Koča pri Savici - Vrh Škrli

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 you reach a junction and continue straight along the left (southern) side of the lake towards Ukanc and the Savica waterfall. Follow this increasingly narrow road to the large parking area at the Koča pri Savici. Parking is charged.

Path description:
From the parking lot, head onto the wide footpath in the direction of Savica Waterfall and Dom na Komni (right path via Komarča). After a short gentle ascent, the path reaches a marked junction where the tourist path to Savica Waterfall branches off to the right; continue slightly left or straight on the wide footpath towards Komna. The path continues ascending briefly along the Savica river before reaching the first of the marked 48 switchbacks. After one and a half hours of moderate ascent through the forest, the path arrives at the 48th switchback, offering a beautiful view of Lake Bohinj. Here the path turns slightly right and enters the valley called Pekel, ascending gently for a while before turning right and steepening again. After a few dozen steps, it turns left once more and continues parallel to the valley. The gentle to moderately steep path gradually enters sparser forest, soon revealing Dom na Komni. The path passes a small interesting cave and higher reaches a junction where the path to Črno jezero branches right; continue left on the wide path. A short traverse follows; at a fenced natural abyss, the path turns right and ascends to the next junction where the path from Črno jezero joins.
A little further, the path splits again; take the left branch towards Dom na Komni or the slightly shorter straight option that bypasses the hut (right towards Koča pri Triglavskih jezerih).
Continue ascending past the bajta Pri Hubertu and reach Dom na Komni in a few minutes.
From Dom na Komni, pass a small chapel and turn left towards Planina Govnjač, Vogel, and Mahavšček (right towards Koča pod Bogatinom, Bogatinsko sedlo, and Krn). The path soon steepens downhill and after about five minutes reaches a marked junction; continue right towards Planina Govnjač (slightly left towards Vogel and Škrbina).
The path follows an old military mule track, initially ascending slightly before gradually descending. After a few minutes walking through dwarf pine, arrive at Planina Govnjač with its ruins and information board.
From the board, follow the faintly visible path towards Mahavšček (left Vogel, right Planina na Kraju), soon reaching numerous ruins (rear of the Krn battlefield from World War I). Beyond the ruins, reach the next signpost with two options.
Continue straight towards “Mahavšček – shortcut” (slightly right for the main Mahavšček; the shortcut is marked on the TNP 1:50,000 map). The initially faint path soon becomes clearer and steepens under cliffs. Traversing several small scree slopes, it later flattens as a gentler path joins from the right.
Resume ascent on the old military mule track to a pleasant, relatively large grassy plateau. In its upper part, the path turns right and ascends moderately up a small valley. A few steps further, the valley splits (a cairn marks the start of the unmarked trail to Tolminski Kuk); the marked path follows the right branch’s edge. Passing small sinks, the path soon steepens over grassy slopes, crosses a small scree, and with improving views reaches the marked junction below Vrh Škrli.
Continue left towards Tolminski Kuk (right Mahavšček and Bogatin) to a small saddle between Kser (left) and Vrh Škrli (right).
Turn right (left Tolminski Kuk) onto a faint unmarked trail and ascend to the scenic summit in under five minutes.
Trailhead – junction to Črno jezero 2:15, junction to Črno jezero – Matej Koblar memorial plaque 0:10, Matej Koblar memorial plaque – Dom na Komni 0:05, Dom na Komni – junction below Izpica 0:05, junction below Izpica – Planina Govnjač 0:25, Planina Govnjač – junction for Tolminski Kuk 0:45, junction for Tolminski Kuk – junction below Vrh Škrli 0:35, junction below Vrh Škrli – Vrh Škrli 0:10.

On the way: Jama ob poti na Komno (1303m), Odcep k Črnemu jezeru (1411m), Brezno pod lovsko kočo na Komni (1430m), Spominska plošča Mateju Koblarju (1481m), Pri Hubertu (1492m), Dom na Komni (1520m), Razpotje pod Izpico (1474m), Planina Govnjač (1480m), Razcep Škrli (1675m), Razpotje pod vrhom Škrli (1864m), Sedlo pod Kserom (1884m)