Tolminske Ravne - Žabiški Kuk (on mule track)

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 it crosses Zadlaščica over a bridge, and then it starts ascending steeply again 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.

Route description:
From the parking lot, we go on the path in the direction of the mountain hut Koča na planini Razor and mountain pasture Planina na Kalu. At first, we walk on a cart track which continues from the nearby house and leads us through 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 mountain pasture Planina na Kalu).
Further, we walk on a cart track which slightly descends towards the right, then it flattens and for a few minutes continues without major changes in altitude. After the concrete trough the path once again splits, and we choose the lower gentle path (slightly left steep path), which continues on a wide cart track. A little further, after crossing the grazing fence, the cart track changes into a mule track, and from it we soon go slightly left on a marked footpath which cuts a longer bend of the mule track. After a few minutes of ascent we return to the mule track, which we reach right at a smaller junction. We choose the upper right path, which ascends diagonally towards the right, and soon turns sharply to the left. Further, we ascend gently to moderately on the mule track, which leads us diagonally towards the left, gradually transitioning to fairly steep slopes, where the passage is not demanding because the path is all the time fairly wide. When the higher slope flattens, the mule track turns a little to the right and brings us out of the forest to the southwest part of the mountain pasture Razor. From here follows a short moderate ascent and the path brings us to the cheese cottage and about a minute further to the mountain hut Koča na planini Razor.
From the mountain hut we continue in the direction of Globoko, Vogel, Vrh nad Škrbino... on the path which crosses a belt of forest, then on a gentle grassy slope splits.
From the junction we continue right (straight Vrh nad Škrbino and Dom na Komni) and start moderately ascending. 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 ascending 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 flattens and turns left. The path ahead ascends diagonally and leads us above Krnica and on the slopes of Vrh Krnic. After crossing a smaller valley, where an unmarked path branches off to the left leading to the saddle between the mentioned peak and Vogel, the path passes to the slopes of Vogel, where it ascends diagonally across a steep slope. Higher we reach the ridge of Vogel, and we continue right on an unmarked footpath which in a few steps descends to the saddle between Vogel and Žabiški Kuk. The path ahead leads us for some time along the ridge of Žabiški Kuk, then, when the ridge becomes precipitous, the footpath withdraws to its right side. Further, we ascend diagonally on the footpath, where cairns help with orientation. Higher, on the right side we bypass a larger cave located right by the ridge, behind it on the left is located survey point 1881, which is the highest point of the ridge of Žabiški Kuk, the summit is located a little further at 1844 meters. After survey point 1881 the path, which bypasses the highest point, returns to the ridge, along it on the occasionally exposed ridge we continue with a moderate descent to the summit at 1844 meters.
Tolminske Ravne - Planina Razor 1:45, Planina Razor - Žabiški Kuk 2:00.
Description and pictures refer to the condition in 2016 (July).

Along the route: Planina Plazje (890m), Koča na planini Razor (1315m)

The trip can be extended to the following destinations: Vogel

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