Uskovnica (Razpotje) - Viševnik (via Gola Ravan)

Access to starting point:
a) Leave the Gorenjska motorway at the Lesce exit, then follow the 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 military barracks and shooting range. From here continue straight on the gravel road, which shortly brings us to a junction where we continue left towards Uskovnica (right Planina Konjščica). From here drive another 500 m to the former parking lot above Uskovnica. This area 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 climbs steeply, then gradually flattens after Koriti and brings 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 continue straight towards Pokljuka (left Podjelje). After Jereka the road begins to climb steeply again, higher up 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 military barracks and shooting range. From here continue straight on the gravel road, which shortly brings us to a junction where we continue left towards Uskovnica (right Planina Konjščica). From here drive another 500 m to the former parking lot above Uskovnica. This area 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.

Route description:
From the former parking lot at the junction, continue along the gravel road closed to public traffic towards Uskovnica. The road immediately begins to descend quite steeply and quickly brings us to the bridge over Ribnica (Ribnica is the stream that separates Uskovnica from Pokljuka). After the bridge, the road turns sharply left, then crosses the slopes above the right bank of Ribnica in a slight descent. About 10 meters further, we reach a small junction where we continue sharply right towards Planina Konjščica (straight Uskovnica). The path ahead first ascends moderately along the pasture, then flattens completely for a few minutes. When the poorer road begins to ascend again, a path from the chapel at Uskovnica joins from the left (the junction is not specially marked), and we continue right.
A little further on, we get a nice view towards Viševnik, and the cart track then ascends transversely for some time, mostly through the forest. Higher up, 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 flattens and leads us transversely across the alpine pasture. During the crossing, we step over a few small streams, then after a small cross we cross a somewhat larger stream, and behind it in a few steps we reach the dairy at Planina Konjščica, where during the grazing season it is possible to buy some dairy products.
Bypass the dairy on the right side and briefly continue along 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 the unmarked path that begins to ascend through the pastures of Planina Konjščica.
When stepping out of the stream bed, the trail temporarily disappears and flattens. Across the pasture area, continue east or slightly more to the right until the point 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 up, the path enters the forest and 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 along it only until crossing the first torrent. At the torrent, leave the marked path and continue the ascent along the torrent, initially straight uphill. Soon we notice traces of predecessors, a few steps higher we spot a nicely traceable little trail (up to here also possible along the path that branches off into the forest from the previously mentioned ridge (the start of the mentioned trail is not visible)). Here the trail crosses the stream to the right, then behind it slowly turns left in a semi-circle, leading us across a meadow where the trail is not visible. When approaching the stream again, we spot the trail again, which crosses the stream and on the other side begins to ascend transversely. The path then ascends into a small valley where it disappears again. When the valley flattens, continue right, where after a few meters we spot the trail again, which is now more distinct. From the point where we left the valley, we walk only a minute or two, then notice a small cairn along the path, where the path splits into two parts. The left path leads towards the saddle between Viševnik and Plesišče, the path continuing straight joins the marked path Rudno polje - Viševnik at Zlate vode.
From the mentioned junction, continue along the left path that begins to ascend transversely to the left. For some time along the still nicely traceable trail, we occasionally get views of the Lower Bohinj Mountains and the surroundings of Planina Konjščica, then the trail slowly begins to disappear. We know we are on the right path because we notice some cut dwarf pines along the way. After crossing the grass-covered torrent, the trail disappears even more, and the "path" just on this section turns in a long arc semi-circularly to the right, where the trail becomes visible again. Follow with a few minutes of crossing 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.
At the mentioned saddle, we reach the marked path Rudno polje - Viševnik, which we follow to the left. The path ahead first ascends moderately, then more steeply through a belt of dwarf pines. Higher up, the dwarf pines end and the path brings us to a mini pass, from where a nice view opens up. Continue ascending 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 we get an even nicer view towards Rjavina and surrounding mountains. The path continues along and on the ridge and for some time only ascends moderately. After a short crossing, we arrive below the summit of Viševnik, where the path becomes quite steep (in winter this section is often icy) and brings us to the panoramic summit in a few minutes.
Starting point - Planina Konjščica 1:05, Planina Konjščica - Viševnik 1:45.

Along the route: Planina Konjščica (1427m)

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

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