Ljubelj - Dobrča (Bornova pot)
Starting point: Ljubelj (1058 m)
| Latitude/Longitude: | 46,4306°N 14,261°E |
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Route name: Bornova pot
Walking time: 4 h 30 min
Difficulty: partly demanding unmarked way, partly demanding marked way
Elevation gain: 576 m
Elevation difference along the route: 825 m
Map: Karavanke 1:50.000 - osrednji del
Recommended equipment (summer): helmet, lamp
Recommended equipment (winter): helmet, ice axe, crampons, lamp
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Access to starting point:
We drive to the border crossing Ljubelj, where before the tunnel we turn left towards Zelenica. Then we drive across a small bridge, after that we descend across the parking lot to the lower southern part of the parking lot, where we park.
Route description:
At the end of the parking lot, we notice signs for mountain pasture Preval, which point us to the Bornova pot. At first, we diagonally ascend across a smaller scree field, then the path passes into the forest, where with some shorter ascents and descents it crosses steep slopes towards the left. The forest is soon replaced by steep rocky slopes, through which a wide and on exposed spots also secured path leads. With nice views on the mountains rising above Podljubelj, we arrive at Born's tunnel, where the use of a lamp is highly recommended for easier and safer progress. Somewhere in the middle of the tunnel there is a larger window, from which there is a scenic view of the surroundings, and we carefully continue through the second part of the tunnel. When we leave the tunnel, in which there are also some larger puddles after rain, a few minutes of exposed crossing follow, then behind the bench "Marijino počivališče" we arrive at a larger scree field.
In a gentle descent we also cross the scree field, then the path gradually begins to ascend diagonally. At first we still ascend across steep slopes, then the slope first flattens, higher up the trail widens into a cart track. Higher follows the crossing of a grazing fence, then the path brings us out of the forest, and with a few dozen steps of further walking we ascend to Preval, where there is a marked junction.
From the junction we continue left (right Begunjščica) and walk to the shepherd's hut.
We bypass the hut, from which a beautiful view opens up reaching all the way to Triglav, on the left side, and continue the path in the direction of Dobrča. The marked path towards Dobrča, which we follow, further on bypasses an unnamed peak on the left side, and when the path returns to the ridge, we reach it on the saddle between Čisovec and the unnamed peak.
On the mentioned saddle the marked path towards Dobrča turns right downwards (straight unmarked path to Čisovec) and passes to the western slopes of Čisovec, where the path leads diagonally across occasionally quite steep slopes. A longer crossing follows on a poorly maintained path, which is usually full of leaves and due to erosion somewhat damaged in several places. Further on we cross a few gullies, then the slope becomes less steep, and from the path we occasionally get some views towards Begunjščica, Stol, Julian Alps, Gorenjska...
A little further we reach the southern ridge of Čisovec, where the path begins to descend (here a few steps off the path we can notice the site of auriculas, usually in April or May), and occasionally a view also opens up on the Kamnik Savinja Alps. Lower the path descends even more steeply, then it brings us to the saddle Vrh Luž, where an unmarked path past Tominčev slap joins from the left, and from the right the path from Črni potok.
We continue straight, mainly along the ridge, on which we occasionally ascend. Later a path leading across Ledene trate joins from the right, and our path further gradually turns slightly right from the ridge and passes to the increasingly steep slopes of Dobrča. A diagonal ascent across a steep slope follows, where additional caution is needed when wet, then the path flattens and brings us across a grazing fence to a cart track, along which we walk to the edge of Podgorska planina, where there is a marked junction.
We continue left in the direction of the summit Dobrča (straight Koča na Dobrči 3 minutes), where the path leads past a few huts on Podgorska planina. Behind the huts we continue slightly left and ascend across the panoramic part of the mountain pasture. Higher the initially poorly traceable path passes into the forest, and at the junctions we carefully follow the blazes. A little higher the path temporarily flattens and leads past two junctions, from both of which we continue straight in the direction of Dobrča. A short somewhat steeper section follows and the path brings us to the summit of Dobrča.
Ljubelj - Preval 1:30, Preval - Koča na Dobrči 2:30, Koča na Dobrči - Dobrča 30 minutes.
Description and pictures refer to the condition in 2017 (January, April).
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Discussion about the trip Ljubelj - Dobrča (Bornova pot)
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| NerodniPohodnik19. 08. 2021 21:23:54 |
Recently conquered this hike. In the section just after the small Preval, where the sign for Dobrča is and where the path turns right across, there is a major tree fall, so you have to climb a bit and be careful because it is on a fairly steep slope, and know how to orient yourself. The path generally leads across, but you can join it even if you climb down through the fall, anyway nothing difficult. Otherwise, great hike, rarely visited, need to watch out a bit in sections as there are quite exposed points, but nothing serious, with an excellent viewpoint right on the path. 
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