Planina Blato - Zasavska koča na Prehodavcih (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, 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 Dolina Voje. The road then brings us to the toll and parking fee collection point, 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 a steep path towards Planina pri Jezeru.
Continuing on the less steep cart track, which continues to lead through the forest, a little further on a marked path joins from the left leading past Kosijev dom on Vogar, we continue right and continue walking along 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 quite unobtrusively from the right, the cart track turns left here and passes into the fairly 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, we keep slightly to the right direction and continue walking along 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 on a small hill stands Koča na Planini pri Jezeru.
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' dwellings.
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).
We also continue ascending 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 leading towards Planina Viševnik, we continue straight on the gradually less steep cart track leading through gradually sparser forest. A few more minutes of easy walking follow 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.
Bypass the shepherds' huts and dairy on the left side and continue straight towards Koča pri Triglavskih jezerih (right dolina Za Kopico). From the pasture onwards we begin to ascend moderately, almost imperceptibly a path joins from the nearby hunting hut from the left. A little further the path leads past another branch towards Planina Viševnik (path along Griva (1758 m)), we arrive at the upper edge of the vast Planina Ovčarija in the next few minutes, from where a beautiful view opens up to the Bohinj-Tolmin mountains, sometimes called the Lower Bohinj mountains. From here a short descent follows and we reach a junction on the northeastern part of the pasture.
Continue slightly right towards Koča pri Triglavskih jezerih and Male Tičarice (left Planina Viševnik), the path soon splits again.
From the junction follow the signs for the path via 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 the Bohinj-Tolmin mountains.
Here the path turns right and from the plateau passes onto steep grassy slopes across which we descend transversely to the left at a moderate pace. Lower down the path enters dense forest, the slope becomes less steep, and we ascend steeply for a short time. A few minutes further we reach a marked junction above Lopučniška dolina, where we join the path starting at Koča pri Savici, or the path leading past Črno jezero.
Continue straight towards Koča pri Triglavskih jezerih (left Koča pri Savici) along the path which ascends steadily further, bringing us to a point from which a nice view of Dvojno jezero opens up. Here we also pass the branch to Ruski grob, then the path leads along the right, eastern side of Dvojno jezero, where the path from Planina Blato via 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.
From the hut continue towards Triglav, Dolič, Hribarice, Prehodavci and Veliki Špičje, where the path first leads past the dam and artificial Lake Močivec. The path bypasses the lake on the right, eastern side and then ascends moderately along Dolina Triglavskih jezer, which is covered with increasingly sparse forest.
Still in the belt of sparse forest the path splits, we continue on the slightly right path which continues towards Prehodavci and Hribarice (left path to Veliko or Lepo Špičje over the Zgornje Komne plateau) leading us first still through sparse larch forest, then under the screes of mighty Kopica and later Male Zelnarice. Later the path ascends somewhat more and brings us to a small pass from which a nice view of Jezero v Ledvicah opens up.
The marked path bypasses the mentioned lake on the right side, continuing over extensive screes at the foot of both Zelnarice. After the lake, the path returns from the screes to Dolina Triglavskih jezer, along which we continue a relatively gentle ascent. Already fully alpine path ascends more steeply higher up for a short time, then levels out completely and after a few more minutes of walking brings us to Zeleno jezero.
From Zeleno jezero continue straight towards Prehodavci (right Hribarice, Dolič and Triglav), the path soon splits again.
Continue on the left which ascends directly towards Zasavska koča (the right path leads past Rjavo jezero and is only a minute or two longer) and after a few minutes of ascent brings us to an indistinct ridge separating Gorenjska from Primorska (area called Plate).
Here continue right towards Zasavska koča (left Veliko Špičje, straight down Trenta) along the path which past the winter bivouac brings us to Zasavska koča na Prehodavcih in a few minutes of easy walking.
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 - branch to Veliko Špičje 0:25, branch to Veliko Špičje - branch to Jezero v Ledvicah 0:30, branch to Jezero v Ledvicah - Zeleno jezero 0:45, Zeleno jezero - Plate 0:15, Plate - Zasavska koča 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), Planina Ovčarija (1660m), Prodi (1660m), Razpotje nad Lopučniško dolino (1671m), Ruski grob (1686m), Dvojno jezero (1689m), Koča pri Triglavskih jezerih (1685m), Močivec (1690m), Odcep za Veliko Špičje (1672m), Odcep k Jezeru v Ledvicah (1854m), Lake Jezero v Ledvicah (1831m), Lake Zeleno jezero (1988m), Mlaka v Laštah (1994m), Plate (2056m)

Trip can be extended to: Koča na Doliču , Vodnikov Vršac (Vršac nad Zadnjico) , Malo Špičje ( 45 min) , Veliko Špičje (2 h) , Kanjavec , Kanjavec (West peak)