Strmec - Debela peč

Access to starting point:
From the highway Ljubljana - Jesenice we take the Lesce exit and follow the road in the direction of Bled, there at the traffic-light crossroads signs for Pokljuka direct us to the right. This road, which in the lower part takes us through some villages and later starts to ascend more steeply, we follow to Mrzli Studenec (mountain pasture, which is located a good 50 meters behind the crossroads, where the road to Bohinj branches off left downwards). In the middle of the mentioned mountain pasture, from the main road a road branches off to the right, which leads to Medvedova konta, Pri Rupah and mountain pasture Javornik. Here we turn right and follow the road to the next crossroads, where we continue right in the direction of Medvedova konta (straight to mountain pasture Javornik). The road ahead after a shorter ascent descends and brings us to the next crossroads, where we continue perpendicularly left. Then at the first right branch-off we turn right. Soon another road branches off sharply to the right, here we go straight and only about 100 m behind that at the crossroads sharply right. Now we drive approximately 3 km to the first turn-off to the left. Here we turn left and drive to the parking lot, where signs direct us to the mountain pasture Klek. We park on a smaller parking lot by the road.

Path description:
From the parking lot, we return a few meters back, then we head onto the footpath in the direction of Lipanca, Klek and Debela peč. The path ahead runs along a cart track that brings us past the watering place for animals to the first shepherd huts on mountain pasture Klek. From the mentioned huts, a beautiful view opens up across the entire mountain pasture, and we continue the path slightly to the right and descend diagonally to the second part of the mountain pasture, where a few more shepherd dwellings stand.
We continue on a poorly visible path, which already after a few dozen steps of further walking enters a larch forest. Here the trail becomes more distinct again, and we follow it in the direction of Lipanca. There follow some shorter ascents and descents along an occasionally poorly visible little trail again. After approximately 30 minutes of walking from mountain pasture Klek, we will arrive at a marked junction, where we continue right in the direction of Debela peč (slightly left Lipanca and Debela peč past Spodnjih Brd). At the junction the trail disappears completely for a short time, but if we continue in the direction indicated by the signpost, we quickly find it again. Ahead the path begins to ascend moderately through increasingly sparse (mostly) larch forest. Just a little further we enter a small valley, along which we ascend to the place where signs for Debela peč direct us sharply left. The path ahead enters a belt of dwarf pines, through which we climb below the ridge of Klečica (the actual peak of Klečica is located further to the right). Just a few dozen meters before the mentioned ridge, the marked path turns left and begins to descend diagonally towards the southwest. During the descent, a wonderful view of Debela peč opens up to us several times. The path ahead crosses the dwarf pine-covered slopes for some time longer, then turns right and begins to ascend very steeply. After a short ascent we reach the ridge again, from which a nice view opens up towards Radovna.
On the ridge the path turns left and retreats from it into the dwarf pines, through which the path continues to ascend very steeply. Higher up the path levels out and brings us to a panoramic and in places also sheer ridge (the path runs somewhat below the ridge, so there is no major risk of slipping). The path ahead descends slightly, then brings us to the upper edge of a V-shaped gully. We continue along the marked path, which leads us further along the ridge of Debela peč; the latter brings us to the panoramic summit after less than 5 minutes of further walking.

On the way: Planina Klek (1556m)