Rudno polje - Triglav (via Kugyjeva polica)

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

Route description:
From the parking lot we continue right upwards along the cart track in the direction of the Konjščica mountain pasture. The cart track, which initially ascends steeply, soon becomes gentle and somewhat higher changes into a footpath. This is followed by a moderate ascent along the path that climbs along the Ribnica stream, which in the upper part also has a waterfall that we can see from the path. Further the path crosses a small spring and enters the pasture areas of the Konjščica mountain pasture. After a few dozen steps the path crosses the next small spring and gently ascends to the cheese hut on the mountain pasture.
From the mountain pasture we continue along the gentle meadow slightly upwards to the other side of the mountain pasture. There the path enters the dwarf pine and begins to ascend, first gently, then all the more steeply. In the last part of the ascent, the path from Rudno polje joins us from the right. This is followed by only a short ascent along the torrent to the grassy plain Jezerce. Here the path turns left and after a few steps brings us into the narrower area of TNP. Further we ascend along the small spring towards Studorski preval. Somewhat higher we cross a torrent, the path then directs slightly to the right into grassy slopes surrounded by dwarf pine. The path then ascends transversely to Studorski preval, from which a nice view of the Bohinj side opens up.
The path ahead initially descends a little, then crosses the slopes of Veliki Draški vrh and Tosc with some gentle ascents and descents. After a while the path brings us to the grassy southern slope of Tosc. Here the path to Tosc branches off to the right, just a few meters further the path from Uskovnica joins us from the left. We continue straight, the path ahead still crosses the slopes of Tosc. The path then in a gentle descent crosses a shorter belt of sparse forest and then brings us to steep slopes. A little further the path on an artificially made wide ledge in a gentle descent crosses the precipitous slopes of Tosc. Because the path is quite wide it does not cause problems (be careful due to falling rocks, rockfall in 2008). The path then gently ascends again and brings us to a junction, where we continue right in the direction of Vodnikov dom. This is followed by about ten minutes of walking without major ascents or descents to Vodnikov dom.
From the hut we continue straight in the direction of Triglav (right upwards Bohinjska vratca). The path ahead ascends moderately and crosses the slopes below Vernar. Already soon we encounter the first steel cable that helps us overcome a short ledge. The path ahead ascends over scree and then brings us to a steep rocky step. The well secured path brings us over steep steps to the top of this step. This is followed by a few meters of traversing over a steep slope, then the path brings us to spacious areas near Konjski preval. We reach it after a short descent.
From Konjski preval we continue straight in the direction of Kredarica (left Planika, right Krma) along the path that after a few steps brings us to the next junction, where we continue left (right Staničev dom). The path ahead ascends transversely, crossing a larger number of smaller gullies, the crossing of which is not demanding. Somewhat further the path with the help of fixed protections crosses some technically demanding places. After that the path from the Krma valley joins us from the right, just a few meters further we come to the next junction, where we continue on the right path in the direction of Kredarica (left Planika). This is followed by the ascent towards the hut on Kredarica, which we can already see well in front of us. After half an hour of walking from the junction for Planika we arrive at the hut on Kredarica, where a view of the peaks on the northern side of the Vrata valley opens up.

From Kredarica we continue in the direction towards Triglav. A few meters after the signposts, where the path Čez Prag branches off to the right, we leave the marked path and turn right and continue off-trail towards the north (in the direction of the summit Glava 2426m). Here there are quite a few markings on the rocks that indicate abysses. When we approach the summit of Glava, on the left we notice a trail that leads over scree upwards. This path is marked with red lines and soon brings us to the more demanding part of the path across Kugyjeva polica.
The path across the ledge is then relatively short and also not overly technically demanding. Nevertheless, one needs to be very careful, as the trail is narrow, there is a lot of gravel on it, and we walk directly above the precipitous northern wall. At places where the danger of slipping is the greatest, some steel cables also help us.

From Kugyjeva polica we then arrive at the Western Triglav Plateau, where we already see Glava v Zaplanji in front of us. Here our path turns slightly to the left and soon joins the path from Plemenice and then the path across Dolič. We start ascending again over scree and soon enter the climbing part of the path.
The path ahead with the help of numerous fixed protections ascends transversely and brings us below Triglavska škrbina. Further we climb to the notch, where we come to a junction. We continue left upwards (straight down to Planika) along a steep but well secured path. The path then ascends steeply for some more time, then soon we reach the summit of Triglav.

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 - Kalvarija 0:55, Kalvarija - Triglavski dom 0:35, Triglavski dom -razpotje Zaplanja 1:00, razpotje Zaplanja - Triglav 1:10.

Along the route: Studorski preval (1892m), Vodnikov dom (1817m), Konjsko sedlo (2020m), Triglavski dom na Kredarici (2515m), Triglavska škrbina (2650m)

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