The Kot Valley - Spodnja Vrbanova špica (via Lojze Rekar)

Access to starting point:
We drive to Mojstrana, then follow the signs for the Kot and Krma valleys. At Kosmačev preval we leave the road that leads further towards Krma, Radovna and Bled and continue driving right onto the side road in the direction of the Kot Valley. This is followed by driving on a macadam road, which we follow to the mountain directional signs at the end of the drivable road in Lengarjev rovtu.

Path description:
From the end of the road we continue along the wider marked path in the direction of Stanič's hut and Kredarica, which ascends gently through the forest. After a few minutes we arrive at the gravel bed of Kotarica, across which we go transversely to the other side, where the path reappears.
This is followed by some easy walking through the forest, after approximately half an hour of walking the path quickly becomes quite steep and due to often quite slippery ground also dangerous for slipping, especially on the descent, so extra caution is required on this section. On this part, a few pitons help us on the more difficult places. Higher up the steepness eases and the path leads us to the spring Pri studenčku, which however dries up in dry periods.
Here an unmarked path branches off to the left towards Macesnovec, but we continue straight across the torrent, and after the torrent we cross a short secured but not particularly difficult section. This is followed by an ascent through a belt of dwarf pines, higher up we arrive in an increasingly rocky world, where we can already nicely see a larger boulder in front of us. Here our path is crossed quite inconspicuously by the PP path (Planica - Pokljuka path), but we ascend with ever better views to the previously mentioned boulder called Debeli kamen.
At Debeli kamen the dwarf pines occasionally end completely and we continue through an increasingly high-mountain world, where we mostly ascend on scree. On this section, looking back, a nice view of Ladja opens up (Ladja is a prominent precipitous promontory or peak overgrown with dwarf pines that rises above the Kot Valley), and then we ascend to the marked junction, where a climbing path to the Vrbanove špice branches off to the right, or the Lojze Rekar path.
We continue in the mentioned direction (left to Dom Valentina Staniča and Rjavina) and after just a few meters the path turns right again, where with the help of a few steel cables and pitons we cross steep rock slopes below the Vrbanove špice. Then we turn left and in a slight ascent we cross still quite steep slopes. Shortly after that we turn left again and with the help of some protection we start to climb steeply up the slope partially overgrown with grass and dwarf pines. The path then turns slightly right and leads us to the ridge, where a view of Cmir opens up. Here we turn left and with the help of pitons and steel cables we start ascending the steep and narrow ridge, which soon leads us to a junction. From the junction we head left (slightly right continues the path towards Visoka Vrbanova špica) and with the help of some pitons and bolts we reach the summit of Spodnja Vrbanova Špica. The summit also has a stamp and a summit register.

Starting point - Pri studencu 1:25, Pri studencu - Debeli kamen 1:20, Debeli kamen - turnoff for Vrbanove špice 0:30, Turnoff for Vrbanove špice - Spodnja Vrbanova špica 0:45.

On the way: Pri studencu (1330m), Debeli kamen (1810m), Odcep za Vrbanove špice (2005m), Odcep na Spodnjo Vrbanovo špico (2279m)

Trip can be extended to: Visoka Vrbanova špica (1 h)