Planina Blato - Triglav (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 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 toll and parking fee collection point; we follow it further to the next junction, where we continue left (right to Voje). Then follow the road to the next junction (we drive for quite some time), where we turn sharply right towards Planina Blato (straight to 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 slightly back and head onto a wide and initially steep cart track marked 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 leading further through the forest, shortly afterwards a marked path joins from the left leading past Kosijev dom on Vogar; 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 inconspicuously from the right; the cart track turns left here and enters the rather 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 and continue walking on the cart track, beside which the forest begins to thin. A few more 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 hill.
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.
We choose the wider right path marked for Planina Dedno polje and Koča pri Triglavskih jezerih (slightly left Pršivec, Planina Viševnik and Črno jezero).
We continue ascending on the cart track, which is quite rocky on steep sections; after about ten minutes of ascent, we reach a point where a path branches left over Krištofojca towards Planina Viševnik; we continue straight on the gradually less steep cart track leading through increasingly sparse 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 short walk leads to the central part of the pasture, where there is also a marked junction by the shepherds' huts.
Here we leave the wide path leading straight to 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 further leads past a few huts on the pasture, behind which a path branches right towards Planina v Lazu, Planina Krstenica and Vodnikov dom na Velem polju; we continue straight to the northwestern 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 takes us to a kind of saddle between Kovačičeva glava on the left and Kredo on the right.
A little further from 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 our gaze is increasingly drawn to the interesting rocky peak of Kopica rising on the left, western side of the Za Kopico valley.
Higher up we gradually enter the central part of the valley, descending from the slopes into a series of several smaller valleys, through which we mostly ascend moderately, with occasional shorter steeper sections. With beautiful views, we continue upwards through the wonderful landscape; the valley narrows higher up and at 2192 m altitude we reach Vratca pass, 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 we 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 on the scree of Zadnji Vogal. The path further levels out temporarily and leads us briefly through more level terrain, then we reach the slopes of Vršaki, where the slope gradually becomes steeper, on a short section also somewhat slippery, and when the slopes become less steep we reach a marked junction below Hribarice.
We 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, a bit higher at Hribarice saddle the second one.
From both junctions we continue straight and follow the markings for Koča na Doliču; after Hribarice saddle we begin descending on scree between Kanjavec on the left and Mišeljski konec on the right. Lower down we leave the area of extensive scree and after a few minutes of further walking reach Dolič saddle, where there is a marked junction.
Here we go left towards Koča na Doliču (sharply right Vodnikov dom na Velem polju, right Dom Planika pod Triglavom), reaching it in a few minutes of gentle descent.
At the hut there is a junction; we choose the right path marked for Triglav (left Kanjavec, straight Zadnjica and Luknja); shortly afterwards the path from Zadnjica joins us, bypassing Koča na Doliču.
Here too we 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 takes 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 to avoid falling into a hole or twisting an ankle on the rocky ground.
The path ahead begins to ascend again; to the left an unmarked path branches towards Triglavska vojašnica Viktorja Emanuela III. (sometimes incorrectly called Morbegna); we continue skirting Glava v Zaplanji on the right eastern side, after which we join the path coming over Plemenice.
We head right towards Triglav and ascend over scree to the start of the climbing section of the path, where we ascend transversely on a well-protected exposed wall. Such a path takes us below Triglavska or Bovška škrbina, then we steeply ascend to the mentioned škrbina, where the Gorjanska pot from Planika joins us.
We continue left upwards towards Triglav (straight down Planika) on a steep but well-protected path. After a few minutes of further ascent, the steepness eases and only a few minutes of walking on the summit slope of Triglav await us to the top.
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 - Triglavska škrbina 0:35, Triglavska škrbina - Triglav 0:35.

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 škrbina (2655m)