Planina Blato - Kreda (direct way)

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 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 takes us to the toll and parking collection point, but follow it to the next junction turning left (right Voje). Follow the road to the next junction (after quite some driving), turning sharply right towards Planina Blato (straight Planina Vogar). Follow this road to the parking lot above Planina Blato.

Route description:
From the marked parking lot before Planina Blato return a little back and head to the wide and initially steep cart track with signs for Planina pri Jezeru. After about ten minutes ascent arrive at marked junction continuing left towards Planina pri Jezeru (slightly right Planina v Lazu and steep path to Planina pri Jezeru).
On the less steep cart track continuing through forest shortly after a marked path joins from left past Kosijev dom on Vogar, continue right on cart track. Higher path leads through small defile then cross steep slopes with high slip risk in ice and snow, otherwise not demanding. At end of steep slope steep path joins unobtrusively from right, cart track turns left into cool Pungrat valley ascending through mostly spruce forest. Higher where path flattens path from Planina Vodični vrh joins left, keep slightly right continuing on cart track where forest thins. Few minutes easy walk to pastures of Planina pri Jezeru with Koča na Planini pri Jezeru on small rise.
At hut path to Planina v Lazu branches right, continue left from hut descending to marked junction with shepherd shelters.
Choose wider right path with signs for Planina Dedno polje and Koča pri Triglavskih jezerih (slightly left Pršivec, Planina Viševnik, Črno jezero).
Continue ascending cart track rocky on steep parts, after ten minutes reach where path over Krištofojca branches left to Planina Viševnik, continue straight on less steep cart track through sparser forest. Some easy walking on path turning right, when turning west reach edge of Planina Dedno polje then walk to central part with marked junction at shepherd huts.
Leave wide path straight to Koča pri Triglavskih jezerih and Planina Ovčariji, continue right towards Zasavska koča na Prehodavcih, Vratca pass, Hribarice saddle. Path past some huts on planina, behind which path to Planina v Lazu, Planina Krstenica, Vodnikov dom na Velem polju branches right.
Continue right towards Planina v Lazu slight descent crossing northern part of Planina Dedno polje eastwards. On NE side arrive at less noticeable junction or trail fork to Kreda.
Where marked path to Planina v Lazu turns right leave it continuing straight on old partly abandoned hunter trail initially gently ascending over fallen trees, higher steeper into sparser forest. Reach interesting defile passage overcome between steep slopes without difficulty, path into scrub carefully follow faint overgrown trail to avoid deeper scrub. Higher turns right through grassier terrain better views to summit of Kreda.
Descent possible longer path over Slatna to start of Za Kopico valley then marked path back to Planina Dedno polje.
Starting point - Planina pri Jezeru 1:00, Planina pri Jezeru - Planina Dedno polje 0:30, Planina Dedno polje - Kreda 1:25.

Along the route: Razpotje Pungrat (1255m), Razpotje pod Vodičnim vrhom (1449m), Koča na Planini pri Jezeru (1453m), Razpotje Krištofojca (1512m), Planina Dedno Polje (1560m)

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