Pod Debelo glavo - Gradovec (via hunting cottage)

Access to starting point:
From the Ljubljana - Jesenice highway, take the Lesce exit and follow the road towards Bled and further towards Bohinjska Bistrica and Lake Bohinj. After the settlement Laški Rovt, we will arrive at a smaller crossroads, where the road leading to the starting points of the paths to Rodica, mountain pasture Suha, Šija, Vogel... and scout camp Laški Rovt branches off to the left. The macadam road immediately enters the forest and first ascends past the mentioned scout camp, then rises relatively steeply for a few kilometers. After a little less than 6.5 km of driving on macadam, we will arrive at a somewhat larger crossroads, where the road towards mountain pasture Planina Storeča raven (starting point of the path to Vogel) branches off to the right. Here we continue straight and after approximately 50 m of further driving arrive at the left turn, where the starting point of the path towards mountain pasture Suha, Rodica and Šija is. From here we continue for approximately 1 km on the road leading towards the ski area Kobla, then at the crossroads continue on the upper right road, along which we drive for approximately 2 km, or to its end, where we park.
From the main road to the starting point there is approximately 9.5 km of macadam.

Route description:
About 20 meters before the end of the road (in the direction of ascent), a poorly visible footpath branches off to the right downwards. After a few steps of descent, the path becomes more visible and heads right, where without major changes in elevation it crosses the slopes towards the east. After approximately 15 minutes of walking, the path gradually starts to ascend and a little higher joins the path from Vodel (option for starting point). The moderately steep path then quickly brings us out of the forest, where we notice the hunting cottage by the path.
The path ahead ascends gently for some time along the bottom of the valley, then turns slightly to the right and in a traverse ascent starts to ascend steeply. Higher up, the steepness eases and a partly poorly visible footpath brings us through a series of smaller valleys to mountain pasture Poljana.
From the shepherd huts, we continue along the right side of the mountain pasture, walking along the edge of the mountain pasture to the spot where a well-followable footpath branches off to the right, which starts ascending through a belt of dwarf pines. After a short ascent, the path turns sharply to the right, then after a good 10 minutes of further walking brings us to a less noticeable junction, where the path (later pathless) towards Raskovec branches off to the left. We continue on the wider right path, which levels out a bit further on, then brings us in a moderate ascent to the saddle south of Gradovec (1692 m).
On the mentioned saddle, there usually stands a cairn directing us right onto the cut path that continues through a belt of dwarf pines. Continuing, we ascend first moderately, then quite steeply along the southern and increasingly panoramic ridge of Gradovec. With fine views of the mountains surrounding Bohinj, we quickly reach the panoramic summit, which like the last section of the path is cut.
Starting point - Planina Poljana 1:10, Planina Poljana - Gradovec 40 minutes.

Along the route: Lovska koča Ventije (1305m), Planina Poljana (1466m)

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