Planina Kuhinja - Krn (via jezero v Lužnici)

Access to starting point:
a) We drive to Kobarid, then follow the signs for Drežnica. After crossing the Soča river via the Napoleonov most, turn right towards Tolmin and Vrsno (Drežnica is slightly to the left) and gradually start ascending. We continue driving past the settlements of Ladra, Smast and Libušnje to the settlement of Vrsno, where the birth house of Simon Gregorčič is located. Here the road from the settlement of Kamno joins from the right, while we continue following the signs towards the village of Krn and the mountain pasture Kuhinja. There is still quite a long drive along a relatively narrow road; at junctions we always follow the direction for the mountain pasture Kuhinja. Just a short distance before the mountain pasture, turn left where the barrier for paying the parking fee is located. Beyond the barrier, a few parking spaces are already available along the road, with many more on a small flat area. It is also possible to park a little further ahead, in front of the Koča na planini Kuhinja.
b) We drive to Tolmin, then follow the signs for Kobarid. On the flat section of the road, turn right towards the settlement of Kamno, which we reach via a narrow bridge over the Soča river, then follow the signs for the village of Vrsno. In Vrsno we join the road coming from Kobarid and continue following the signs towards the village of Krn and the mountain pasture Kuhinja. There is still quite a long drive along a relatively narrow road; at junctions we always follow the direction for the mountain pasture Kuhinja. Just a short distance before the mountain pasture, turn left where the barrier for paying the parking fee is located. Beyond the barrier, a few parking spaces are already available along the road, with many more on a small flat area. It is also possible to park a little further ahead, in front of the Koča na planini Kuhinja.

Path description:
From the parking lot at smaller quarry we continue on the right upper road in the direction of the mountain pasture Kašina (left mountain pasture Planina Kuhinja 3 minutes). The road which is further moderately ascending, already after few steps of additional walking brings us to the next crossing, where we continue right again (left mountain pasture Zaslap). Relatively gentle road which gradually changing into a cart track, soon brings us on ample grassy slopes, where we step on pastures of the mountain pasture Kašina.
Here the road or cart track turns even more to the right, after that makes a sharp left turn, and then it continues by crossing the slopes towards the right. After approximately 45 minutes (from the starting point) of a moderate ascent, relatively panoramic path brings us to with nettles covered mountain pasture Leskovca.
From the mentioned mountain pasture, we continue slightly left on a marked and at first quite gentle mountain path. The path which passes on the western and steeper and steeper grassy slopes, higher from the right joins also a little less beaten path from the mountain pasture Sleme. We continue left, on already very steep path, which is ascending by the foot of the steep walls of Maselnik (1906 meters). A little higher, the path which is because of substantial steepness exposed to falling stones, joins also the other path from the mountain pasture Sleme. We continue straight on the path which a little higher flattens, and then turns quite to the left, where passes into a smaller valley. Next follows a little steeper short ascent and left a little below us we notice a lake Jezero v Lužnici (1801 meters).
The marked path mentioned lake bypasses on the right side and is then ascending by the foot of the scree of the ridge Mali Peski. Higher, the path turns a little to the left and over grassy slopes of Srednji vrh (2032 meters) ascends on a small saddle named Prag (2068 meters).
On Prag, where there is a marked crossing, we continue left in the direction of Batognica (straight downwards lake Krnsko jezero right Vrh nad Peski and Koča na planini Razor) on the path which is moderately ascending on the upper slope of Batognica. Then we follow the path with beautiful views to the top, we reach the top in 15 minutes of additional walking.
From Batognica we continue on at first a little poorly visible path which continues on the left side of the peak. The path which is at first only slightly descending, soon brings us on steeper terrain, where we start steeply descending. After a short descent, we come to relatively steep stairs, on which we start steeply descending. On this part because of the gravel on the path, there is a great risk of slipping. The path ahead gradually flattens and only a little further brings us on notch Krnska škrbina (to the notch we can also come if on Prag we continue on the so-called Northern path, which bypasses the peak Batognica the latter is a little shorter, but also less panoramic).
From the notch, we continue straight (left mountain pasture Planina Kuhinja, right lake Krnsko jezero) on the path which starts ascending on a grassy slope of the mountain. We follow this scenic path to the top which we reach after approximately 30 minutes of walking from Krnska škrbina.
From the top, we can in 5 minutes descend to the cottage Gomiškovo zavetišče and then to the mountain pasture Kuhinja we descend on normal path.

On the way: Planina Kašina (1049m), Planina Leskovca (1230m), The lake Jezero v Lužnici (1801m), Prag (2068m), Batognica (2164m), Krnska škrbina (2058m)