Uskovnica (Lom) - Planina Konjščica

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. 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. Then 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 allowed only to landowners).

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

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 dozen meters further a short path branches left from the road leading to the nearby sirarna pr Ulčnek, where during the grazing season we can buy the aforementioned products, 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 from the right.
Continue straight, then past weekend houses arrive at a water trough and a few steps further to the place where 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 the pasture fence, then quickly joins the macadam road which we follow right. The road then leads between hilly meadows, then after crossing the next fence we quickly reach the intersection or junction by the chapel of Mary Queen of Peace at Uskovnica.
At the chapel the path towards Vodnikov dom continues left, right leads the path towards Pokljuka, 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 a nice view opens to the surrounding mountains. Higher the path which leads us past a few more weekend houses levels out and we join 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 a nice view opens towards Viševnik, the cart track then ascends transversely for some time, mostly through forest. Higher 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 planina. During the crossing we step over a few small streams, then behind a small cross we cross a somewhat larger stream, and after it in a few steps we reach the sirarna at planina Konjščica where during the grazing season it is possible to buy some dairy product.
Description and photos refer to the condition in 2015 (July).
Starting point - Koča na Uskovnici 0:15, Koča na Uskovnici - chapel at Uskovnica 0:05, chapel at Uskovnica - planina Konjščica 1:05.

On the way: Koča na Uskovnici (1154m), Kapela Kraljice miru na Uskovnici (1177m)

Trip can be extended to: Planina pod Mišelj vrhom , Velo polje , Vodnikov dom , Studorski preval , Ablanca , Jezerski Stog , Viševnik , Prevalski Stog , Mali Draški vrh , Koča na Doliču , Vernar , Veliki Draški vrh , Tosc , Vrh Snežne konte , Šmarjetna glava , Dom Planika , Visoka Vrbanova špica , Begunjski vrh , Triglavski dom na Kredarici , Rjavina , Triglav