Planina Blato - Triglavska vojašnica Viktorja Emanuela III. (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 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 Dolina Voje. The road then takes you to the toll and parking collection point, but follow it further to the next junction, where you continue left (right to Voje). Follow the road to the next junction (after driving for quite some time), where you turn sharply right towards Planina Blato (straight to Planina Vogar). Follow this road to the parking lot above Planina Blato.

Route description:
From the marked parking lot in front of Planina Blato, go back a little and head onto the wide and initially steep cart track, along which there are signs for Planina pri Jezeru. After about ten minutes of ascent, arrive at 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 still leads through the forest, a little further a marked path joins from the left leading past Kosijev dom na Vogarju, but continue right and keep walking on the cart track. Higher up, the path leads through a small narrow passage, then crosses quite steep slopes where there is great danger 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, the cart track turns left here and enters the fairly cold Pungrat valley, where you ascend through mostly spruce forest. When the path flattens higher up, a path joins from the left leading past Planina Vodični vrh, but keep slightly right and continue on the cart track, along which the forest begins to thin. Only a few minutes of easy walking follow and you step onto the pastures of Planina pri Jezeru, where Koča na Planini pri Jezeru stands on a small rise.
At the hut, a path branches right towards Planina v Lazu, but continue left from the hut and descend to a marked junction with some shepherds' huts.
Choose the wider right path, along which there are signs for Planina Dedno polje and Koča pri Triglavskih jezerih (slightly left Pršivec, Planina Viševnik and Črno jezero).
Continue ascending 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, but continue straight on the gradually less steep cart track through increasingly sparse forest. A few minutes of easy walking follow on the path, which later turns slightly right; when it turns back west, reach the edge of Planina Dedno polje, from where a short walk leads to the central part of the pasture with a marked junction at the shepherds' huts.
Here leave the wide path straight to Koča pri Triglavskih jezerih and nearby Planina Ovčarija, and continue right towards Zasavska koča na Prehodavcih, Vratca pass and Hribarice saddle. The path leads past a few huts on the pasture, behind which a path branches right to Planina v Lazu, Planina Krstenica and Vodnikov dom na Velem polju; continue straight to the northwest part of the pasture, where the ascent begins. First pass a dry animal watering hole, then the path steepens and ascends through mostly coniferous spruce and larch forest. After about thirty minutes of steep ascent, the path flattens to a saddle between Kovačičeva glava on the left and Kredo on the right.
A little beyond the saddle (traceable as Stog), an unmarked path branches right to Slatna, opening first beautiful views of the mountains above the Za Kopico valley. A traverse ascent follows above abandoned Planina Ščavje; the path gradually moves from Slatna slopes to Prvi Vogel slopes, with views increasingly drawn to the interesting rocky peak Kopica on the left western side of Za Kopico valley.
Higher, arrive gradually in the central valley part, descending from slopes into a series of smaller valleys ascended mostly moderately, with occasional short steeper parts. With fine views, continue up the wonderful landscape; the valley narrows and at 2192 m reach Vratca pass separating Za Kopico valley from Dolina Triglavskih jezer.
From the pass between Velika Zelnarica (left) and Zadnji Vogel (right), from the marked junction go straight towards Prehodavci, Hribarice and Dolič (sharply left Mala Zelnarica, Mala Tičarica, Štapce, Planina Ovčarija and Koča pri Triglavskih jezerih) and descend transversely over Zadnji Vogel scree. The path temporarily flattens through even terrain, then reaches Vršaki slopes where it steepens (shortly slippery), reaching marked junction below Hribarice when less steep.
Continue right to Triglav, Dolič, Kanjavec and Hribarice (left down Dolina Triglavskih jezer, Zasavska koča na Prehodavcih, Trenta, Zadnjica and Špičja ridge) and ascend to Hribarice plateau. At the start of Hribarice plateau, first path left to Kanjavec; higher at Hribarice saddle, second.
From both junctions go straight following signs to Koča na Doliču; after Hribarice saddle, descend scree between Kanjavec (left) and Mišeljski konec (right). Lower, leave scree area and reach saddle Dolič junction in minutes.
Go left to Koča na Doliču (sharply right Vodnikov dom na Velem polju, right Dom Planika pod Triglavom), arriving in minutes of slight descent.
At the hut junction, take right path signed to Triglav (left Kanjavec, straight Zadnjica and Luknja); shortly, path from Zadnjica joins, bypassing the hut.
Go right again; path follows mule track north, steeply ascending. Higher, flattens to Sedlo (2305 m), turning slightly left.
Easy walking with superb Triglav views follows, but beware high karst terrain to avoid holes or leg injuries on rocky ground.
Path ascends again; first unmarked path left to Triglavska vojašnica Viktorja Emanuela III. (sometimes wrongly Morbegna); continue marked path briefly, then at next fork near junction with path from Plemenice, go left.
On unmarked trail, reach Triglavska vojašnica Viktorja Emanuela III. in minutes.
Start - 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 under Vršaki 0:45, junction under 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. barracks 0:10.

Along the route: 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)

The trip can be extended to the following destinations: Glava v Zaplanji ( 5 min)

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