Planina Blato - Glava v Zaplanji (Za Kopico)

Access to starting point:
From the Ljubljana-Jesenice motorway, take the Lesce exit and follow the road towards Bled and further towards Bohinjska Bistrica. Continue driving towards Lake Bohinj (Ribčev laz), where you reach a junction, continuing right towards Stara Fužina. In Stara Fužina, at the junction by the chapel, turn sharply left onto the ascending road towards Planina Blato, Planina Vogar and Voje Valley. The road then takes us to the place where toll and parking fees are collected, but we continue following it to the next junction, where we continue left (right Voje). Then follow the road to the next junction (we drive for quite some time), where we turn sharply right towards Planina Blato (straight Planina Vogar). Follow this road to the parking lot above Planina Blato.

Path description:
From the marked parking lot in front of Planina Blato, return a little back and head onto a wide and initially steep cart track, alongside which are signs for Planina pri Jezeru. After about ten minutes of ascent, reach a marked junction, from where continue left towards Planina pri Jezeru (slightly right Planina v Lazu and also steep path towards Planina pri Jezeru.
Continuing on the less steep cart track, which continues through the forest, a marked path joins from the left shortly ahead, leading past Kosijev dom on Vogarju; we continue right and keep walking on the cart track. Higher up, the path leads through a small narrowing, then crosses quite steep slopes where there is a high risk of slipping in ice and snow, otherwise the path is not demanding. At the end of the steep slope, the aforementioned steep path joins inconspicuously from the right, and the cart track turns left here and enters the fairly cool Pungrat valley, where we ascend through mostly spruce forest. When the path levels out higher up, a path joins from the left leading past Planina Vodični vrh; we keep slightly to the right direction and continue walking on the cart track, alongside which the forest begins to thin. A few minutes of easy walking follow, and we step onto the pastures of Planina pri Jezeru, where the Koča na Planini pri Jezeru stands on a small hillock.
At the hut, a path branches right towards Planina v Lazu; we continue left from the hut and descend to a marked junction, where there are also a few shepherds' huts.
Choose the wider right path alongside which are signs for Planina Dedno polje and Koča pri Triglavskih jezerih (slightly left Pršivec, Planina Viševnik and Črno jezero).
Continuing ascent on the cart track, which is quite rocky on steep sections, after about ten minutes of ascent reach the point where a path branches left over Krištofojca towards Planina Viševnik; we continue straight on the gradually less steep cart track leading through gradually sparser forest. A bit more easy walking follows on the path, which later turns slightly right; when the path turns back towards the west, we already reach the edge of Planina Dedno polje, from where a walk to the central part of the pasture follows, where there is also a marked junction by the shepherds' huts.
Here we leave the wide path leading straight towards Koča pri Triglavskih jezerih and nearby Planina Ovčarija, and continue right on the path towards Zasavska koča na Prehodavcih, Vratca pass and Hribarice saddle. The path ahead leads past a few huts on the pasture, after which a path branches right towards Planina v Lazu, Planina Krstenica and Vodnikov dom na Velem polju; we continue straight to the northwest part of the pasture, where the path begins to ascend. Here the path first leads past a dry animal watering place, then becomes steeper and ascends through mostly coniferous forest of spruces and larches. After about thirty minutes of steep ascent, the path levels out and brings us to a kind of saddle between Kovačičeva glava on the left and Kredo on the right.
A little ahead of the saddle, which can be traced by the name Stog, an unmarked path branches right towards Slatna, and we get the first beautiful views of the mountains rising above the Za Kopico valley. A traverse ascent follows above the abandoned Planina Ščavje, the path gradually moves from the slopes of Slatna to the slopes of Prvi Vogal, and higher up the view increasingly draws to the interesting rocky peak of Kopica rising on the left, western side of the Za Kopico valley.
