Pišnica - Pogačnikov dom na Kriških podih

Access to starting point:
a) First we drive to Kranjska Gora, then continue driving towards the Vršič pass. When Kranjska Gora ends, the road leads us past Lake Jasna, after the lake we reach the bridge over Velika Pišnica, where the described path begins. We park at the small parking lot at the crossroads, or a little earlier, at the larger parking lot before the start of TNP, or after the bridge near the former Hotel Erika.
b) We drive to Trento, then over the Vršič pass we begin descending towards Kranjska Gora. After crossing the bridge over Velika Pišnica, the described path begins. We park at the small parking lot at the crossroads, or a little earlier near the former Hotel Erika, or a little after the bridge, at the slightly larger parking lot opposite the TNP sign.

Path description:
From the bridge over Velika Pišnica we continue in the direction of Koča v Krnici, where the path leads along a macadam road, which in turn leads through the Velika Pišnica valley. A quite gentle road, that runs by mountain stream, at first crosses few torrents, then behind the dam, which is quite photogenic due to the high mountains in the background, leads us a little further on to a marked crossroads, where a path branches off to the left through Kačji graben to Špik.
Continue straight along the still gently sloping road, which then leads us over the gravel to a marked crossroads, where the path from the Russian Cross joins us on the outskirts of mountain pasture V Klinu, from the right.
Continue left in the direction of Krnice, then immediately after crossing a torrent, turn right onto a forest footpath. There is a moderate climb through the forest, and after about 20 minutes of further walking we reach Koča v Krnici.
From Koča v Krnici continue straight on (Špik and Velika Dnina on the left) in the direction of Križa, Pogačnikov dom na Kriških podih and Škrlatice. The way ahead leads us through the forest at first, then into the belt of bushes, where we walk for some time along the mighty torrential deposits. Higher up, the path turns slightly to the left and starts to climb steeply. There is a steep climb up an area called Travno brdo, where the path leads through the last belt of the forest. Higher up, the larch forest first thins out and then ends quite quickly. There is a short grassy ascent, and from the path, which transitions to scree, we have beautiful views of the surrounding mountains and cliffs. Higher up, at a height of about 1900 metres the path levels and leads to the cirque V kotu, and at the end of the cirque, the path turns left and leads to the entrance to the Kriška stena (in early summer, there is often snow at the entrance to the wall).
Before entering the wall, or even before, put on your helmet and then step carefully into the wall. The route turns left at the start of the wall and climbs steeply, but from then on it is mostly led through natural passages, with fixed safety gear to help you on the harder parts. The climb up the wall, which, as well as being exposed, is also exposed to falling rocks, takes about one hour. Above the wall, the path levels and leads to a crossroads at Vrh Kriške stene, where we continue to the right in the direction of Križa (left Vrata, Škrlatica, bivouac at Rušje).
Then climb up a wide ridge to Bovška vratca, where the next crossroads is.
From Bovška vratca, from where a beautiful view of the Kriške pode and Razor opens up, continue down to the right in the direction of Pogačnikov dom and Razor (straight ahead Križ and Stenar). There is a steep descent to a small saddle between Bovška vratca and Kriški rob, and then from the saddle, from where there is a nice view of the Indijanec, cross the Kriški rob on the left. The path descends steeply a few more times and then gradually flattens out at the Kriški podi. Lower, we reach a marked crossroads, where we continue to the left towards Pogačnikov dom (Razor, Planja and Vršič on the right).
From the crossroads there is only a short moderate climb and the path leads to Pogačnikov dom na Kriških podih.

Starting point - turnoff for Kačji graben 0:40, turnoff for Kačji graben - Planina v Klinu 0:25, Planina v Klinu - Koča v Krnici 0:20, Koča v Krnici - V kotu 2:30, V kotu - Vrh Kriške stene 1:00, Vrh Kriške stene - Bovška vratca 0:15, Bovška vratca - Pogačnikov dom 1:00.

On the way: Eriški most (852m), Rušev graben (899m), Odcep za Kačji graben (916m), Planina v Klinu (980m), Koča v Krnici (1113m), Pod Kriško steno (1945m), Rob Kriške stene (2300m), Bovška vratca (2378m)

Trip can be extended to: The lake Zgornje Kriško jezero , Kriški rob , Šplevta (Razor) , Križ , Pihavec , Planja , Stenar , Razor , Škrlatica