Kupljenik - Danejeva planina

Access to starting point:
A) From the motorway Ljubljana - Jesenice, we take the Lesce exit, then continue driving towards Bled and further towards Bohinj. When Bled ends, first the road towards Bohinjska Bela branches off to the right, approximately 1.5 km further, at the top of the hill the road towards the village Kupljenik branches off to the left. We continue towards Kupljenik and continue driving on the ascending asphalt road, which we follow to the mentioned settlement. In the settlement, otherwise on the part where there are no houses, we arrive at the left hairpin turn, in the middle of which a short road branches off to the right to the marked parking lot.
B) First, we drive to Podbrdo and from there to Bohinjska Bistrica (by car train or via Soriška planina). From Bohinjska Bistrica, we continue driving towards Bled. Before we arrive at Bled, we will come to a crossroads, where the road towards the village Kupljenik branches off to the right (the turn-off from the main road is marked). We continue towards Kupljenik and continue driving on the ascending asphalt road, which we follow to the mentioned settlement. In the settlement, otherwise on the part where there are no houses, we arrive at the left hairpin turn, in the middle of which a short road branches off to the right to the marked parking lot.

Path description:
From the marked parking lot, we continue on a poorer road in the direction of the cave under Babji zob and Babji zob. The road first leads us along the edge of the pasture, from where a nice view temporarily opens up, reaching all the way to the highest peaks of the Karavanks, then after the left turn, where we notice the mountain signposts, it gradually passes into the forest. We walk on the road for a few minutes, then at a relatively new crossroads of gravel roads we continue slightly to the left (at the time of the description, the junction was not marked) on the cart track, which after a few metres turns even more to the left (straight to the cave under Babji zob). An ascent through the forest follows, a few minutes higher the cart track brings us to a scenic hay meadow, where a wooden hut is located along its lower edge, and a nice view opens up towards Lake Bled and the part of the Karavanks around Golica. The cart track brings us just a little higher to another hay meadow, where the signs lead us to the right, onto an initially less noticeable path that passes into the forest. When we enter the forest, the path becomes nicely traceable, and it begins to ascend more steeply. A few minutes higher, we cross a new forest road that is not yet fully completed, above it the marked path ascends quite steeply through the forest. When the path turns right, it levels out somewhat, then ascends diagonally to the right across increasingly steep slopes. Higher up, the slope becomes even steeper, but the path is relatively wide, so the crossing does not cause major difficulties, though in wet conditions, snow or leaves more caution is needed, especially on the descent. When the path bypasses some rocky pinnacles, it turns left, passes into a small valley, and a few steps further out of the forest onto Planina Prihod, which has just the right name, as we have reached the edge of Jelovica.
Behind the hay barn on Planina Prihod, we step onto the cart track, which we follow straight ahead (right Babji zob) in the direction of Talež. The cart track quickly passes into the forest and begins to ascend moderately. When the path levels out, the cart track splits into two parts, and we continue slightly to the left on the further even cart track, along which we soon arrive at the next crossroads, where the road continues to the left towards the forestry hut on Baba (less than 5 minutes), and we continue to the right. A few more minutes of walking follow, then we join a wider road, which we follow to the right, and along it we soon arrive at Danejeva planina.

On the way: Planina Prihod (1017m)