Zavetišče na planini Šija - Veliko Kladivo (Kačja pot)
Starting point: Zavetišče na planini Šija (1528 m)
Starting point Lat/Lon: 46.4248°N 14.3354°E 
Path name: Kačja pot
Time of walking: 2 h
Difficulty: easy unmarked way, partly demanding marked way
Difficulty of skiing: demanding
Altitude difference: 566 m
Altitude difference (by path): 650 m
Map: Karavanke - osrednji del 1:50.000
Access to starting point:
From the Ljubljana - Jesenice highway take the Ljubelj exit. Further, drive to the center of Tržič and follow the road through the Dolžanovo Gorge to the village Jelendol, where signs for mountain pastures Kofce, Šija and Pungrat direct us to the left. The road then loses the asphalt surface and starts to ascend steeply. We follow this road at the crossroads in the direction of the mountain pastures Pungrat and Šija. We park on the parking lot near the shelter on the mountain pasture Šija.
Path description:
A little north of the shelter we notice a wooden mountain sign with the inscription "kačja pot na froncov greben" (the mountain path is found a little further to the right of the direction indicated by the sign). The path ahead crosses a pasture fence and brings us from the forest to a smaller scree. After this scree, the path crosses a shorter strip of spruce forest and then brings us to avalanche slopes, where the path turns slightly to the left. Further in a gentle ascent we cross a grassy slope, a strip of dwarf pines and a larger scree, after which we come to a strip of shrubs (dwarf pines and individual trees). Here the path starts to ascend steeply and quickly brings us below the rocky cliffs. We cross a narrow passage (watch your head) and the steep path then brings us to the place where we join the marked path that comes from the Dom na Kofcah hut.
We continue right upwards on the path, which ascends steeply and quickly brings us to an exposed passage. Without safety protections we cross a short but crumbly and slightly exposed ledge, after which we enter a strip of dwarf pines. The path ahead ascends through a short strip of dwarf pines, then continues along the side ridge of Košuta. The increasingly panoramic and fairly steep path joins the ridge path higher up.
We continue right in the direction of Kladivo (left Veliki vrh, straight upwards Kofce gora 10 steps) on the path, which starts to descend slightly along the edge of the ridge. The very panoramic ridge path, which runs on and along the main ridge, is slightly exposed at some points further on, but in dry conditions the passages cause no problems.
A little further the path approaches the indistinct summit (Malo Kladivo), to which a short steep ascent brings us.
From Malo Kladivo the path starts to descend and quickly brings us to a smaller saddle between both Kladivos. Here an easy unmarked path from the mountain pasture Šija joins from the right (return option), we continue straight on the path, which starts to ascend more steeply on the summit slope of Kladivo. After 10 minutes of steep and slippery walking the path brings us to the panoramic summit.
Starting point - Kofce gora 1:15, Kofce gora - Kladivo 45 minutes.
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