Uskovnica (Lom) - Studorski preval (via Jezerca)

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 Bitnje, continue sharply right towards Pokljuka. After a short ascent the road levels out and quickly brings us into the Upper Bohinj Valley. At the junction 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. Follow this mostly ascending road to the "Lom" parking lot, where there is a sign prohibiting further driving (further driving 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 arrive 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 ahead 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 signs for the already known hut direct us left onto a cart track. A short ascent follows along the cart track 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 us between hummocky meadows, then after crossing the next fence we quickly arrive at a junction or crossroads by the chapel of Mary Queen of Peace on Uskovnica.
At the chapel the path to Vodnikov dom continues left, to the right the path leads towards Pokljuka, but we continue straight towards planina Konjščica (also one of the paths by which we can reach Velo polje or Vodnikov dom). We 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 leads past a few 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 we get a nice view 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 pasture. While crossing we step over several small streams, then behind a small cross we cross a somewhat larger stream, and behind it in a few steps we reach the dairy on 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 on Velo polje, along the path that gently ascends towards the northern part of the pasture. When the pasture ends the path passes into bushes surrounded by individual trees and begins to ascend moderately. With views of the surrounding mountains we quickly arrive at a marked junction where a marked path from Rudno polje also joins from the right.
Continue slightly left towards Studorski preval and ascend somewhat steeper for a few minutes. Higher the valley along which we walk narrows, then along the torrent we reach the grassy flat on 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 bit higher we cross the torrent, the path turns somewhat right onto grassy slopes covered with bushes. The path then ascends transversely to Studorski preval, from which we have a nice view of the Bohinj side.
Starting point - Koča na Uskovnici 0:15, Koča na Uskovnici - chapel on Uskovnica 0:05, chapel on Uskovnica - planina Konjščica 1:05, Planina Konjščica - Klanci 0:40, Klanci - Jezerce 0:05, Jezerce - Studorski preval 0:30.

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)