Tolminske Ravne - Planina na Kalu

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

Route description:
From the parking lot, we return a few steps back to the red mountain signposts, which we follow in the direction of the mountain hut Koča na planini Razor and mountain pasture Planina na Kalu. The path ahead first leads us over a grazing fence, then we continue on a cart track which continues across a meadow, from which a nice view opens up on Tolminski Migovec. The cart track soon turns right and brings us to a stone 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 Koča na planini Razor), which then ascends gently. A little higher, at the older water trough we continue right, then we cross a torrent. We soon arrive at the next junction, where we continue left in the direction of the mountain pasture Planina na Kalu and Tolminski Migovec. The old mule track then continues for some time beside or slightly right of the nearby torrent, then at the smaller cairn a path branches off slightly left from the mule track, which continues beside the torrent and leads further towards the saddle between the peak Javor on the left and Grušnica on the right, while we continue to stick to the mule track.
Higher we reach the next marked junction, where another path branches off to the right towards Planina Razor, while we continue left and for a short time continue only in a gentle ascent. One or two minutes further we leave the gentle path and continue slightly right in the direction of the mountain pasture Planina na Kalu (straight ahead we arrive at the previously mentioned saddle, from which we can continue to Javor or to the village Čadrg, and in between there is another turn-off towards Planina na Kalu). After a shorter somewhat steeper ascent we return to the mule track, where we also join the path from Čadrg.
We continue right and ascend along the mule track all the way to Planina na Kalu, where to the right of a smaller saddle there are some old huts.
Description and pictures refer to the condition in 2016 (April).

The trip can be extended to the following destinations: Grušnica ( 15 min)

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