Zadnjica - Pogačnikov dom na Kriških podih

Access to starting point:
From Kranjska Gora drive over Vršič Pass towards Bovec or vice versa, but only to the 50th hairpin turn of the Vršič or Russian road (near the village of Trenta). Here turn onto the side road, along which after a few hundred meters park at the parking lot by the road.

Path description:
From the parking lot continue along the road, which takes us past a few houses, mainly weekend cottages, in about 15 minutes to the place where the road splits into two parts (there used to be a parking lot at the junction, today parking is prohibited).
From the old parking lot head onto the left road in the direction of Pogačnikov hut at Kriški podi (the right road leads towards Prehodavci and Dolič). After 15 minutes of further walking the road brings us to the lower station of the cargo cableway, where it ends.
The ascent continues along the marked hiking trail, mule track, which moderately ascends through the forest. The trail, ascending above the valley of Bela potok, quickly brings us to very steep slopes (danger of falling rocks), across which a wide path leads. The path then crosses the Veliki Presek gully, after which we reach a short exposed ledge, across which we pass with the aid of a fixed cable. Further on the path returns to the forest, where it moderately ascends in numerous switchbacks. A bit further the path brings us under a small overhang, where we can observe numerous sticks that hikers set up so the rock does not collapse into the valley (the sticks are placed more for fun than seriously). The path then crosses a few smaller gullies, then takes us past a chapel to a larger gully. With some caution (easy) we cross the mentioned gully, after which in a few minutes of further walking we ascend to a pleasant rest area (two benches along the path). Further we cross another large gully (possibility of snowfield in early summer), then the path returns to the forest. Higher up the forest becomes sparser, the path somewhat steeper and increasingly scenic.
The path, which continues ascending along the old mule track, then takes us past yet two benches into the dwarf pine belt, beyond which we pass into a more rocky terrain. Further we ascend over smaller screes, along an increasingly scenic path, which higher brings us to a pleasant spring (source).
Just a few dozen steps above the mentioned source, we arrive at an unmarked junction, where an unmarked path branches off to the right towards Lower Kriško Lake, which is a two-minute walk away, while we continue slightly left along the still wide alpine path. The path further leads us past smaller ruins, which we follow all the way to the marked junction, where the path from Vrata valley joins from the right. Continue left and after two minutes of further walking arrive at Pogačnikov hut at Kriški podi.
Just a few dozen steps above the mentioned source, we arrive at an unmarked junction, where an unmarked path branches off to the right towards Lower Kriško Lake, to which it is a two-minute walk, while we continue slightly left along the still wide alpine path. The path further leads us past smaller ruins, which we follow all the way to the marked junction, where the path from Vrata valley joins from the right. Continue left and after two minutes of further walking arrive at Pogačnikov hut at Kriški podi.
Starting point - To the clearing 0:15, To the clearing - lower cargo cableway station 0:15, lower cargo cableway station - To Utrci 2:00, To Utrci spring below Kriški podi 1:05, spring below Kriški podi - Lower Kriško Lake 0:05, Lower Kriško Lake - Pogačnikov hut 0:20.

On the way: Na placu (714m), Spodnja postaja tovorne žičnice (797m), Na Utrci (1506m), Izvir pod Kriškimi podi (1877m), Lake Spodnje Kriško jezero (1880m)

Trip can be extended to: The lake Zgornje Kriško jezero ( 45 min) , Kriški rob (1 h 15 min) , Šplevta (Razor) (1 h 30 min) , Križ , Pihavec (1 h 15 min) , Planja (1 h 45 min) , Stenar (2 h) , Razor (2 h) , Škrlatica (4 h 45 min)