Zadnjica - Pihavec (via Luknja)

Access to starting point:
We drive from Kranjska Gora over mountain pass Vršič towards Bovec or vice versa, but only to 50th hairpin turn of Vršič road or Ruska cesta (near the village Trenta). Here we turn on a side road, by which we after few 100 meters park on a parking lot by the road.

Path description:
From the parking lot, we continue on the road, and which past few houses (mainly holiday cottages) in approximately 15 minutes brings us to the spot, where the road splits into two parts (by the crossroad used to be a parking lot, today it is forbidden to park).
We continue on the bottom right road (on the upper road we get to a cargo cableway, which runs on Pogačnikov dom) in the direction of Dolič, Luknja and Prehodavci. At first, a gentle road which leads us through scenic meadows, higher through the forest, we follow almost to its end, or more precisely to a marked crossing, where a marked footpath towards Prehodavci branches off to the right (to here we need approximately 1 hour).
From a crossing at an area named Utro we continue straight, the road here finally changes into a footpath or mule track. We continue the ascent on an old mule track, which is further moderately ascending over occasionally steeper slopes. Further, climbing path over Komar soon branches off to the right, and we go straight and we still continue the ascent on a wide path. Panoramic path, which occasionally runs over very steep slopes, higher brings us to the next marked crossing.
From a crossing we go left in the direction of Pogačnikov dom, Luknja and Triglav (right Koča na Doliču). From the crossing military mule track leads towards the east and crosses steep slopes. Later, the path few times ascends in zig-zags, and then again follows crossing in a gentle ascent all the way to a saddle Luknja.
On the saddle, we go left following the signs Bovški Gamsovec and we start ascending on grassy slopes. The path then goes slightly to the right and by the steel cable crosses smooth rocky slope. After the steel cable path turns slightly to the left and again runs on grassy slopes. In front of us we will then slightly to the left notice smaller scree, and marked path little before the scree turns to the right (90°) towards Bovški Gamsovec (northeast). At this turn we leave the marked path and go on the mentioned scree. Few meters after the turn by marked path is on the left side also a cairn, and by it, there are placed mountain boots. Immediately when we come over the mentioned scree, on a grassy slope, we turn to the right, so that we are ascending almost parallel with the marked path. Grassy slopes are replaced by rocks, and we are still ascending in the same direction. We will soon notice on the left side one more scree, which turns slightly left upwards. At the end of this scree we turn to the left and we ascend towards a narrow groove. In front of the entry into the groove is on the left side also a memorial plaque in the memory of Tine Mihelič. From the memorial plate we then continue through the groove, which is quite steep and quite some climbing is needed. When becomes the groove very narrow, we climb from the groove on the left side on a grassy slope and we ascend left upwards, so that we in ascent cross the slopes towards the west. Then we cross a narrow scree and we ascend on even a little steeper grassy slope (still crossing towards the west). When the slope becomes less steep we turn to the right and we start ascending towards the north. Grassy slope is soon replaced by rocks and a short ascent follows towards the notch Čez Kamen (2331 meters). On the notch, we turn to the left and after few meters we join the marked path from Kriški podi. The path from the notch then runs on the south side of Pihavec towards the west, and then turns slightly to the right and then follows a short undemanding ascent to the top.
We can descend on a marked path past the mountain hut Pogačnikov dom na Kriških podih.

On the way: Luknja (1758m), Čez Kamen (2331m)