Ribčev Laz - Mala Rodica

Access to starting point:
From the highway Ljubljana - Jesenice, we take the exit Lesce and follow the road towards Bled, Bohinjska Bistrica and later Ribčev Laz. At the crossroad right next to Lake Bohinj, we turn left towards the hotel Bellevue, but we follow the road a little less than 100 meters, or to the large marked parking lot. The parking lot is paid.

Path description:
From the parking lot, we continue on the asphalt road in the direction of the hotel Bellevue, from which soon a marked path to Rodica branches off to the left. We continue in the mentioned direction (straight to hotel Bellevue and Vogel) and continue the path on a worse forest road, which soon turns left over a bridge. Just before the road over the bridge crosses the torrent stream, a cart track branches off from it to the right or straight ahead, which continues along the torrent. A gently sloping path then leads us past a few cottages, after them crosses the stream, along which we continue for a short time, and then turns slightly to the left, where we arrive at the end of the nearby forest road.
From the end of the road, we continue in the direction of the mountain pasture Suha and start ascending on a steep mountain path. After a few minutes, the path flattens and brings us to a forest-covered ridge, along which we continue to the nearby old cart track. When we step on the cart track, we again start ascending a little steeper, then the path turns slightly to the right and gradually flattens. Ahead we cross a panoramic slope and through a belt of bushes return to the forest. Higher up, we cross various forest roads a few times, or walk along them briefly. In the last part of the walk along the road, we arrive at a junction, where the road to the mountain pasture Storeča raven branches off to the right, while we continue straight ahead and follow the road for approximately 50 m, or to the place where the road turns left and crosses the torrent stream.
From here (area named Javorje), to which it is also possible to drive by car, we continue on the marked mountain path in the direction of the mountain pasture Suha.
The path ahead first ascends along the torrent, then turns right, where it gently ascends for a short time through the forest. After a few minutes of easy walking, the path turns left and starts to ascend steeply across a steep slope. During the steep ascent, a nice view towards the north opens up temporarily, then the path flattens again. A few minutes of gentle walking follow, then the blazes direct us slightly left onto a path that starts to ascend a little steeper, crossing slopes to the right in the process. Higher up we cross the torrent once more, then ascend along it to the lower edge of the mountain pasture Suha, where we also emerge from the forest. From here only a short moderate ascent follows and the path brings us to the central part of the mountain pasture, where a few shepherds' huts stand.
From the mountain pasture, we continue past a shepherd hut beside the deposit of torrential gravel. The path is poorly visible in places; in the upper part of the mountain pasture it turns slightly left. Further on, the path, which begins to turn slightly right, is easier to follow. After a short ascent, we bypass a hunting hut, which we notice on the right side.
The path then starts to ascend more steeply up the slope, which is partly overgrown with dwarf pines. This increasingly panoramic path brings us higher to a somewhat larger cairn, where there is a path junction (straight ahead the marked path leads to the saddle Čez Suho, left an unmarked path via Lepa Suha).
For the ascent to Mala Rodica, the left path is more suitable, leading us via Lepa Suha.
The first few steps from the place where we leave the marked path, the track is somewhat poorly visible, then it becomes distinct and easy to follow. The path soon turns left and starts ascending diagonally up the slope, which is partly overgrown with dwarf pines. Higher up, the path brings us to an indistinct side ridge, after which it flattens. Further on, the path turns towards the right and brings us a little higher into a smaller but distinct valley named Lepa Suha, up which we then ascend. The track along which we are walking becomes progressively worse, which we soon leave as we head left up a relatively steep grassy slope straight upwards (we can also continue up the valley all the way to the marked path, but must quickly leave it for the ascent to Mala Rodica). Further, we ascend pathless terrain all the way to the summit of Mala Rodica, which we reach without major technical difficulties after 20 minutes of pathless ascent (from the valley Lepa Suha).
From Mala Rodica we can ascend on an unmarked path to Velika Rodica in 10 minutes and then descend on the usual marked path. We can also reach Mala Rodica by ascending on the marked path to Velika Rodica and descending from there to Mala Rodica.
Orientation is difficult in fog.
Ribčev Laz - Planina Suha 2:30, Planina Suha - Mala Rodica 1:20.

On the way: Planina Suha (1385m)