Higher up we gradually arrive in the central part of the valley, where from the slopes we enter a series of several small valleys, through which we mostly ascend moderately, with occasional shorter steeper sections. With beautiful views, we continue upwards through the wonderful landscape, and the valley narrows higher up, reaching the Vratca pass at 2192 m altitude, which separates the Za Kopico valley from the Dolina Triglavskih jezer.
From the pass, located between Velika Zelnarica on the left and Zadnji Vogal on the right, from the marked junction continue straight towards Prehodavci, Hribarice and Dolič (sharply left Mala Zelnarica, Mala Tičarica, Štapce, Planina Ovčarija and Koča pri Triglavskih jezerih), and begin a traverse descent over the scree of Zadnji Vogal. The path ahead levels out temporarily and leads us briefly over flatter terrain, then we reach the slopes of Vršaki, where the slope gradually becomes steeper, somewhat slippery on a short section, and when the slopes become less steep, we reach a marked junction below Hribarice.
Continue right towards Triglav, Dolič, Kanjavec and Hribarice (left downhill Dolina Triglavskih jezer, Zasavska koča na Prehodavcih, Trenta, Zadnjica and Špičja ridge), and begin ascending towards the Hribarice plateau. At the beginning of the Hribarice plateau, the first path to Kanjavec branches left, somewhat higher at the Hribarice saddle the second one.
From both junctions continue straight and follow the signs for Koča na Doliču; after the Hribarice saddle, begin descending over scree between Kanjavec on the left and Mišeljski konec on the right. Lower down, leave the area of extensive scree and after a few minutes of further walking arrive at the Dolič saddle, where there is a marked junction.
Here go left towards Koča na Doliču (sharply right Vodnikov dom na Velem polju, right Dom Planika pod Triglavom), arriving there in a few minutes of slight descent.
At the hut there is a junction; we choose the right path alongside which are signs for Triglav (left Kanjavec, straight Zadnjica and Luknja); shortly ahead, the path from Zadnjica joins us, bypassing Koča na Doliču.
Here too go right; the path continues for some time on a mule track leading north and ascending quite steeply. Higher up, the path levels out and brings us to Sedlo (2305 m), where it turns slightly left.
A bit of easy walking follows with a beautiful view of Triglav and surrounding mountains, but we must be careful due to the high alpine karst terrain so as not to fall into a hole or injure a leg on the rocky ground.
The path ahead begins to ascend again; to the left branches the first unmarked path towards Triglavska vojašnica Viktorja Emanuela III. (sometimes incorrectly called Morbegna); we continue for a while on the marked path and head to the military hut at the next fork, near the junction where we join the path from Plemenice.
Here go left and along the unmarked trail arrive at Triglavska vojašnica Viktorja Emanuela III. in a few minutes.
From the Viktorja Emanuela III. military hut to the summit of Glava v Zaplanji, there is only a few minutes' ascent along the summit slope of the mountain.
Starting point - Planina pri Jezeru 1:00, Planina pri Jezeru - Planina Dedno polje 0:30, Planina Dedno polje - Stog 0:30, Stog - Vratca 1:40, Vratca - junction below Vršaki 0:45, junction below Vršaki - Hribarice saddle 0:30, Hribarice saddle - Dolič saddle 0:30, Dolič saddle - Koča na Doliču 0:05, Koča na Doliču - Sedlo 0:30, Sedlo - Zaplanja junction 0:50, Zaplanja junction - Viktorja Emanuela III. military hut 0:10, Viktorja Emanuela III. military hut - Glava v Zaplanji 0:05.

On the way: Razpotje Pungrat (1255m), Razpotje pod Vodičnim vrhom (1449m), Koča na Planini pri Jezeru (1453m), Razpotje Krištofojca (1512m), Planina Dedno Polje (1560m), Stog (1740m), Vrata (2192m), Razpotje pod Vršaki (2192m), Hribarice (2332m), Sedlo Hribarice (2364m), Sedlo Dolič (2165m), Koča na Doliču (2151m), Sedlo (2305m), Razpotje Zaplanja (2512m), Triglavska vojašnica Viktorja Emanuela III. (2520m)