Valvasorjev dom pod Stolom - Potoški Stol

Access to starting point:
From the highway Ljubljana - Jesenice we go to the exit Lesce and follow the road ahead in the direction of Žirovnica and Jesenice. After a few km of driving, we will get to a crossroad, where the road to Žirovnica and Moste branches off to the right (from the direction of Jesenice left). Only a few meters ahead in the next crossroad, we turn left to Moste (right Žirovnica). Further, we drive past a monument to fallen soldiers, where the road starts ascending on a hill below the railway track. On top of the slope, we turn right (at the sign Vila Karin), but we continue towards Završniško jezero and Valvasorjev dom. The road then flattens and brings us to a crossroad, where the road to Valvasorjev dom branches off to the left. We go on the mentioned road (straight Koča pri izviru Završnice), which starts gently at first, then steeper and steeper ascending on an occasionally quite rough road (the steepest parts are paved with asphalt). Higher, the road brings us to a somewhat larger crossroad, where we continue left in the direction of Potoška planina (right Doslovška planina). The road then flattens and a little further brings us to the next crossroad. This time we continue slightly right in the direction of Valvasorjev dom (slightly left Ajdna and Potoška planina) and we drive on a steeper road all the way to the mentioned hut. We park on one of the parking lots by the road near the mountain hut, parking in front of the hut is allowed only for guests.
From Poljane (crossroad before Završniško jezero) to Valvasorjev dom is 5 km.

Path description:
From Valvasorjev dom we go right on a footpath in the direction of Stol. The path soon goes into the forest, where it slightly ascends and brings us to a smaller crossing, where we continue right. The path then brings us out of the forest, where it crosses slopes below Monštranca. This gentle and partly panoramic path, which a little further crosses a short strip of forest, we follow to a crossing on Žirovniška planina.
We continue left in the direction of »Stol - Žirovniška pot« (slightly right Stol Zabreška pot) on the path which only a little higher passes into a dense forest, where it continues for the next 10 minutes. The forest then thins out, the path passes among bushes, through which it then ascends all the way to the next strip of forest. When we again step into the forest, we will get to a pile of stacked logs and above them a sign that "asks" us, if we can, to carry one with us to Prešernova koča. A little further, we step out of the forest, along the edge of which we then ascend steeper. Higher, the path turns slightly to the left and crosses a short slightly exposed grassy slope. The path then slightly flattens for a short time and brings us to a pleasant resting place, from which a nice view opens up on Gorenjska.
The path ahead ascends steeply again, this time on a slope which is mostly overgrown with dwarf pines. Higher, the path turns slightly to the right and brings us from the dwarf pines onto grassy slopes, where we also come to a less noticeable crossing.
At the mentioned crossing, we leave the path which leads towards Prešernova koča and continue the ascent slightly left into the valley between both Stols. After a short ascent, we reach the mentioned valley, and the path brings us to a marked crossing at the intermittent spring. Here we continue left in the direction of Golica (straight Stol) and gradually start descending on the other side of the already mentioned valley. A little lower we reach the ridge, which connects Stol with Potoški Stol. We continue the path on and along the panoramic ridge, at first still a little downwards. A short ascent follows and the path brings us to a wooden cross and a few 10 meters further to the summit of Potoški Stol.

On the way: Žirovniška planina (1200m)

Trip can be extended to: Weinasch/Vajnež ( 25 min) , Hochstuhl/Stol