Tolminske Ravne - Vrh Krnic (steep path and over Vogel)

Access to starting point:
We drive to Tolmin, then 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 arrive in Žabče, at the smaller crossroads we continue slightly right in the direction of the settlement Zadlaz. In the settlement Zadlaz-Žabče the road temporarily descends, where we cross Zadlaščica over a bridge, then it again starts ascending steeply on a narrow but all the time asphalted road. After approximately 12 km from the main road we arrive at the marked parking lot in Tolminske Ravne, where we park.

Path description:
From the parking lot, we head onto the path in the direction of the Koča na planini Razor hut and Planina na Kalu mountain pasture. Initially, we walk on a cart track that continues from the nearby house and leads us across a panoramic meadow. On the other side of the meadow, we cross a grazing fence and the path brings us to a marked junction, where we continue on the lower right cart track (slightly left Planina na Kalu).
Further on, we walk on a cart track that slightly descends to the right, then levels out and continues for a few minutes without major elevation changes. After the concrete trough the path splits once again, and we choose the left steep path (the path that continues straight also leads to Planina Razor, but it is longer and technically undemanding).
The path ahead starts ascending again, ascending mostly to the right, only here and there making a switchback. Higher up, we move onto steeper slopes, a little further onto an exposed but, except for the first few steps, well-secured ledge. When the traverse ends the path temporarily returns to the forest, through which it ascends more steeply, then we step out of the forest and the path levels out. From here follow a few more minutes of walking with nice views on the mountains rising above the basin of Zadlaščica, and the path brings us past the cheese cottage to the Koča na planini Razor hut.
From the hut we continue in the direction of Globoko, Vogel, Vrh nad Škrbino... on the path that crosses a strip of forest, then splits on a gentle grassy slope.
From the junction we continue right (straight Vrh nad Škrbino and Dom na Komni) and start to moderately ascend. The path quickly returns to the forest and brings us to the next junction.
Again we continue right in the direction of Vogel (left Globoko) and gradually start to ascend more steeply. We quickly leave the forest, then start ascending on a gradually steeper slope. With nice views on Tolminsko, higher we reach the southwest ridge of Vrh Krnic, where the path temporarily levels out and turns left. The path ahead ascends traversely and leads us above Krnica and on the slopes of Vrh Krnic. After crossing a smaller valley, where an unmarked footpath branches off to the left leading to the saddle between the mentioned peak and Vogel, the path passes onto the slopes of Vogel, where it ascends traversely across the steep slope. Higher we reach the ridge of Vogel, where the path turns left (right Žabiški Kuk). This is followed by a good 10 minutes of ascent and the panoramic path brings us to the 1922 meters high Vogel peak.
From the Vogel peak we continue left and descend along the ridge in a few minutes to the saddle between Vogel and Vrh Krnic. Here the marked path continues to the right, but we continue straight on the unmarked footpath, on which we ascend to Vrh Krnic in two or three minutes.
Tolminske Ravne - planina Razor 1:15, planina Razor - Vogel 1:45, Vogel - Vrh Krnic 10 minutes.
Description and pictures refer to the condition in 2016 (July).

On the way: Planina Plazje (890m), Koča na planini Razor (1315m), Vogel (1922m)