Ski hotel Vogel - Tolminski Kuk

Access to starting point:
From the Ljubljana-Jesenice highway take the Lesce exit and follow the road towards Bled and further towards Bohinjska Bistrica. Continue driving towards Lake Bohinj (Ribčev laz), where we come to a junction, where we continue straight along the left (southern) side of the lake in the direction of Ukanc and Savica Waterfall. Follow this road to the lower station of the Vogel cable car, then buy a ticket and take the cable car to the upper station, which is the starting point for our tour.

Path description:
At the Ski Hotel we turn right (towards the west) and continue on the macadam road that passes the mountain hut Merjasec. The road starts to descend slightly and leads us to a junction. We take the right road following the signs «Komna, Sirarna Zadnji Vogel». The road continues descending slightly and soon we are at another junction. This time we take the left road following the signs «Pl Zadnji Vogel, Komna». Already after a few dozen meters of ascent an inscription on the rock (Vogel) directs us onto a footpath going right into the forest. The path through the forest runs parallel to the road and starts descending slightly. When we rejoin the road we continue following the signs «Pl. Zadnji Vogel». The road then crosses the Zadnji Vogel cableway and leads us to the junction at Sirarna Zadnji Vogel.
We continue straight past the Sirarna and follow the signs «Komna» (left branches the path to Vogel). The path then leads us through dwarf pines into the forest and starts descending slightly again. Right branches a path leading into the valley towards the Hotel Zlatorog, we continue on the left path, which soon takes us out of the forest and beautiful views open up on the surrounding peaks. Here the path starts ascending again and runs mostly over grassy terrain surrounded by sparse dwarf pines. The path slowly turns left and brings us to a junction. Left goes the path to saddle Globoko (1828 m), we continue right towards Konjsko sedlo. Here we start ascending up the left side of the valley, the view is most beautiful on Konjski vrh and Bohinjski Migovec. When we reach the saddle we continue right following the signs «Komna», left leads the path to Vogel. From the saddle the path descends and crosses the slopes on the western side of Bohinjski Migovec (1901 m). Soon we are at another junction.
Here we continue left (right Komna) towards Koča na planini Razor, on the path that starts traversing upwards to the right. After a short traverse the path leads past a small valley, where we step from the slopes of Bohinjski Migovec onto rockier slopes of Vrh nad Škrbino. Here the path turns slightly right and across a small rough scree leads us to a small gully, behind which we enter a very short belt of dwarf pines. Above the dwarf pines the path steeply ascends for a short time, then levels out and crosses steep scree to the right (this section is usually still under snow in early summer, so crampons and ice axe are mandatory then). Ahead the path bypasses a small basin on the left side, in which snow persists year-round. On the other side of the basin the path starts steeply ascending towards Škrbina, which we reach after about 15 minutes of further ascent.
When we step onto Škrbina, a nice view opens to the Primorska side, and at the junction we continue right towards Kuk (left Vrh nad Škrbino, straight down Koča na planini Razor). Ahead the path starts traversing upwards across steep slabs, then both the path and the slope level somewhat. Ahead the path passes below the short wall of Vrh Kont, then gently descends across occasionally steeper scree. Ahead on the Primorska side the path also crosses Podrta gora and Mali vrh, then returns to the main ridge of Spodnje Bohinjske gore, reaching it right at the saddle between Mali vrh and Zeleni vrh. From here we continue in the same direction, only now the path goes from the slopes onto a locally exposed ridge. We follow the marked path, which occasionally ascends quite steeply, then with ever better views, all the way to grassy Zeleni vrh.
From Zeleni vrh we descend the marked path, which starts descending more steeply westwards. The slope we descend quickly narrows and the path brings us to a narrow and slightly exposed ridge. Here the path flattens, and we quickly reach the small saddle from which we start ascending towards Tolminski Kuk. Above the small saddle there is a short steep ascent, then the path goes onto the ridge, along and on which we ascend to the highest peak of Spodnje Bohinjske gore.

On the way: Konjsko sedlo (1782m), Škrbina (1910m), Zeleni vrh (2052m)

Trip can be extended to: Podrta gora