Zadnjica - Veliko Špičje

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 (mostly holiday homes) in about 15 minutes to the point where the road splits into two parts (there used to be a parking lot at the junction, but parking is now prohibited).
Continue along the lower right road (the upper road leads to the cargo cableway to Pogačnikov dom) towards Dolič, Luknja, and Prehodavci. First follow the gentle road that leads through scenic meadows, higher up through the forest, almost to its end, or more precisely to the marked junction where a marked footpath branches right towards Prehodavci (about 1 hour to here).
From the junction at the area called Utro, continue right (straight to Luknja, Triglav, and Dolič), where we first cross partly overgrown scree slopes and a few torrents. After a few minutes of traversing with some short ascents and descents, we reach the beginning of Zadnjiški dol. Here the path begins to ascend moderately along the right side of the valley. Higher up, the path turns a bit more to the right, temporarily taking us into the forest, then back into a rockier terrain. The path further leads to a spring, next to which there is a small bench where we can rest. Continuing, the path ascends moderately to steeply for a while and gradually transitions to the scree slopes below Zadnjiški Ozebnik. With a view of the nearby walls of surrounding peaks, we then ascend to the saddle Čez Dol, where the path levels out and splits into two parts.
At this junction, continue left towards Zasavska koča na Prehodavcih (straight to Trenta) and ascend along the path that continues over a fairly steep and partly exposed slope. Follow this somewhat narrower path to the nearby junction where we join the mule track from Trenta.
(If the short somewhat exposed section seems too dangerous, we can reach this junction via a slightly longer path. In this case, at the previous junction continue straight towards Trenta and then a bit further left towards Prehodavci).
At this junction, continue straight and ascend along the wide mule track that crosses steep and precipitous slopes. During the ascent over the precipitous slope, we will notice a small "chapel" on the left side (statue of Mary with Jesus).
Continuing, the slope along which the path runs becomes less steep and more scenic. Higher up, the well-preserved mule track leads over a slightly less steep slope of Zelene grive, above which the slope becomes steeper again. A few short steep sections follow, then the path and the slope level out. A bit above an indistinct ridge, we reach a marked junction, where we continue right towards Lepo or Veliko Špičje (left to Zasavska koča, 5 minutes, straight to Koča pri Triglavskih jezerih).
The path ahead is initially a bit harder to follow and ascends gently along the left, southern side of Zadnja Lopa (2102 m). Continuing, the path becomes steeper and transitions to the slopes of Malo Špičje, where it ascends quite steeply for a while. The marked path to Veliko Špičje turns left just below the summit of Malo Špičje (the summit of Malo Špičje is about a minute away from here) and continues along, or for most of the time slightly left of, a very scenic and occasionally exposed ridge, where caution is needed in several places. A few ascents and descents follow, and the path also leads along some unnamed cols of the ridge, except for the lesser-known peak Goriški rob (2320 m). This partly technically demanding path, with no fixed protection for the most part, later brings us to a junction where we join the path from Koča pri Triglavskih jezerih via Zgornja Komna.
Here go right and in a few minutes ascend to the highest peak of the ridge, Veliko Špičje, which is also sometimes called Lepo Špičje.

Starting point - Na placu 0:15, Na placu - Utro 1:00, Utro - Čez Dol 1:45, Čez Dol - Plate 1:10, Plate - Malo Špičje 0:55, Malo Špičje - Veliko Špičje 1:15.

On the way: Na placu (714m), Utro (984m), Izvir v Zadnjiškem dolu (1237m), Čez Dol (1632m), Plate (2056m), Zasavska koča na Prehodavcih (2071m), Malo Špičje (2132m)