Podbrdo - Poljanski vrh (via Črna prst)

Access to starting point:
A) First, we drive to Škofja Loka, and then we continue driving towards Železniki, Podbrdo and Tolmin. When we get to Podbrdo, we park at a suitable place in the center of the settlement.
B) From the road Idrija - Most na Soči, at the settlement Bača pri Modreju we turn right, or left if we come from the direction of Posočje, and we continue driving towards Podbrdo. When we get to Podbrdo, we park at a suitable place in the center of the settlement.

Path description:
From the center of Podbrdo we continue along the main road towards Tolmin. The road first leads under the railway, then brings us to a junction where the road to the village Porezen branches off to the left, and to the right towards Bača pri Podbrdu. From here we continue on the main road for only some 10 m, then the signs for the village Trtnik and Črna prst direct us onto a narrower and ascending road. We follow this somewhat narrower road, which ascends west of Podbrdo, all the way to the village Trtnik, which we reach after approximately 20 minutes of walking.
In Trtnik the signs for Črna prst direct us straight upwards onto a marked footpath, which first leads up the stairs of the nearby residential house, then transitions to a grassy slope where it steeply ascends beside the orchard. Higher up the path enters the forest and gradually flattens. The path continues through the forest and soon joins a partly stony cart track, which we follow to the right. Along the cart track we continue ascending transversely to the right, and it occasionally leads us over steeper slopes. Since the path is wide enough, the steepness of the slope does not cause us major difficulties; we must be careful mainly at one spot where there are usually lots of leaves and the path is consequently quite slippery. Higher we cross a somewhat larger gully, then the cart track brings us to a forest road, along which we ascend in a few minutes to the nearby Sedlo saddle, where there is a marked junction.
From Sedlo, where the path from the village Kal and the path from Kocenpohar join us, we continue straight along the cart track, which we follow only briefly, as the blazes then direct us left onto a footpath that begins to ascend ever more steeply through the forest. Higher the trail temporarily flattens a bit, then brings us to a viewpoint with a bench. Slightly behind the bench the trail splits into two parts (the right path is more trodden), then after approximately 15 minutes they join again. Just a little above the junction of both paths we arrive at the next bench, from which a beautiful view opens towards Kobla and the peaks above Soriška planina.
From the bench we continue briefly through the forest, then the path transitions to ever more panoramic grassy slopes. When we step out of the forest, the path slowly begins to turn slightly to the right, then turns left and ascends transversely to the saddle Čez Suho, where the path from the Bohinj side joins.
Here we continue left, with views of Baška grapa, Bohinj and the highest peaks of the Julian Alps, and in a few minutes ascend to the Dom na Črni prsti mountain hut, which is located just a few meters below the summit.
We bypass the Dom Zorka Jelinčiča mountain hut on the left side and over a short steep slope ascend to the panoramic summit in a few steps.
From Črna prst we continue westwards towards Rodica, which is approximately three hours away. The path ahead first leads along a wide grassy ridge, which soon narrows, and the path begins to descend more steeply. After a few minutes of descent, the path from the mountain pasture Osredki joins from the right, and we continue along the left (Primorska) side of the ridge towards Vogel.
After the junction the path becomes more demanding as, with the aid of steel cables, mostly without them, it crosses quite steep grassy slopes that are especially dangerous for slipping when wet. The path then flattens somewhat and brings us to the Vrata saddle (1721 m). After that the path retreats from the ridge to the left again and ascends transversely over the next steep slope. A memorial plaque warns us that the path is not entirely easy. The steepness of the slopes then gradually eases and the path approaches the main ridge again.
(here we can ascend to Četrt in 15 minutes - easy pathless terrain).
We continue westwards along the panoramic, mostly grass-covered ridge, which gently ascends towards Konjski vrh, bypassing it on the left side. After that the path gently descends and brings us to an indistinct saddle between Konjski and Poljanski vrh.
On this indistinct saddle we leave the marked path and via easier pathless terrain ascend to the grass-covered Poljanski vrh in 10 minutes.
Podbrdo - Čez Suho 3:00, Čez Suho - Črna prst 15 minutes, Črna prst - Poljanski vrh 1:20.

On the way: Trtnik (656m), Sedlo (985m), Čez Suho (1760m), Dom Zorka Jelinčiča na Črni prsti (1835m), Črna prst (1844m), Vrata (1721m)