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. At Bled, the signs for Pokljuka at the traffic light 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, barracks and shooting range).

Route description:
At the end of the parking lot, a gravel road branches off to the right, with signposts for Triglav. We take this road, which gently ascends and after ten minutes of walking leads us to the Viševnik ski slope. We continue along the road, from which a marked path to Triglav soon branches off to the left.
We continue towards Triglav and after a few minutes of moderate ascent reach a forest road, which we follow for only a few meters (up to here it was sometimes possible to drive 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 gradually transitions to steep slopes. Across the steep slopes the path mostly descends slightly and turns more and more to the right. A little further on we will see the Konjščica pasture below us to the left. Our path then stops descending and transitions from the forest into dwarf pine. The path, which ascends again, then leads us under steep cliffs and soon after brings us to a junction where we join the path from the Konjščica pasture.
From here a short ascent follows and the path leads us into a beautiful small valley called Jezerce, where it forks. There are also direction signs that direct us left (right Srenjski preval, Viševnik Blejska koča na Lipanci...) and in the continuation a initially gentle path leads us to the spring below Studorski preval. After the spring the path gradually becomes steeper, from the left side of the torrent it higher transitions to the right side, where we move onto a grassy slope, while the path we ascend is still rocky. An ascent in a few switchbacks follows and we reach Studorski preval, from which a beautiful view of the mountains above Bohinj opens up.
Here a demanding path from Srenjski preval joins from the right, and from our path unmarked trails to Ablanca and Veliki Draški vrh also branch off.
From the saddle we first descend more steeply for a short time, then the path turns to the right, and we then for a longer time with a few shorter easy ascents and descents traverse the slopes to the left. From the slopes of Veliki Draški vrh we gradually reach the slopes of the massive Tosc, and with beautiful views we continue past the junction of the path 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 leading over the Zgornji Tosc pasture joins, we continue straight, and the path gradually leads us to the steeper and also precipitous southwestern slopes of Mount Tosc, where there was a landslide years ago, so some additional caution is needed due to falling rocks. A fairly wide path leads across the precipitous part, so there are no particular difficulties on this section, but when the slope becomes less steep the path from Stara Fužina or the Voje valley also joins from the left.
We continue straight on the wider marked path towards Triglav, which continues north and leads us along the western slopes of Tosc, and the still gentle path leads us across a few scree fields to Vodnikov dom on Velo polje.
From the hut we continue straight towards Triglav (right up Bohinjska vratca). The path ahead ascends moderately and crosses the slopes below Vernar. Soon we encounter the first cable that helps us overcome a short ledge. The path ahead ascends over scree and then leads us to a steep rock step. The well-protected path leads us up steep steps to the top of this step. A few meters of traversing a steep slope follow, then the path leads us to spacious areas near Konjsko preval. We reach it after a short descent.
From Konjsko preval we continue straight towards Kredarica (left Planika, right Krma) on a path that after a few steps leads us to the next junction, where we continue left (right Staničev dom). The path ahead ascends transversely, crossing a larger number of smaller gullies, whose crossing is not demanding. A little further the path with the help of protections crosses a few technically demanding spots. After that the path from the Krma valley joins from the right, and a few meters further we reach the next junction, where we continue on the right path towards Kredarica (left Planika). An ascent towards the hut on Kredarica follows, which we can already see nicely ahead. After half an hour of walking from the junction after Planika we reach 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 of 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-path towards the north (in the direction of the summit Glava 2426m). There are quite a few markings on the rocks indicating abysses. As we approach the summit of Glava, on the left we notice a trail that leads up over scree. This path is marked with red lines and soon leads 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 must be very careful, as the trail is narrow, there is a lot of gravel on it, and we walk directly above the precipitous north face. At places where the risk of slipping is greatest, a few cables are also helpful.

From Kugyjeva polica we then reach the Zahodna Triglavska planota, where we already see Glava v Zaplanji ahead. Here our path turns slightly 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 protections ascends transversely and leads us below Triglavska škrbina. Next we ascend to the notch, where we reach a junction. We continue left up (straight down Planika) on a steep but well-protected path. The path then continues to ascend steeply for some time, then soon reaches 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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