Ravne - Poljanski vrh (via Črna prst)

Access to starting point:
A) From the Ljubljana - Jesenice highway, take the Lesce exit and follow the road towards Bled and then towards Bohinjska Bistrica. From Bohinjska Bistrica, continue left in the direction of Tolmin and Soriška planina. Soon we will notice mountain signs for Črna prst by the road, which point to the right, but we continue straight. Only a little later, we come to a crossroads, where a signpost directs us slightly right towards the village of Ravne. Further, we drive past a large parking lot by the former ski slope Kobla, and follow the asphalt road, which starts ascending 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 inn Janez, where we park on the right side of the parking lot (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 starts ascending 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 inn Janez, where we park on the right side of the parking lot (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 ahead 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 ahead 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 a little towards the right, meanwhile also descending noticeably. When the descent ends, an old path joins us from the right, which is somewhat shorter but officially no longer marked. There follows walking on a forest path, where we cross a few cart tracks; at the marked junction we continue on the right path. A few minutes higher we reach a forest road, which we just cross (right Orožnova koča along the timber slide).
There follows a relatively steep ascent through the forest; higher up a somewhat longer path along the timber slide joins us from the right.
We continue left and in a few minutes arrive at Orožnova koča on Planina za Liscem.
From the hut we continue left into the forest moderately upwards. The path ahead slowly transitions from the forest to the slopes below Črna prst. The steepness of the path begins to increase, as does the slope we are walking on, which becomes steeper and steeper. The already quite steep path brings us below the walls of Črna prst. Next we ascend alongside 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 scenic walking arrive at 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, which is about three hours away. The path ahead first leads along a wide grassy ridge, which quickly narrows and the path begins to descend more steeply. After a few minutes of descent a path from Planina Osredki joins us from the right, but we continue along the left (Primorska) side of the ridge in the direction of Vogel.
After the junction the path becomes more demanding as, with the help of steel cables (mostly without them), it crosses quite steep grassy slopes that are especially dangerous for slipping when wet. The path then levels out somewhat and brings us to the saddle Vrata (1721 m). After this the path again withdraws to the left from the ridge and ascends transversely across the next steep slope. A memorial plaque warns 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 a panoramic, mostly grassy ridge that gently ascends towards Konjski vrh, which the path bypasses on the left side. After this the path descends slightly and brings us to an indistinct saddle between Konjski vrh and Poljanski vrh.
At this indistinct saddle we leave the marked path and via easier pathless terrain ascend to the grassy Poljanski vrh in 10 minutes.
Ravne - Orožnova koča 1:45, Orožnova koča - Čez Suho 1:05, Čez Suho - Črna prst 15 minutes, Črna prst - Poljanski vrh 1:20.

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)