Uskovnica (Lom) - Viševnik (via Gola Ravan)

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. Here at the intersection, 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. Then follow this road, which mostly ascends, 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 June 15 to October 15.

Route 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. Some 10 m 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 ahead first leads past a landmark (cross), then continues between pastures. When the pastures on the right end, 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 the signs for the already known hut direct us left onto a cart track. A short ascent follows on 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 the 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 quickly arrive at a junction or crossroads by the chapel of Mary Queen of Peace at Uskovnica.
At the chapel, the path towards Vodnikov dom continues left, towards Pokljuka right, we continue straight towards planina Konjščica (also one of the paths by which we can reach Velo polje or Vodnikov dom). Continue between fenced pastures on a relatively steep cart track, from which a nice view of the surrounding mountains opens. Higher, the path, which also leads past a few weekend houses, levels out and we join a wider cart track coming from Pokljuka or near the bridge over Ribnica (in descriptions starting point Uskovnica (Razpotje) towards planina Konjščica).
A little further, a nice view towards Viševnik opens, the cart track then ascends transversely for some time, mostly through forest. Higher, 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 alpine pasture. During the crossing, we ford a few small streams, then after a small cross cross a somewhat larger stream, behind it in a few steps reach the sirarna on planina Konjščica, where during the grazing season it is possible to buy some dairy product.
Bypass the sirarna on the right side and briefly continue on the marked path that begins to descend towards Pokljuka (in descriptions starting point end of the road on Pokljuka). When crossing the nearby stream, where the marked path turns right, continue straight onto an unmarked path that begins to ascend through the pastures of planina Konjščica.
When stepping out of the stream bed, the trail temporarily disappears and levels out. Across the pasture area continue east or somewhat more to the right, all the way to the place where the trail becomes more distinct. After crossing the torrent gully, the trail becomes more distinct and with nice views of the mountains surrounding planina Konjščica begins to ascend more steeply. Higher the path enters the forest, then quickly brings us to the marked path Rudno polje - Triglav, which we reach right on a kind of ridge.
Follow the marked path left downhill, but walk on it only to the crossing of the first torrent. At the torrent, leave the marked path and continue the ascent along the torrent, initially straight up. Soon notice traces of predecessors, a few steps higher spot a nicely traceable little trail (to here also possible via the path that branches from the aforementioned ridge into the forest (the start of the mentioned trail is not visible)). Here the trail crosses the stream to the right, then behind it slowly turns semicircularly left, leading us across a meadow where the trail is not visible. When approaching the stream again, spot the trail again, which crosses the stream and on the other side begins to ascend transversely. The path then climbs into a small valley, where it disappears again. When the valley levels out, continue right, where after a few meters spot the trail again, which is now more distinct. From the place where we left the valley, walk only a minute or two, then notice a small cairn by the path, beside which the path splits into two parts. The left path leads to the saddle between Viševnik and Plesišče, the straight path joins the marked path Rudno polje - Viševnik at Zlate vode.
From the mentioned junction, continue on the left path, which begins to ascend transversely to the left. For some time on a still nicely traceable trail, occasionally some views open to the Lower Bohinj Mountains and the surroundings of planina Konjščica, then the trail slowly begins to fade. We know we are on the right path because along the path we notice some cut dwarf pines. After crossing the grass-covered torrent, the trail fades even more, the "path" exactly on this section turns in a long semicircular arc to the right, where the trail becomes visible again. Follows a few more minutes of traversing or slight ascent to the right and the increasingly traceable path soon brings us to the saddle between Plesišče on the right and Viševnik on the left.
On the mentioned saddle, reach the marked path Rudno polje - Viševnik, which we follow left. The path ahead first ascends moderately, then more steeply through the dwarf pine belt. Higher the dwarf pines end and the path brings us to a mini pass, from where a nice view opens. Continuing, ascend on a steeper and panoramic grassy slope, the path then turns slightly right and brings us in a transverse ascent to the ridge of Viševnik, where an even nicer view towards Rjavina and surrounding mountains opens. The path continues on and beside the ridge and for some time ascends only moderately. After a short traverse, arrive below the summit of Viševnik, where the path becomes quite steep (in winter this part is often icy) and brings us to the panoramic summit in a few minutes.

Lom - Koča na Uskovnici 15 minutes - Koča na Uskovnici - planina Konjščica 1:10, planina Konjščica - Viševnik 1:45.

Along the route: Koča na Uskovnici (1154m), Kapelica na Uskovnici (1180m), Planina Konjščica (1427m)

The trip can be extended to the following destinations: Mali Draški vrh

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