Pri Rupah - Brda (west path)

Access to starting point:
A) From Bled, Jesenice or Bohinj we drive to Pokljuka, more precisely to Mrzli studenec (Mrzli studenec is located immediately after the crossroad, where the roads join from Bohinj and Bled side). From the crossroad we continue for about 50 meters on the main road towards Rudno polje, and then we go right on the forest road in the direction of Blejska koča and Debela peč. At the next crossroads we follow the road in the direction of the mountain pasture (Za)Javornik. The road then runs past the mentioned mountain pasture and a good kilometer ahead brings us to the parking lot at the monument to fallen NOB soldiers Pri Rupah. From Mrzli studenec to the starting point is less than 6 km of macadam road.
B) From Bled, Jesenice or Bohinj we drive to Pokljuka, more precisely to Mrzli studenec (Mrzli studenec is located immediately after the crossroad, where the roads join from Bohinj and Bled side), and then we continue driving towards Rudno polje. Further, we drive past the turn-off for Šport hotel, then approximately 100 meters after the road sign 4 km, we turn right on the forest road (at the crossroad we also notice signs for Blejska koča). At the crossroad after less than 2 km we go right, and then after a further 600 m we arrive at the parking lot Pri Rupah, next to which the NOB monument is located. From Mrzli studenec to the starting point is approximately 6.5 km, of which 2.5 km is macadam.

Path description:
From the starting point we continue in the direction of Blejska koča na Lipanci, on the path that past the NOB monument leads into the forest. Further, we first ascend gently, then moderately on Velika preseka, where the path leads us through the forest. Higher, we cross a macadam road, then from the right the path from the mountain pasture (Za)Javornik joins. We continue straight, a few minutes higher we join a wider cart track, where we join the path from Medvedova konta.
We follow the cart track to the left, along it we quickly arrive at the grazing area. Here the path turns right and then ascends transversely above the lower part of the pasture. Higher the cart track first crosses part of the pasture, then turns sharply right and brings us past the memorial to the central part of the mountain pasture Lipanca, where on the left side we notice Blejska koča na Lipanci.
From Blejska koča we continue right and proceed in the direction of Debela peč. A gentle ascent follows across the panoramic part of the mountain pasture Lipanca, then at the edge of the forest the path splits. We continue left on the marked path (right hunting cottage on mountain pasture Brda), which crosses the slopes to the left, then after a short ascent splits.
We continue on the more visible right path (slightly left Lipanski vrh and Krma), which ascends gently for a few more minutes, then turns right and ascends transversely across a short steep section. When the path brings us above the steep section we are already at the next junction, from which we continue left on the less pronounced path in the direction of Brda and Krma (straight Debela peč and east path to Brda). Further, we first ascend moderately through a belt of dwarf pines, higher, when the path becomes somewhat steeper, we ascend transversely across the grassy slope. When the path returns to the dwarf pines, at the junction we continue right in the direction of the summit Brda (straight Krma), a few steps further, then slightly left in the direction of Brda (straight Debela peč). A few more minutes of panoramic ascent follow and the path brings us to the summit.
Pri Rupah - Blejska koča 45 minutes, Pri Rupah - Brda 1:15.
Description and pictures refer to the condition in 2017 (June).

On the way: Blejska koča na Lipanci mountain hut (1630m)