Planina Blato - Glava za Bajto (via Prodi)

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 we reach a junction and continue 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 point where toll and parking fees are collected, but we follow it further 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 before 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 also steep cart track, along which there are signs for Planina pri Jezeru. After about ten minutes of ascent, we reach a marked junction, from where we continue left towards Planina pri Jezeru (slightly right Planina v Lazu and also the steep path to Planina pri Jezeru.
Continuing on the less steep cart track that still leads through the forest, a marked path joins from the left shortly ahead, leading past Kosijev dom on Vogar, but we continue right and keep walking on the cart track. Higher up, the path leads through a narrow passage, then crosses quite steep slopes where there is a high risk of slipping on ice and snow, otherwise the path is not demanding. At the end of the steep slope, the aforementioned steep path joins unobtrusively from the right, and the cart track here turns left and enters the rather cool Pungrat valley, where we ascend through mostly spruce forest. When the path levels out higher up, another path joins from the left leading past Planina Vodični vrh, but we keep slightly to the right direction and continue walking on the cart track, along which the forest begins to thin. Only a few minutes of easy walking follow and we step onto the pastures of Planina pri Jezeru, where the Koča na Planini pri Jezeru hut stands on a small hillock.
At the hut, a path branches right towards Planina v Lazu, but we continue left from the hut and descend to a marked junction where there are also a few shepherds' huts.
We choose the wider right path with signs for Planina Dedno polje and Koča pri Triglavskih jezerih (slightly left Pršivec, Planina Viševnik and Črno jezero).
We also continue ascending on the cart track, which is quite rocky on steep sections, and after about ten minutes of ascent, we reach a point where the path over Krištofojca branches left towards Planina Viševnik, but we continue straight on the gradually less steep cart track that leads through gradually sparser forest. A few more minutes of easy walking follow on the path that later turns slightly right, and when the path turns back towards the west, we already reach the edge of Planina Dedno polje, from where a short walk to the central part of the pasture follows, where there is also a marked junction next to the shepherds' huts.
We bypass the shepherds' huts and dairy on the left side and continue straight towards Koča pri Triglavskih jezerih (right valley Za Kopico). From the pasture onwards, we begin a moderate ascent, and almost imperceptibly a path from the nearby hunting hut joins from the left. A little further, the path passes another branch towards Planina Viševnik (path along Griva (1758 m)), and in the next few minutes we reach the upper edge of the vast Planina Ovčarija, from where a beautiful view opens up to the Bohinj-Tolmin mountains, sometimes called Lower Bohinj mountains. From here a short descent follows and we reach a junction on the northeastern part of the pasture.
We continue slightly right towards Koča pri Triglavskih jezerih and Mala Tičarica (left Planina Viševnik), and the path soon forks again.
From the fork, follow the signs for the path over Prodi (right path over Štapce) and after a few more minutes we reach a beautiful vantage point from which a nice view opens up to the Komna plateau and Bohinj-Tolmin mountains.
Here the path turns right and from the plateau descends transversely on steep grassy slopes towards the left in a moderate descent. Lower down, the path enters dense forest, the slope becomes less steep, and we steeply ascend for a short time further on. A few minutes ahead we reach a marked junction above Lopučniška dolina, where we join the path from the starting point at Koča pri Savici, or the path leading past Črno jezero.
Continue straight towards Koča pri Triglavskih jezerih (left Koča pri Savici) on the path that gently ascends further, bringing us to a point from where a nice view of Dvojno jezero opens up. Here we also pass a branch to the Russian grave, then the path leads along the right, eastern side of Dvojno jezero, where the path from Planina Blato over Štapce joins from the right.
Continue straight and when we leave the lake shore, only a few dozen steps of easy walking separate us from Koča pri Triglavskih jezerih.
After resting and enjoying the views, continue on the path towards Dom na Komni. The path ahead leads along the right (western) side of the lake and ascends transversely. A little further, near the hunting hut which is not visible from the path, the path curves semicircularly right and begins to descend gradually. Somewhere in the middle of the descent towards Planina Lopučnica, on a small flat area where the marked path we follow turns left, an unmarked path branches right leading towards the Zgornje Komne plateau and Gladki and Debelem Lašt (the mentioned path gets lost higher up in the karst world).
When we reach Planina Lopučnica lower down, where there is a junction, continue right towards Planina Za skalo (slightly left Dom na Komni) on a poorly trodden path that crosses the slopes of the pasture towards the northwest. The path, running among tall grasses (in summer months), crosses a belt of sparse forest a bit higher and then turns somewhat to the left. The path ahead ascends steeply and brings us in a few minutes of further walking to the karst world of scree and limestone pavement. Here the path levels out and begins to fade in the rocky world (carefully follow the marks). At this section, a wonderful view opens up to the mountains surrounding Dolina Triglavskih jezer. Then follow the marked path only to the Velika vrata pass, which we reach after a few more minutes of gentle ascent.
On the other side of Velika vrata, leave the already little frequented path and continue right through pathless terrain. Initially, passages between dwarf pines and rocky world are relatively easy, as the "path" is helped by cairns, which are admittedly rare. Continue the ascent roughly northwards, but there are no direct passages due to the karst world. Due to crevices, we occasionally have to make quite a large detour. When the "path" finally brings us to the ridge, the orienteering loops end. Continue the ascent along the increasingly panoramic ridge, and the "path" quickly brings us to the indistinct summit of Glava za Bajto.
Starting point - Planina pri Jezeru 1:00, Planina pri Jezeru - Planina Dedno polje 0:30, Planina Dedno polje - Planina Ovčarija 0:45, Planina Ovčarija - Prodi 0:15, Prodi - junction above Lopučniška dolina 0:30, junction above Lopučniška dolina - Dvojno jezero 0:10, Dvojno jezero - Koča pri Triglavskih jezerih 0:05, Koča pri Triglavskih jezerih - Planina Lopučnica 0:30, Planina Lopučnica - Velika vrata 1:45, Glava za Bajto 1:05.

On the way: Razpotje Pungrat (1255m), Razpotje pod Vodičnim vrhom (1449m), Koča na Planini pri Jezeru (1453m), Razpotje Krištofojca (1512m), Planina Dedno Polje (1560m), Planina Ovčarija (1660m), Prodi (1660m), Razpotje nad Lopučniško dolino (1671m), Ruski grob (1686m), Dvojno jezero (1689m), Koča pri Triglavskih jezerih (1685m), Planina Lopučnica (1558m), Velika vrata (1910m)