NC Planica - Slemenova špica (via Črne vode)

Access to starting point:
From Kranjska Gora we drive towards the Rateče border crossing, but only to the place where (at the village of Rateče) the road to Planica and the Tamar valley branches off to the left. The road, which ascends moderately, soon takes us to a large parking lot at the ski jumps in Planica. From here we continue along the gravel road in the direction of the Dom v Tamarju, which we then follow to the parking lot located near the mountain hut.
Recently the road to the Tamar valley is closed. This lengthens our path by approximately 1 hour.

Path description:
From Planica we continue along the gravel road towards the Dom v Tamarju, before the road enters the forest it splits into two parts. We continue along the slightly right road in the direction of the footpath towards Tamar (slightly left is the drivable road, which is closed to public traffic).
The path ahead leads us along the road which after passing the last parking lot of NC Planica enters the forest and which in winter is converted into a cross-country ski trail. This is followed by an ascent along a gentle road that mostly runs through the forest. When the path leaves the forest there are signposts along the path with inscriptions of what can be seen. Higher up the forest thins out several times or we leave it for a while so that beautiful views open up of the mountains rising above Planica and Tamar. When we are already quite close to the Dom v Tamarju a wonderful view of Jalovec opens up and the path branches.
We continue slightly left (slightly right to the source of the Nadiža) and a few minutes later join the drivable road along which passing the chapel we arrive at the Planinski dom v Tamarju.
Behind the hut we come to a junction where we turn left onto the cart track in the direction of Slemenova špica and Črne vode (slightly right Jalovec and Ponce). The wide path initially ascends only slightly and after a good ten minutes of walking brings us to the gravel beds of Črne vode. The marked path continues along the left side of the torrent deposits to an unmarked junction where we continue straight towards the gully we see in front of us (left to the Črne vode waterfall, 2 minutes).
The path then enters the gully where it is less visible. On both sides of the torrent there is a poorer path but only the left one is marked. This section is particularly exposed to falling rocks especially in springtime. After a few minutes walking through the gully a nice passage opens up to the left upwards through which the mountain path also runs. The path then enters the forest for a while where it ascends to slopes overgrown with sparse larch forest. The path ahead ascends along gentle scree and partly gravel which a little higher brings us to a small spring (Lovski studenec) where water is flowing. This is followed by a few minutes of steep ascent to the place where we step onto the Slatnica saddle.
Here we continue left (straight to Vršič) along the path that brings us in a few minutes to the characteristic lakes on Sleme. This is followed by only a moderate ascent along the summit slope to the top of Slemenova špica which we reach in a few minutes of further walking.

Planica - Dom v Tamarju 0:45, Dom v Tamarju - Slatnica 1:55, Slatnica - Slemenova špica 0:15.

On the way: Dom v Tamarju (1108m), Odcep PP (1136m), Črne vode (1280m), Lovski studenec (1687m), Slatnica (1814m), Jezerca na Slemenu (1855m)