Planina Polog - Source of Tolminka (via Planina Prode)
Starting point: Planina Polog (457 m)
Starting point Lat/Lon: 46.238°N 13.7232°E 
Path name: via Planina Prode
Time of walking: 1 h 25 min
Difficulty: easy unmarked way
Difficulty of skiing: no data
Altitude difference: 238 m
Altitude difference (by path): 270 m
Map: Julijske Alpe - zahodni del 1:50.000
Access to starting point:
First, we drive to Tolmin, from there we follow the road in the direction of Zatolmin (main road we leave at the traffic light). In Zatolmin we notice signposts for Javorca, which point us on an ascending road towards Javorca. Occasionally quite narrow and in parts precipitous road after approximately 8 km of driving brings us to a smaller crossroad, where the road towards Javorca branches off to the left upwards. We continue straight and after approximately 100 meters we reach a marked parking lot where we park.
Path description:
From the marked parking lot we continue on the macadam road, which is further closed to public traffic. The road initially runs alongside pastures and then leads us past a shepherd cottage on Planina Polog. We continue along the scenic road, which soon turns into a cart track and leads us into the forest. The cart track, which ascends only slightly, quickly brings us to a marked crossroads.
Here we leave the cart track leading towards the source of Tolminka and turn onto the right cart track, which transitions into a footpath after a few meters. Next follows a descent towards the river Tolminka, where we reach an interesting hand-operated cableway. With the help of the hand-operated cableway, the use of which is at our own responsibility, we cross the river. On the other side, we ascend the slope above the river, which leads us into the forest. Here the footpath becomes less steep and guides us past several ruins. Along this path, we soon reach Planina Prode, where there are a few cottages and ruins.
On the mountain pasture where there are also signposts, we turn left in the direction of the source of Tolminka. The unmarked path from the mountain pasture leads us to slopes slightly covered with bushes and short strips of forest. The path here is relatively gentle and crosses the slopes towards the north. Further, the path leads us mostly through a slightly thinner forest, from which views occasionally open towards Tolminka and the surrounding peaks. Such a path then brings us to a marked crossroads where a path branches off to the right towards the mountain pasture Dobrenjščica.
We continue left in the direction of the source of Tolminka, and a gentle descent through the forest leads us to a cart track. We continue left and cross the riverbed of Tolminka over a bridge. A signpost then directs us left onto a footpath, which quickly leads us to the hunting cottage at the source of Tolminka.
We can descend via the usual path, which follows a mule track back towards the mountain pasture Polog.
Description and pictures refer to the condition in May 2025.
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