarice. After the lake, the path returns from the scree to Dolina Triglavskih jezer, along which we continue a relatively gentle ascent. Already fully alpine path ascends more steeply for a short time higher up, then levels completely and brings us to Zeleno jezero in a few minutes of further walking.
At Zeleno jezero, continue right towards Triglav, Dolič and Hribarice (straight to Rjavo jezero and Prehodavci) and begin ascending towards the scree below Poprovec, where the path from Prehodavci joins from the left, passing by Rjavo jezero; we continue right towards Hribarice.
A traverse ascent across the scree to the right follows; upon reaching the valley below Hribarice, we join the path leading over Preval Vrata (path through Dolina Za Kopico or along the Zelnarice ridge).
Continue left towards Triglav, Dolič, Kanjavec and Hribarice (right to Preval Vrata) and begin ascending towards the Hribarice plateau. At the beginning of the Hribarice plateau, the first path to Kanjavec branches left.
Continue straight along the marked path towards Dolič, but we walk along it only a few more minutes, then we will notice a cairn along the path directing us right into pathless terrain between Hribarice and Dolina za Debelim vrhom. After easier scrambling, we ascend to the saddle between Vrh Hribaric on the left and Vršaki on the right.
From the indistinct saddle, continue slightly left; our goal now is the ridge between Mišeljska dolina and Dolina za Debelim vrhom. Without major difficulties, we ascend to the mentioned ridge, from where we continue right and head onto a less trodden path that runs along the right (western) side of the ridge. Soon we will see the forepeak of Vrh Hribaric ahead. Cairns direct us slightly right, avoiding the forepeak, although we could ascend to it shortly. After bypassing the forepeak, only the final ascent along the pathless ridge to the summit remains.

Starting point - rob Komarče 1:35, rob Komarče - 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 - branch to Veliko Špičje 0:25, branch to Veliko Špičje - branch to Jezero v Ledvicah 0:30, branch to Jezero v Ledvicah - Zeleno jezero 0:45, Zeleno jezero - junction below Vršaki 0:30, junction below Vršaki - Hribarice 0:25, Hribarice - Vrh Hribaric 0:35.

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), Močivec (1690m), Odcep za Veliko Špičje (1672m), Odcep k Jezeru v Ledvicah (1854m), Lake Jezero v Ledvicah (1831m), Lake Zeleno jezero (1988m), Razpotje nad Rjavim jezerom (2087m), Razpotje pod Vršaki (2192m), Razpotje pod Hribaricami (2292m), Hribarice (2332m)