Ravne - Četrt (via Črna prst)

Access to starting point:
A) From the highway Ljubljana - Jesenice we take the exit Lesce and follow the road towards Bled and further towards Bohinjska Bistrica. From Bohinjska Bistrica we continue left in the direction of Tolmin and Soriška planina. Soon we will notice by the road the mountain signposts for Črna prst, which point to the right, but we continue straight. Only a little later we come to a crossroad, where a signpost directs us slightly right towards the village Ravne. Further we drive past a large parking lot by the former ski slope Kobla, and we follow the asphalt road, which begins to ascend steeply, to Ravne, where the road flattens. Here we continue to drive all the way to the spot where the asphalt ends. At the spot where the asphalt ends there is a larger parking lot by the inn Janez, where we park on the right side of the parking lot (the parking lot on the left side of the road is intended for guests of the inn Janez).
B) From Železniki or Petrovo Brdo we drive to Bohinjska Bistrica, where before the center of the settlement we turn left in the direction of the settlement Ravne. We follow the road, which begins to ascend steeply, to Ravne, where the road flattens. Here we continue to drive all the way to the spot where the asphalt ends. At the spot where the asphalt ends there is a larger parking lot by the inn Janez, where we park on the right side of the parking lot (the parking lot on the left side of the road is intended for guests of the inn Janez).

Path description:
From the parking lot at the inn Janez we continue in the direction of Črna prst and Orožnova koča, where at first we walk on a macadam road, from which a beautiful view opens up towards Triglav. The road after the initial ascent passes into the forest and turns a little to the left, where we quickly arrive at a marked junction.
From the junction we continue left in the direction of Črna prst, Planina za Črno goro and Orožnova koča (straight Bohinjska Bistrica and old path towards Orožnova koča). The path ahead on the right side bypasses a private house (formerly Planinski dom dr. Janeza Mencingerja), then a little further it joins a cart track, on which we continue the ascent. A little higher, at the junction we continue right, then the path continues through the forest. A little further the path leads past a log cabin and a cross, then we already arrive at a marked junction, where we continue right in the direction of Orožnova koča (left Planina za Črno goro).
The path ahead crosses slopes somewhat to the right, meanwhile it also descends noticeably. When the descent ends, from the right an old path joins us, which is somewhat shorter but officially no longer marked. There follows walking on a forest path, where we cross several cart tracks, at the marked junction we continue on the right path. A few minutes higher we reach a forest road, which we only cross (right Orožnova koča via timber slide).
There follows a relatively steep ascent through the forest, higher from the right a somewhat longer path via timber slide joins.
We continue left and in a few minutes we arrive at Orožnova koča on Planina za Liscem.
From the hut we continue left into the forest moderately upwards. The path ahead slowly passes from the forest to the slopes below Črna prst. The steepness of the path begins to increase, as does the slope on which we walk becoming steeper. The already quite steep path brings us below the walls of Črna prst. Next we ascend beside the wall upwards, then turn left and cross the gully. Further in a moderate ascent we cross the slopes towards the east. Only a few meters before the saddle the path from Planina za Črno goro joins us. At the saddle we turn right and in ten minutes of panoramic walking we reach the hut on Črna prst. For the ascent to the summit we must take a few more steps.
From Črna prst we continue westwards in the direction of Rodica, to which it is approximately three hours of walking. The path ahead first leads us along a wide grassy ridge, which quickly narrows, and the path begins to descend more steeply. After a few minutes of descent from the right the path from Planina Osredki joins us, we continue on the left (Primorska) side of the ridge in the direction of Vogel.
After the junction the path becomes more demanding as with the aid of fixed cables, mostly without them, it crosses quite steep grassy slopes, which are especially dangerous for slipping when wet. The path then levels somewhat and brings us to the saddle Vrata (1721 m). After that the path again withdraws to the left from the ridge and ascends transversely over the next steep slope. That the path is not entirely easy is indicated by a memorial plaque. The steepness of the slopes then gradually eases and the path approaches the main ridge again.
For the ascent to Četrt at this point we leave the marked path and continue sharply right, first beside and then along the ridge. After a few minutes the ridge widens and we follow it along the extensive summit section to the top, where we notice an old boundary marker from the time of the Rapallo border.
The pathless terrain, which is not technically demanding, is approximately 15 minutes.
Ravne - Orožnova koča 1:45, Orožnova koča - Čez Suho 1:05, Čez Suho - Črna prst 15 minutes, Črna prst - Četrt 50 minutes.

On the way: Orožnova koča na planini za Liscem mountain hut (1338m), Čez Suho (1760m), Dom Zorka Jelinčiča na Črni prsti (1835m), Črna prst (1844m), Vrata (1721m)