Ribčev Laz - Rodica (via Lepa Suha)

Access to starting point:
From the motorway Ljubljana - Jesenice, take the Lesce exit and follow the road towards Bled, Bohinjska Bistrica and later Ribčev Laz. At the intersection right next to Lake Bohinj, turn left towards Hotel Bellevue, but 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 from 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.

Route description:
From the parking lot, we continue on the asphalt road in the direction of Hotel Bellevue, from which soon a marked path to Rodica branches off to the left. We continue in the mentioned direction (straight ahead - 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 from it to the right (straight ahead), which continues along the torrent. A gently sloping path leads us further past a few cottages, after which it crosses the stream, along which we continue for a short time, then it 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 a steep mountain path. After a few minutes, the path flattens and takes 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 flattens. Next, 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 part of the walk along the road, we arrive at an intersection, 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 gently ascends through the forest for a short time. 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 towards the north opens up temporarily, then the path flattens again. A few minutes of gentle walking follow, then the marks direct us slightly left onto the path, which 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 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 shepherd huts stand.
From the mountain pasture, we continue past a shepherd hut along the deposit of torrent gravel. A very poorly visible path in places 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 takes us higher to a somewhat larger cairn, where there is a junction (straight ahead marked path to saddle Čez Suho, left unmarked path over Lepo Suho).
We continue left along an initially poorly visible path, which crosses to the left for a short time, then begins to ascend moderately across increasingly panoramic slopes. The path ahead ascends transversely over a few small depressions, then transitions to steep slopes, which we continue to cross in the same direction. The slope soon flattens, and the path brings us into a small but distinct depression west of Mala Rodica. Further, we ascend gently along an increasingly poorly visible path, which continues along the torrent gully of the aforementioned depression. During the ascent through the depression, we can observe the expansive grassy slopes of Lepa Suha, while we continue on easier pathless terrain where the path no longer follows it. Throughout the ascent, we follow the left "branches" of the torrent, and the increasingly steep "path" brings us to the grassy ridge, where we come very close to the marked path. Here we continue left and continue the ascent along a well-followable but unmarked path, by which we ascend to an indistinct pass between Mala Rodica on the left and Rodica on the right. Here we continue right and after a good 5 minutes of further ascent along an increasingly panoramic ridge, we arrive at the summit.

Along the route: Planina Suha (1385m)

The trip can be extended to the following destinations: Črna prst, Suha Rodica (Novi vrh), Mali Raskovec, Raskovec

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