Rudno polje - Rjavina

Access to starting point:
From the Ljubljana-Jesenice motorway, take the Lesce exit and continue along the road towards Bled. In Bled, at the traffic light, signs for Pokljuka direct us right. We continue through Gorje and past the abandoned Zatrnik ski slope to Rudno polje on Pokljuka (large parking lot, barracks and shooting range).

Path description:
At the end of the parking lot, a gravel road branches off to the right, with signposts for Triglav. Head onto this road, which gently ascends and after ten minutes of walking brings us to the Viševnik ski slope. Continue along the road, from which a marked path to Triglav soon branches off to the left.
Continue in the direction of Triglav and after a few minutes of moderate ascent arrive at a forest road, which we follow for just a few meters (until here it used to be possible by car). The marked path then turns right and ascends more steeply for a short time, after ten minutes the steepness eases and the path slowly leads onto steep slopes. Across the steep slopes the path mostly gently descends and turns increasingly to the right. A bit further we will notice planina Konjščica below us on the left. Our path then stops descending and passes from the forest into the bushes. The ascending path leads us under steep cliffs and soon brings us to a junction where we join the path from planina Konjščica.
From here a short ascent follows and the path leads us to a beautiful little valley called Jezerce, where it forks. Signposts here direct us left (right Srenjski preval, Viševnik Blejska koča na Lipanci...) and the initially easy path leads us to the spring below Studorski preval. After the spring the path gradually becomes steeper, higher up crossing from the left side of the stream to the right, where we reach a grassy slope; the ascending path remains rocky. An ascent in a few switchbacks follows and we climb to Studorski preval, from which a beautiful view opens onto the mountains above Bohinj.
Here a demanding path from Srenjski preval joins from the right, and from our path unmarked trails also branch off to Ablanco and Veliki Draški vrh.
From the saddle we first descend steeply for a short time, then the path turns rightwards, and we cross the slopes to the left for a long time with some shorter easy ascents and descents. From the slopes of Veliki Draški vrh we gradually reach the slopes of massive Tosc, continuing amid beautiful views past the branch to Tosc and the junction where the path from Uskovnica joins from the left.
At all junctions, including the one where the partly abandoned path over planina Zgornji Tosc joins, continue straight; the path gradually leads to steeper and even precipitous southwest slopes of Tosc, where a landslide occurred years ago, requiring extra caution due to falling rocks. A fairly wide path leads across the precipitous section, posing no special difficulties, and when the slope eases another path from Stara Fužina or Voje valley joins from the left.
Continue straight on the wider marked path towards Triglav, proceeding north along the western slopes of Tosc; the still easy path leads across some scree to Vodnikov dom on Velem polju, where the next junction is.
Here too continue straight towards Triglav; the path begins traversing up the slopes of Vernar and higher becomes technically demanding. Some traversing follows, aided by a chain, then higher we reach a steep drop where we ascend rocky steps using numerous pegs and chain.
The path ahead levels out, the slope becomes less steep and near Konjsko sedlo somewhat more grassy.
We easily descend to Konjsko sedlo; from the marked junction at the saddle head straight towards the path to Triglavski dom na Kredarici and Staničev dom pod Triglavom (left Dom Planika pod Triglavom, right Krma valley), a few steps further the path forks again.
Here the inscription on the rock "Staničev dom" directs us slightly right onto a nice traceable but less worn pathlet. Ahead the path crosses slopes rightwards with short ascents and descents, crossing some gullies that may still hold snow in early summer. The path crosses a band of bushes then transversely ascends a grassy slope. It levels out shortly after crossing the path from Krma via Kalvarija to Kredarica.
Continue towards Staničev dom (rock inscription) and ascend a moderately steep path increasingly nearing the scree below Rž. A pleasant path through Ržke pode leads to the mentioned scree, across which we traverse upwards. Reaching the far side, the path veers slightly left and steeply ascends rugged rock. Steepness eases quickly and after minutes we join the path from Krma.
Continue left towards Triglav and Staničev dom on a gradually easier path leading to a junction at the start of the ridge to Dovška vratca and onwards to Rjavina.
Turn right towards Rjavina (straight down Triglav, Staničev dom, Vrata, Kot...) and descend the scenic ridge. Descent lasts some time, losing about 100m elevation; at Dovška vratca descent stops.
Here the mentioned shortcut joins from right, shortening the route by about 40 minutes; continue straight and steeply ascend Rjavina's western slopes, gaining a fine rearward view of Triglav. From the steep slope aids lead to Rjavina's western ridge, continuing amid exceptional views to the west subpeak or Mala Rjavina (2530 m).
Some descent follows and a climbing path from Kot valley joins from left.
Continue straight to a chimney down which we descend vertically ~30m; pegs and staples aid descent, no chain. After this demanding passage the path eases past two natural windows, one offering a superb Škrlatica view, quickly reaching Rjavina summit.
Starting point - Taborni prostor 0:10, Taborni prostor - Klanci 1:25, Klanci - Jezerce 0:05, Jezerce - Studorski preval 0:30, Studorski preval - Planina Zgornji Tosc 0:35, Planina Zgornji Tosc - Na Zagonu 0:20, Na Zagonu - Vodnikov dom 0:20, Vodnikov dom - Konjsko sedlo 0:30, Konjsko sedlo - Pod Kalvarijo 0:30, Pod Kalvarijo - Ravnica pod Ržjo 1:10, Ravnica pod Ržjo - Dovška vratca 0:20, Dovška vratca - Mala Rjavina 1:00, Mala Rjavina - Rjavina 0:25.

On the way: Taborni prostor (1369m), Klanci (1678m), Jezerce (1719m), Izvir pod Studorskim prevalom (1746m), Studorski preval (1892m), Planina Zgornji Tosc (1849m), Na Zagonu (1819m), Vodnikov dom (1817m), Konjsko sedlo (2020m), Pod Kalvarijo (2084m), Apnenica (2337m), Ravnica pod Ržjo (2371m), Dovška vratca (2267m), Mala Rjavina (2530m), Okno v Rjavini (2492m)