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Along the path to Brano?

Storžič from Kališče.

Actual difference is less than 250m, which doesn't outweigh +4.0 km more distance on varied terrain and that in hiking boots?

On descent (to Rudno polje) additional 250m ascents are made, which to the starting point in Krma aren't even 10m...

Why is it considered that the path from Rudno polje is LESS fitness-demanding than e.g. the path from Krma? Personally I prefer 1450m ascent in one go, rather than on 8km "toboggan" (up-down) between Rudno polje and Konjsko sedlo (to Planika then same ascent), where you rack up enviable 1200m total.
Descent time difference at least 1 hour in favor of Krma too!

There are three new booklets, namely:
- Cici diary (including 2nd grade of elementary school)
- Diary 1: Young mountaineer/Young female mountaineer (elementary school)
- Diary 2: Young mountaineer/Young female mountaineer

It is visible that people who work with children in the mountains participated in the design!

Sometimes you need to think why you use it for everything. A good (also expensive) compromise is the Suunto T6d model, with good altimeter, pulse meter, distance measurer for running and bike. Good transfer to computer, where you can plan tour length on similar tours (starting point). In short, all in one.
Drawbacks are:
high price (from 295 Eur just the watch), batteries change every 6 months or sooner (watch and pulsemeter), strap doesn't last 1 year (price 20 Eur), display backlight, stiffer buttons (data with use up to 400 hours/year in all possible conditions).

Road from Poljana to the hut is leveled to zero, so probably no questions like "can a lower car get to the hut".
Until the first rain, dust clouds will roll (under cars), so I advise against walking along the road to the hut...

Access to Valvazorjev dom, now (except for a few meters), via the "real" dusty highway.

Up to Stanič it all depends on temperatures. If mornings are low it can be icy in a few places, from Stanič onwards they were even turning back without gear. Yesterday's condition in the picture.

Engaging in only one type of sport all year is difficult and often impossible.
Reasons are mainly weather, travel time to the starting point, monotony of the same hill and resulting boredom.
It's good to choose several different sports where different muscle groups work and choose a suitable one according to season and weather. It can often be nicely combined: triathlon disciplines (running, road bike, swimming), hiking, MTB, fast walking, nordic walking, last but not least fitness for rainy generous weeks.
The initial 3-5-hour weekly trotting will be a good base for later possible extension to more hours. Most important are continuity (no more than 2 day breaks), moderation of training, proper nutrition (important meals are breakfast and post-workout meal), rest at least 2 days/week (walk is rest) and maximum enjoyment in training.
Conclusion: let it not be a one-year fly, let it get under your skin and become part of everyday life, as analogy it's not 100m run, but marathon (long distance run). Good luck.

With yesterday's weather on the edge (of rain) and wind, pleasant circular path Predmeja (main intersection) - sports park Tiha dolina - Mali Golak - Iztok's hut below Golaki - Anton Bavčar hut on Čaven - Predmeja. The path is excellently marked in some places, sufficiently good elsewhere, if you combine some descriptions from hribi.net. Pleasantly spent 5h, with breaks. Otherwise marked as:
- Predmeja - sports park 20 min
- sports park - Mali Golak 2h
- Mali Golak - hut below Golaki 30 min
- Hut below Golaki - hut on Čaven 2h30
- Hut on Čaven - Predmeja 50 min

Recommend as spring preparation for high mountains (fitness) as it accumulates enviable 1050 v.m. and over 20 (walked) km.

Even if there isn't any now, where does it say it won't snow until the holidays, above 1500 m it happens quick?
Such info is sought (and when some weather forecast already "holds") a day or three before, almost 2 weeks before you NEED to call 090xxxx Fortune-telling...

http://www.pzs.si/index.php?stran=Seznam%20ko%E8

More or less up-to-date list, with mobile numbers too, to check the actual status. Currently it says OSNP!

If you don't know the exact name, in the search Edit/Search/ type the root of the word e.g. Snežnik and it shows you the hut, bivouac, ...

The trail is almost 60 km long in one direction and has over 2,200 m elevation gain, so the Borl-Donačka gora trail.
With average speed 5km/h, that's 12 hours + breaks.