Planina Blato - Zasavska koča na Prehodavcih (via Štapce)

Access to starting point:
From the highway Ljubljana - Jesenice we go to the exit Lesce and follow the road towards Bled and further towards Bohinjska Bistrica. We continue driving towards Lake Bohinj (Ribčev laz), where we come to the crossroad, where we continue right in the direction of Stara Fužina. In Stara Fužina at the crossroad at the chapel, we turn sharply left on an ascending road in the direction of the mountain pasture Blato, mountain pasture Vogar and valley Voje. The road ahead brings us to the spot, where the road toll and parking fee have to be paid, we follow it forward to the next crossroad, where we continue left (right Voje). Then we follow the road to the next crossroad (we drive for quite some time), where we turn sharply right in the direction of the mountain pasture Blato (straight mountain pasture Vogar). We follow this road to the parking lot before the mountain pasture Blato.

Path description:
From the marked parking lot before the mountain pasture Blato we return a bit back, and then we go on a wide and at first also steep cart track in the direction of Planina pri Jezeru. After 10 minutes of ascent, we arrive at the marked crossing, where we continue left in the direction of Planina pri Jezeru (slightly right Planina v Lazu and also the steep path to Planina pri Jezeru).
In the continuation on the less steep cart track, which continues to lead us through the forest, a little further the marked path that leads past Kosijev dom on Vogar joins from the left, we continue right and keep walking on the cart track. Higher up the path leads us through a smaller narrow, then we cross quite steep slopes (in snow and ice dangerous for slipping). At the end of the steep slope, the aforementioned steep path joins us quite unnoticeably from the right, the cart track here turns left and transitions into a quite cold small valley named Pungrat, where we ascend through mostly spruce forest. When higher the path flattens, the path that leads past Planina Vodični vrh joins from the left, and we hold slightly right direction and continue walking on the cart track, along which the forest begins to thin. There follows only a few minutes of easy walking, and we step onto the pastures of Planina pri Jezeru, where on a small elevation stands the hut Koča na Planini pri Jezeru.
At the hut, the path to Planina v Lazu branches off to the right, we continue left from the hut and descend to the marked crossing, where there are also some shepherds' huts.
We 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).
Also in the continuation we ascend on the cart track, which is quite rocky in steep places, after about ten minutes of ascent we arrive at the place where the path over Krištofojca branches off to the left, which leads towards Planina Viševnik, and we continue straight on the gradually less steep cart track, which leads us through gradually thinner forest. There follows still a few minutes of easy walking on the path, which later turns slightly to the right, when the path turns back towards the west we already reach the edge of Planina Dedno polje, from where there follows a walk to the central part of the pasture, where next to the shepherds' huts there is also a marked crossing.
We bypass the shepherds' huts and the cheese dairy on the left side and continue straight in the direction of Koča pri Triglavskih jezerih (right valley Za Kopico). From the pasture onwards we begin to moderately ascend, and from the left almost unnoticeably the path from the nearby hunting hut joins us. A little further the path leads us past another branch of the path towards Planina Viševnik (path along Griva (1758 m)), we in the next few minutes arrive at the upper edge of the vast Planina Ovčarija, from where a nice view opens on the Bohinjsko - Tolminske mountains, sometimes called Spodnje Bohinjske gore. From here there follows a short descent and we arrive at the crossing in the northeastern part of the pasture.
We continue slightly right in the direction of Koča pri Triglavskih jezerih and Mala Tičarica (left Planina Viševnik), the path already quickly splits once more.
From the split we follow the signs for the path over Štapce (straight the path over Prodov), both lead towards Koča pri Triglavskih jezerih, the right one, which we will continue on, also towards Mala Tičarica and Zelnarice. We soon leave Planina Ovčarija and the path moderately to steeply ascends through increasingly thin forest, which higher up is replaced by dwarf pine. After half an hour of ascent the path flattens and brings us to Štapce, where there is the next marked crossing.
We continue on the left path in the direction of Triglav lakes (right Mala Tičarica and the ridge of Zelnarice) and quickly step to the edge, where a nice view opens over part of the Valley of Triglav Lakes and the mountains that surround the mentioned valley, the view reaches all the way to Krn.
From Štapce first there follows a steep, well secured descent over a rock step, then the path transitions to scree, on which we descend to the belt of dwarf pine. There follows still a little descent and from the left the path over Prodov joins us and the path from Koča pri Savici (path over Komarča), we continue right and in the continuation walk along Dvojno jezero. When we leave the lake, only a few tens of steps of easy walking separate us from Koča pri Triglavskih jezerih.
From the hut we continue in the direction of Triglav, Dolič, Hribarice, Prehodavci and Veliko Špičje, where the path first leads us past the dam and the artificial lake Močivec. The path bypasses the lake on the right, eastern side and in the continuation moderately ascends through the Valley of Triglav Lakes, which is overgrown with increasingly thin forest.
Still in the belt of thin forest the path splits, we continue on the slightly right path, which continues towards Prehodavci and Hribarice (left the path to Veliko or Lepo Špičje over the plateau Zgornje Komne) and leads us first still through thin larch forest, then under the scree of the mighty Kopica and later Mala Zelnarica. Later the path temporarily ascends a bit more and brings us to a smaller pass, from which a nice view opens on Jezero v Ledvicah.
The marked path bypasses the mentioned lake on the right side, where it continues over extensive scree at the foot of both Zelnarice. After the lake the path from the scree returns to the Valley of Triglav Lakes, along which we continue a relatively gentle ascent. Already completely high mountain path, higher up for a short time ascends steeper, then completely flattens and after a few minutes of further walking brings us to Zeleno jezero.
From Zeleno jezero we continue straight in the direction of Prehodavci (right Hribarice, Dolič and Triglav), the path soon splits once more.
We 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, which separates Gorenjska from Primorska (area named Plate).
Here we continue right towards Zasavska koča (left Veliko Špičje, straight down Trenta) on the path which past the winter bivouac in a few minutes of easy walking brings us to Zasavska koča na Prehodavcih.
Starting point - Planina pri Jezeru 1:00, Planina pri Jezeru - Planina Dedno polje 0:30, Planina Dedno polje - Planina Ovčarija 0:45, Planina Ovčarija - Štapce 0:35, Štapce - Dvojno jezero 0:20, Dvojno jezero - Koča pri Triglavskih jezerih 0:05, Koča pri Triglavskih jezerih - branch for Veliko Špičje 0:25, branch for 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), Štapce (1851m), Dvojno jezero (1689m), Koča pri Triglavskih jezerih (1685m), Močivec (1690m), Odcep za Veliko Špičje (1762m), 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)