Uskovnica (Lom) - Triglav (via Triglavska škrbina)

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 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 off to the left from the road, leading to the nearby sirarna pr Ulčnek, 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 us from the right.
Continue straight, then past weekend houses we 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 follows along the cart track and the path brings us to Koča na Uskovnici.
From the hut, continue towards Tosc, Draškov 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 an intersection or junction by the chapel of Mary Queen of Peace at Uskovnica.
Past the chapel, continue left (straight Planina Konjščica, right Rudno polje) along the level road that leads us across the extensive meadows of Uskovnica, then the path brings us to the edge of the forest, where it begins to turn into an initially wide cart track. The cart track, which further begins to ascend moderately, has a few junctions, but we follow it towards Vodnikov dom na Velem polju and Triglav. Higher up, the cart track, which mostly runs through the forest, turns into a hiking path, which quickly brings us to a pleasant spring below Mesnova glava, called Štapce. At the spring, continue straight (right hunting hut) and continue the ascent along a gentle path that brings us a bit further to steep slopes. Soon after arriving at the steep slopes, fixed protection assists us in crossing a steep gully. The path continues along relatively steep slopes that are especially slippery when wet. During the crossing of the steep slopes, the path ascends steeply for short periods and then descends again. In the last part of the crossing, we cross several very steep gullies, over which the path is locally completely destroyed (high risk of slipping). The crossing ends at a larger torrent (usually a spring), after which we enter a softer grassy world.
A few minutes of easy walking follow and the path brings us to the abandoned Planina Spodnji Tosc. The path further begins to ascend moderately and soon brings us to a small junction, where we continue sharply right (straight old, partly abandoned path) along a well-traceable path. The path further begins to ascend ever more steeply and quickly brings us from the belt of sparse forest into the bushes, where it begins to turn more to the left. The path soon levels out and brings us from the bushes onto grassy slopes, across which in a few minutes of further walking we ascend to the Pokljuka - Triglav path, where we turn left.
The path further crosses the southern slopes of Tosc, then in a slight descent crosses a short belt of sparse forest, after which we arrive at the steep slopes of Tosc. A bit further, the path along an artificially made wide ledge in a slight descent crosses the precipitous slopes of the same mountain. Since the path is quite wide, it does not cause problems (but be careful due to falling rocks, rockfall in 2008). The path then ascends slightly again and brings us to a junction, where we continue right towards Vodnikov dom (sharply left Voje and Stara Fužina, slightly left Velo polje). Another approximately ten minutes of walking follow without major ascents or descents and we arrive at Vodnikov dom na Velem polju, where there is the next junction.
Here too, continue straight towards Triglav, and the path begins to ascend transversely along the slopes of Vernar, becoming technically demanding higher up. Some crossing follows, where a wire cable assists us, higher up we arrive at a steep step, where with the help of numerous pegs and wire cable we ascend along stone steps.
The path further levels out, the slope becomes less steep and near Konjsko sedlo also somewhat more grassy.
We easily descend to Konjsko sedlo, from the marked junction at the saddle we head left towards Dom Planika pod Triglavom (straight Kredarica and Dom Valentina Staniča, right Krma) and begin a fairly steep ascent to the west. For some time we approach Mokra skala (2266 m), then the path turns right and passes onto an indistinct ridge, where it temporarily levels out. The marked path higher up bypasses a small cirque on the right side, then begins to turn to the left. Another approximately ten minutes of ascent follow and with nice views of the Triglav massif and surrounding mountains we arrive at Dom Planika pod Triglavom.
At the hut, head onto the path towards Triglav via Triglavska škrbina, also called Gorjanska pot. The path further initially almost horizontally crosses the high-mountain cirque Triglavski kot, where snow persists for most of the year. On the other side of the cirque, the path ascends through scree to the start of the climbing section of the path. The path ascends steeply with the help of pegs and wire cables. The well-protected path is exposed to falling rocks, so a helmet is mandatory! The last meters below Triglavska, or Bovška škrbina are less steep but no less dangerous. Ascending on sliding sand requires great caution from us to avoid slipping. At the škrbina, where the path from Dolič and Plemenice joins us, continue right upwards along the steep but well-protected path. After a few minutes, the steepness eases and to the summit only a few minutes of ascent along the summit slope of Triglav await us.
Izhodišče - Koča na Uskovnici 0:15, Koča na Uskovnici - kapelica na Uskovnici 0:05, kapelica na Uskovnici - 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, Planika - Triglavska škrbina 0:50, Triglavska škrbina - Triglav 0:35.

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), Dom Planika (2401m), Triglavska škrbina (2659m)