Uskovnica (Lom) - Dom Planika (via planina Spodnji Tosc)

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 to Pokljuka) and follow the road further to Srednja vas. In the second part of the village, notice the signs for Uskovnica (7 km), which direct us right onto a narrower road, initially still asphalted. Follow this road, which ascends most of the time, to the "Lom" parking lot, where there is a sign prohibiting further driving (further driving permitted only for landowners).

Traffic regime in the Pokljuka and Uskovnica area from June 15 to October 15.

Path description:
From the parking lot continue in the direction of 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 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 from the right.
Continue straight, then past weekend houses arrive at a water trough and a few steps further to the spot where signs for the familiar hut direct us left onto a cart track. A short ascent along the cart track follows and the path leads 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 macadam road which we follow right. The road leads between hummocky meadows, then after crossing the next fence we quickly reach a junction or crossroads by the chapel of Mary Queen of Peace at Uskovnica.
Past the chapel continue left (straight Planina Konjščica, right Rudno polje) along the flat road leading across extensive Uskovnica meadows, then the path reaches the forest edge where it turns into an initially wide cart track. The cart track ahead begins a moderate ascent and has some junctions, but we follow it towards Vodnikov dom na Velem polju and Triglav. Higher, the cart track mostly through forest turns into a footpath, which quickly brings us to a pleasant spring under Mesnova glava called Štapce. At the spring continue straight (right hunting hut) and continue ascent along a gentle path which shortly brings us to steep slopes. Soon after reaching the steep slopes, fixed protection assists at crossing a steep gully. The path continues along relatively steep slopes that are especially slippery when wet. During the crossing the path several times steeply ascends briefly then descends again. In the final part we cross some very steep gullies over which the path is locally completely ruined (high slip risk). The crossing ends at a larger torrent (usually a spring) beyond which we enter softer grassy terrain.
A few minutes of easy walking follow and the path reaches the abandoned Planina Spodnji Tosc. The path ahead begins moderate ascent and soon reaches a minor junction where we go sharply right (straight old partially abandoned path) along a well-followed path. The path ahead steepens and quickly leads from the sparse forest belt into bushes where it turns increasingly left. The path soon levels and from bushes leads to grassy slopes over which in a few minutes further we climb to the Pokljuka - Triglav path where we turn left.
The path ahead crosses southern slopes of Tosca, then slightly descends crossing a short sparse forest belt, after which we reach steep slopes of Tosca. A bit further the path along an artificially widened ledge slightly descends crossing sheer slopes of the same mountain. Since the path is quite wide it poses no issues (caution due to falling rocks, rockfall in 2008). The path then rises slightly again bringing us to a junction where we continue right towards Vodnikov dom (sharply left Voje and Stara Fužina, slightly left Velo polje). Another approx. 10 minutes walking without major ups/downs brings us to Vodnikov dom na Velem polju where the next junction is.
Here too continue straight towards Triglav; the path traverses ascending Vernar slopes, higher becoming technically demanding. Some traversing follows aided by chain, higher we reach a steep step where numerous pegs and chain assist climbing stone steps.
The path ahead levels, the slope lessens and near Konjsko sedlo becomes more grassy.
Easily descend to Konjsko sedlo; from the marked junction at the saddle turn left towards Dom Planika pod Triglavom (straight Kredarica and Dom Valentina Staniča, right Krma) and begin fairly steep ascent westwards. For a while approach Mokra skala (2266 m), then the path turns right onto indistinct ridge levelling temporarily. Marked path higher bypasses small cirque on right then turns left. Another approx. 10 minutes ascent with fine views of Triglav massif and surrounding peaks brings us to Dom Planika pod Triglavom.
Start - Koča na Uskovnici 0:15, Koča na Uskovnici - chapel at Uskovnica 0:05, chapel at Uskovnica - Štapce 0:50, Štapce - Planina Spodnji Tosc 1:15, Planina Spodnji Tosc - Planina Zgornji Tosc 0:30, Planina Zgornji Tosc - Na Zagonu 0:20, Na Zagonu - Vodnikov dom 0:20, Vodnikov dom - Konjsko sedlo 0:30, Konjsko sedlo - Planika 1:00.

On the way: Koča na Uskovnici (1154m), Kapela Kraljice miru na Uskovnici (1177m), Izvir Štapce (1452m), Planina Spodnji Tosc (1663m), Planina Zgornji Tosc (1849m), Na Zagonu (1819m), Vodnikov dom (1817m), Konjsko sedlo (2020m)

Trip can be extended to: Triglavski dom na Kredarici , Triglav (1 h 15 min)