Uskovnica (Razpotje) - Mali Triglav (via Planika and Mali Triglav)

Access to starting point:
a) Leave the Gorenjska motorway at the Lesce exit, then follow signs for Bled and Pokljuka. Continue through Gorje and past the Zatrnik ski slope to Rudno polje on Pokljuka, where there is a large paid parking lot, nearby also a military barracks and shooting range. From here continue straight on the gravel road, which a little further leads to a junction, where we continue left towards Uskovnica (right Planina Konjščica). From here we drive another good 500 m to the former parking lot above Uskovnica. This section is called Razpotje.
Parking is now prohibited at the mentioned parking lot, so we must park at Rudno polje, which extends the route by about 35 minutes, or choose the starting point Uskovnica (Lom).
b) From Železniki or Podbrdo drive to Bohinjska Bistrica, then continue driving towards Bled. Shortly after the Petrol gas station, located just after Bohinjska Bistrica, continue left towards Pokljuka and Jereka. The road first ascends steeply, then gradually flattens after Koriti and leads us to a junction at the bus stop, where we continue right towards Pokljuka, Koprivnik and Jereka (straight Srednja vas). Immediately after the junction we arrive in Jereka, but from the junction in front of the church we continue straight towards Pokljuka (left Podjelje). After Jereka the road begins to ascend more steeply again, higher it flattens and continues along the Mrzli potok stream. When we join the road from Bled, go left and drive to Rudno polje, where there is a large paid parking lot, nearby also a military barracks and shooting range. From here continue straight on the gravel road, which a little further leads to a junction, where we continue left towards Uskovnica (right Planina Konjščica). From here we drive another good 500 m to the former parking lot above Uskovnica. This section is called Razpotje.
Parking is now prohibited at the mentioned parking lot, so we must park at Rudno polje, which extends the route by about 35 minutes, or choose the starting point Uskovnica (Lom).

Traffic regime in the Pokljuka and Uskovnica area from 15.6. to 15.10.

Path description:
From the former parking lot at the junction, continue along the forest road closed to public traffic, which begins to descend more steeply towards the gorge of the Ribnica stream. After a short descent, we reach the mentioned gorge, over which a wide car bridge leads. The road flattens after the bridge and after a few minutes of further walking brings us out of the forest onto the vast meadows of Uskovnica.
Here we walk to the nearby chapel, then continue the path slightly right along the road that runs right next to the mentioned chapel (left Koča na Uskovnici, right Planina Konjščica).
The fairly flat road leads us further across the extensive meadows of Uskovnica, then brings us to the edge of the forest, where it begins to turn into an initially still wide cart track. The cart track, which further begins to ascend moderately, has some 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 lodge) and continue the ascent along a gentle path that a little further brings us to steep slopes. Soon after arriving at the steep slopes, fixed protection aids us in crossing the 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, partially 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 flattens and brings us from the bushes onto grassy slopes, over which in a few minutes of further walking we climb 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 little 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, the path begins to ascend transversely along the slopes of Vernar, higher up it also becomes technically demanding. Some crossing follows, where a wire cable assists us, higher up we reach a steep jump, where with the help of numerous pegs and wire cable we climb up stone steps.
The path further flattens, 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 Triglavski dom na Kredarici and Dom Valentina Staniča pod Triglavom, right Krma) and begin to ascend quite steeply 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 flattens. The marked path higher up bypasses a small hollow 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.
We bypass the mountain hut on the right side and continue towards Triglav via Mali Triglav (slightly left Triglav via Triglavska or Bovška škrbina, sharply left Koča na Doliču), where we first descend a little, then begin to ascend along a gradually steeper slope. Soon we reach a rocky section, where we ascend transversely along an exposed ledge, after this section the path temporarily becomes easier. The path further turns right and ascends through scree to the climbing section, towards which a large marking visible from afar directs us.
We continue the ascent along a distinct secured gully, where with the help of a wire cable we climb to a nice viewpoint, where the path turns left. A steep ascent follows along rugged rock, where frequent fixed protections assist us at the more difficult and exposed sections.
Higher we reach the ridge of Mali Triglav, where we join the usually more visited path from Kredarica.
Continue straight, or slightly left (right down Kredarica) and quickly reach the summit of Mali Triglav.
From Mali Triglav, a slight descent follows along an occasionally less exposed ridge, when we begin to ascend again the ridge narrows, the path becomes precipitous on both sides. Further on, several quite steep ascents follow, the path is mainly well secured with wire cables and individual pegs, up to the summit on nice days there may be delays due to encounters. Below the summit the path becomes less demanding, but still precipitous. Just below the summit, a path to Staničevo zavetišče (emergency shelter carved into the Triglav massif) branches slightly left, we follow the still cautious but last few meters less steep path to Aljažev stolp, located on the summit of Triglav, the highest mountain of the Julian Alps and Slovenia.
Starting point - Uskovnica 0:15, 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, Planika - Mali Triglav 0:55.

On the way: Kapela Kraljice miru na Uskovnici (1177m), Izvir Štapce (1452m), Planina Spodnji Tosc (1663m), Planina Zgornji Tosc (1842m), Na Zagonu (1819m), Vodnikov dom (1817m), Konjsko sedlo (2020m), Dom Planika (2401m)