Pišnica - Špik (via Kačji graben)

Access to starting point:
First, we drive to Kranjska Gora, and then we continue driving in the direction of Bovec. Only a little after the guesthouse Jasna, we will get to a bridge over the river Pišnica, by which we park on a smaller parking lot. We can also park a few tens of meters back on a larger parking lot next to the TNP sign or near the former hotel Erika.

Path description:
From the parking lot, we head onto the macadam road which leads towards the mountain hut Koča v Krnici. After approximately half an hour of easy walking we leave the road and continue the ascent left in the direction of Špik through Kačji graben. The path ahead first ascends through overgrown forest, higher crosses the lower part of the mentioned graben and then steeply ascends. The ascent by Kačji graben is very steep and in wet dangerous for slipping (some fixed safety gear helps us). The path then becomes a little easier and passes into dense forest, through which we ascend to an altitude of approximately 1600 m. The forest then becomes thinner and the path brings us to the foot of mighty screes. When we ascend to the scree the path turns a little to the left and starts to ascend the gravel terrain of the screes. Walking on the relatively steep scree takes quite some energy.
Higher the path turns to the right, crosses a gully exposed to falling stones and then brings us into a smaller cirque between Špik on the left and Liprtica (Lipnica) on the right. Here the path for a short time flattens a little and in a few next steps brings us to the spot where the path over Grunt or path over Lipnica joins.
Here we continue left on the path which steeply ascends the summit slope of Špik (without fixed safety gear). After approximately 15 minutes of walking on the summit slope over which we ascend over rugged rocks we reach the panoramic summit.
In the last part of the path there is a very high risk of falling stones.