Ribčev Laz - Rodica (via Čez Suho)

Access to starting point:
From the Ljubljana–Jesenice motorway, take the Lesce exit and follow the road towards Bled, Bohinjska Bistrica and later Ribčev Laz. At the junction directly next to Lake Bohinj, turn left towards the Hotel Bellevue, but we continue along the road for less than 100 m, or to the large marked parking lot. The parking lot is paid, the price is 1€/h (data July 2011).
We can also park at the free parking lot at the beginning of Ribčev Laz, which extends the path by approximately 10 minutes.

Path description:
From the parking lot, we continue on the asphalt road in the direction of Hotel Bellevue, from which a marked path to Rodica soon branches off to the left. We continue in the mentioned direction (straight to Hotel Bellevue and Vogel) and continue the path along a poorer 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 to the right (straight ahead) from it, which continues along the torrent. The gentle path then leads us past a few cottages, crosses the stream after them, along which we continue for a short time, 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 mountain pasture Suha and begin to ascend along a steep mountain path. After a few minutes, the path levels out and brings us to a forest-covered ridge, along which we continue to the nearby old cart track. When we step onto the cart track, we begin to ascend somewhat more steeply again, then the path turns slightly to the right and gradually levels out. Ahead, we cross a panoramic slope and through a belt of scrub return to the forest. Higher up, we cross various forest roads several times, or walk along them briefly. In the last section along the road, we reach a junction where a road to mountain pasture Storeča raven branches off to the right; we continue straight and follow the road for another 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 along the marked mountain path in the direction of mountain pasture Suha.
The path ahead first ascends along the torrent, then turns right, where it ascends gently for a short time through the forest. After a few minutes of easy walking, the path turns left and begins to ascend steeply across a steep slope. During the steep ascent, a nice view opens up towards the north for a while, then the path levels out again. A few minutes of gentle walking follow, then the markers direct us slightly left onto a path that begins to ascend somewhat more steeply, crossing slopes to the right. Higher up, we cross the torrent once more, then ascend along it to the lower edge of mountain pasture Suha, where we also exit the forest. From here, only a short moderate ascent remains, and the path brings us to the central part of the pasture, where a few shepherds' huts stand.
From the mountain pasture, we continue past a shepherd hut beside the torrent gravel deposits. Locally very poorly visible, the little path in the upper part of the mountain pasture turns slightly left. Further on, the path, which begins to turn slightly right, is much easier to follow. After a short ascent, we bypass the hunting cottage, which we notice on the right side.
The path then begins to ascend more steeply up the slope, which is partly overgrown with dwarf pines. This increasingly panoramic path then brings us higher to a somewhat larger cairn, where there is a junction (straight marked path to saddle Čez Suho, left unmarked path over Lepo Suho).
We continue straight on the marked path, which ascends among dwarf pines and sparse trees. Higher up, the trees run out and the path reaches a sinkhole below saddle Čez Suho. The path bypasses it on the left side and soon after brings us to the junction on saddle Čez Suho. Here stands an old military bunker on which there are signposts, inside it... From the bunker, we continue left (right Vogel and Šija) and continue along the panoramic grassy ridge, from which beautiful views open up to the central Julian Alps on the left and to the peaks above Baška grapa on the right. After a few shorter ascents and descents from saddle Čez Suho, we arrive at a marked junction, where the marked path from Rut joins from the right. We continue in the direction of Rodica and after 10 minutes of moderate ascent along the increasingly panoramic ridge reach the summit, where a logbook box stands along with a panorama board beside it.

On the way: Planina Suha (1385m), Čez Suho (1773m)

Trip can be extended to: Črna prst , Suha Rodica (Novi vrh) , Mali Raskovec , Raskovec