Tolminske Ravne - Mahavšček (via Dobrenjščica)

Access to starting point:
We drive to Tolmin, and then we continue driving in the direction of Žabče and Zadlaz (turn-off from the main road is located on the left bank of Tolminka). When we get to Žabče, at the smaller crossroad we continue slightly right in the direction of the settlement Zadlaz. In the settlement Zadlaz-Žabče the road for some time descends, where we over a bridge crosses Zadlaščica, and then again starts ascending steeply on narrow, but all the time asphalt road. After approximately 12 km from the main road we get to the marked parking lot in Tolminske Ravne, where we park.

Path description:
From the parking lot, we return few steps back to red mountain signposts, which we follow in the direction of the mountain hut Koča na planini Razor and mountain pasture Planina Kal. The path ahead at first leads over a grazing fence, and then we continue on a cart track which continues through a meadow, and from there a nice view opens up on Tolminski Migovec. Cart track soon turns right and it brings us to a rocky fence, where it splits into two parts.
We continue on the left upper cart track in the direction of the mountain pasture Planina na Kalu (slightly right mountain hut Koča na planini Razor), which is then ascending gently. A little higher, at the older water storage we continue right, and then we cross a torrent. We soon reach the next crossing, where the path branches off to the right towards Škrbina, and we continue on the left cart track, following the signs for mountain pasture Kal and Tolminski Migovec.
An old mule track further for some time continues by or a little right from the nearby torrent, and then at the smaller cairn from a mule track, the path which continues by a torrent branches off slightly to the left and leads further towards the saddle between the peak Javor on the left and Grušnica on the right, and we still stick to mule track.
Higher, we reach the next marked crossing, where another path branches off to the right towards the mountain pasture Razor, and we continue left and we short time continue in only gentle ascent. A minute or two ahead we leave the gentle path and we continue slightly right in the direction of the mountain pasture Planina na Kalu (straight we get to the before mentioned saddle, from which we can continue on Javor or in the village Čadrg, and meanwhile there is another turn-off towards the mountain pasture Planina na Kalu). After a shorter little steeper ascent we return on a mule track, where we also join the path from Čadrga.
We continue right and we are ascending on a mule track all the way to the mountain pasture Planina na Kalu, where right from a small saddle stand some old cottages.
At the cottages, where another path from mountain pasture Razor joins, we slightly ascend and quickly reach a marked crossing, where the path branches off to the right to Tolminski Migovec. We continue left in the direction of Prehodci and Krn, and further walk on a mule track. The path becomes less steep and heads north, offering a nice view of the Tolminka valley from the path. The path then leads us to steeper slopes on the southwest side of Tolminski Kuk, where fixed safety gear is available at some spots for assistance. The fixed safety gear ends, and the path brings us to the chapel of the Mother of God Hud Klanec, beside which there is a bench. From here, there is a breathtaking view of the Tolmin valley and the peaks above it. At the chapel, there is also an inscription box and a stamp.
From the chapel, the slope becomes slightly less steep, and the path mostly descends gently, crossing slopes covered with dwarf pines towards the northwest. Later, the path starts descending more steeply in longer zig-zags (here at the first hairpin turn to the left, an unmarked and quite overgrown old military path branches off, leading higher above the marked path and is shorter by approximately 45 minutes, as it avoids descending around 200 meters of altitude from the route described further; it rejoins the described path at the upper part of the scree described later) and leads us through a strip of forest. Just before mountain pasture Dobrenjščica, we reach a crossing.
We continue straight on the marked path, which bypasses the mentioned mountain pasture (left downwards, mountain pasture Dobrenjščica - 3 minutes) and continues to traverse the slope towards the northwest. Along the path, we will soon notice a faintly visible footpath leading left downwards towards the spring Čaramonka (marked with the sign »Voda 40 m«). From here we continue a good 100 meters on a footpath, and then we will notice right upwards a narrow lane, which isn't vegetated with dwarf pines. Here we leave the marked path and head straight upwards alongside the dwarf pines (the nearby mule track is overgrown). Further on, we steeply ascend alongside the dwarf pines until we reach a less-trodden path, or an abandoned military path. On the footpath we continue right and then start ascending in zig-zags upwards. The path is here marked with some cairns and out of the dwarf pines brings us on rocky slopes. The path becomes even slightly less visible and turns a little to the right towards the east. Just below the ridge, we will see the former defensive barracks towards which we ascend. From here a short ascent follows to the saddle between the peaks Kser and Vrh Škrli, where we join the marked path which leads on Tolminski Kuk.
We don't follow the marked path in the direction of Kuk, but we continue straight downwards, where after few steps of descent we get to a marked crossing.
We continue left in the direction of Bogatin (right downwards mountain pasture Govnjač) on an old military mule track, which then crosses slopes of Vrh Škrli. A little further, the path leads us to the main ridge of the Bohinj - Tolmin mountains, and the path continues to ascend very gently for some time. Higher the ridge narrows a little, and the path starts ascending steeper towards Mahavšček, which we reach after few minutes of additional walking.
Tolminske Ravne - Planina na Kalu 1:30, Planina na Kalu - Planina Dobrenjščica 1:30, Planina Dobrenjščica - Mahavšček 2:15.

On the way: Planina na Kalu (1490m), Kapelica v Hudem Klancu (1540m), Planina Dobrenjščica (1304m)