Planina Zapleč - Srednji vrh (at Krn)

Access to starting point:
From Tolmin or Bovec we drive to Kobarid, from there we follow the road in the direction of Drežnica (the turn-off is from the Kobarid bypass). We continue over the bridge across the Soča River and immediately after the bridge we turn left in the direction of Drežnica. In Drežnica we come to a crossroad, where the road to the village Magozd branches off to the left, and we continue a little further to the next crossroad, where we turn left in the direction of Drežniške Ravne. The road then brings us to a crossroad in Drežniške Ravne, where we turn right upward in the direction of Krasji vrh. At the next crossroad, we again turn right and follow the road to a trough with water, where the asphalt ends. We then follow the macadam road for quite a few kilometers to a parking lot by the road in front of the TNP sign and in front of the grazing fence.

Path description:
At the end of the parking lot where we cross the grazing fence, a signpost for Krn and the saddle Vrata directs us right onto a footpath. The path, which runs along a somewhat grass-covered mule track, first ascends transversely and then ascends for a long time in long zigzags on a grassy slope. The path, which is somewhat less trodden, is otherwise marked with rare blazes, mostly in the form of red lines. Later the path leads us for a shorter time also along a slope that is partially overgrown with bushes. In the continuation we then continue ascending in long zigzags on the grassy slope. Higher when we somewhat approach the ridge, the path crosses the slope to the right and brings us to a junction marked with an inscription on a rock.
To the left the path leads toward the saddle Vrata, we continue straight where the inscription Krn directs us.
The path brings us from the junction soon to somewhat exposed slopes, which we cross further in the ascent toward the east. The path here runs along an old military mule track and also leads us through a short tunnel. A zigzag ascent follows on the steep slope, which brings us to a junction below the summit of Krnčica.
To the left upward the path leads toward the summit Krnčica, to which there are only a few minutes of ascent left. If we want to bypass the summit, we continue straight where the signs for Krn direct us.
If we continue straight along the mule track, crossing steep slopes follows, then from the left a path soon joins us that runs over the summit Krnčica.
In the continuation we still cross steep slopes toward the southeast and along the path we will notice quite a few remains from the time of the First World War. Later the path completely approaches the ridge and soon brings us to a junction. Straight the path leads toward Krn, which bypasses Srednji vrh, we continue left where the inscription on the rock for the mentioned summit also directs us. From the junction we ascend to the ridge and then only a few tens of meters to the summit remain.

On the way: Krnčica (2142m)