Uskovnica (Lom) - Ablanca (via Jezerca and Studorski preval)

Access to starting point:
From the Ljubljana - Jesenice motorway, take the Lesce exit and follow the road towards Bled and further towards Bohinjska Bistrica. Just before Bohinjska Bistrica, at the settlement of Bitnje, continue sharply right towards Pokljuka. After a short ascent, the road levels out and quickly brings us to the Upper Bohinj Valley. At the intersection here, continue left (right Pokljuka) and follow the road further to Srednja vas. Here in the second part of the village, notice the signs for Uskovnica (7 km), which direct us right onto a narrower, initially still asphalt road. Follow this road, which ascends most of the time, to the "Lom" parking lot, where there is a sign prohibiting further driving (further driving is permitted only to landowners).

Traffic regime in the Pokljuka and Uskovnica area from 15.6. to 15.10.

Path description:
From the parking lot, continue towards Koča na Uskovnici along the road, after which we quickly emerge from the forest, where we notice signs for cheese, milk, and homemade products. A few tens of meters further, a short path branches left from the road leading to the nearby Ulčnek dairy, where we can buy the aforementioned products during the grazing season; otherwise, continue straight to the marked junction a few steps away, where we continue right towards Koča na Uskovnici. The path further first leads past a landmark (cross), then continues between pastures. When the pastures end on the right side, a marked path from Srednja vas (path "Za Ribnico") joins us from the right.
Continue straight, then past weekend houses arrive at a water trough and a few steps further to the place where the signs for the already known hut direct us left onto a cart track. A short ascent along the cart track follows, and the path brings us to Koča na Uskovnici.
From the hut, continue towards Tosca, Draški vrh, Viševnik, Vodnikov dom, Rudno polje, and Praprotnica along the path that first crosses a pasture fence, then quickly joins a gravel road, which we follow to the right. The road then leads between hummocky meadows, then after crossing the next fence, we quickly reach a junction or crossroads at the chapel of Mary Queen of Peace at Uskovnica.
At the chapel, the path to Vodnikov dom continues left, the path to Pokljuka goes right, but we continue straight towards planina Konjščica (also one of the paths by which we can reach Velo polje or Vodnikov dom). Continue the path between fenced pastures along a relatively steep cart track, from which we have a nice view of the surrounding mountains. Higher up, the path, which also passes a few weekend houses, levels out and joins a wider cart track coming from Pokljuka or from near the bridge over Ribnica (in descriptions starting point Uskovnica (Junction) towards planina Konjščica).
A little further, we get a nice view towards Viševnik, and the cart track then ascends transversely for some time, mostly through forest. Higher up, we cross a pasture fence, and the path brings us to the southwestern edge of planina Konjščica. Here the path, which was occasionally somewhat steeper again, completely levels out and leads us transversely across the pasture. During the crossing, we step over a few small streams, then after a small cross, we cross a somewhat larger stream, and behind it in a few steps reach the dairy at planina Konjščica, where during the grazing season it is possible to buy some dairy product.
Before the dairy, continue slightly left towards Triglav and Vodnikov dom at Velo polje, along a path that gently ascends towards the northern part of the pasture. When the pasture ends, the path enters among dwarf pines surrounded by individual trees and begins to ascend moderately. With views of the surrounding mountains, we quickly reach a marked junction where another marked path from Rudno polje joins us from the right.
Continue slightly left towards Studorski preval and ascend somewhat more steeply for a few minutes. Higher up, the valley along which we walk narrows, then along a torrent we reach a grassy flat at Jezerce, where the next marked junction is.
Here go left (right Mali Draški vrh, Srenjski preval, and Viševnik), and after a few steps the path brings us into the narrower area of TNP. Further, we ascend along a spring towards Studorski preval. A little higher, we cross the torrent, and the path turns slightly right onto grassy slopes covered with dwarf pines. The path then ascends transversely to Studorski preval, from which we have a nice view of the Bohinj side.
At the pass, where we leave the markings, go left uphill along a path (straight down Vodnikov dom, right Veliki Draški vrh, sharply right Srenjski preval). The path quickly brings us to scree terrain, where we can easily trigger rocks, so be careful. A steeper path follows, which brings us to the ridge. Follow this path, which is quite dangerous for slipping (due to loose sand on the path), to the summit of Ablanca.
Starting point - Koča na Uskovnici 0:15, Koča na Uskovnici - chapel at Uskovnica 0:05, chapel at Uskovnica - planina Konjščica 1:05, Planina Konjščica - Klanci 0:40, Klanci - Jezerce 0:05, Jezerce - Studorski preval 0:30, Studorski preval - Ablanca 0:20.

On the way: Koča na Uskovnici (1154m), Kapela Kraljice miru na Uskovnici (1177m), Planina Konjščica (1427m), Klanci (1678m), Jezerce (1719m), Izvir pod Studorskim prevalom (1746m), Studorski preval (1892m)