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Hi.
I'm interested if the marked path along the left bank of the Idrijca is in use (read: passable) or just Peter Pan's pious wish to avoid the role of a skittle on the asphalt road on the other side of the river.
Asking for the section Reka - Stopnik - Dolenja Trebuša.

If by chance there's already a description somewhere on the forum, at least partial, I'd appreciate a pointer to it, as I haven't found anything useful myself.
Thanks.

Ps. added map ...

To Kojca via the northern traverse from Bukovo village. Descent via the southern traverse to Orehovo and extension over Rodne peak to Reka village.

Kobilja glava and Jalovnik with descent to Sela nad Podmelcem.

To help others who might have been in doubt just like me ... Due to my 'logistics' I tackled the path in the opposite direction from what I asked in the post.
The section D.Trebuša - Stopnik is obviously less used than Stopnik - Reka. The trail here is a bit more 'dirty and overgrown' ...

In short ... the path is ... and it is perfectly walkable. No orientation issues. Only right before reaching the first houses in Stopnik the path briefly completely deviates from the one marked on the maps. The path here steeply climbs about 40m higher up the slope. Obviously the 'original path' was too exposed at higher Idrijca water levels (guessing).
The section Stopnik - Reka is freshly tidied up and cleaned tip-top. Obviously something is happening here (maybe some trail run). Only two fallen trees remain right before the picnic spot, but work is ongoing as the workers left some equipment there.

The only downside, in my personal opinion, is unfortunately that (too) long gravel-asphalt section through Stopnik (cca 2km), which dragged on for me. I'm just more of the rugged type :-)
Otherwise .. from the bridge in D.Trebušah to the 1st bridge in Reka it's cca 11km/400m.
A little more in the photos ...


@Tulipan, Miri: Thanks!

The section is passable. In principle, all the safety gear, where it is, serves its purpose. If you're of the clumsier sort, a short passage (approx. 2m) might be a bit 'spooky', because the cables run out there.

From May onwards, due to snow on the north side, I preferred to stick to the very edge of Votle stene. At least my shoes stayed dry. Except at the very summit, where I stayed less than a minute, the bora was tolerable/unobtrusive. The most annoying section was to the junction of the southern path to Strane, as you can't avoid the snow there.

Crossing Kolovrat (Na Gradu - Kuk). Nice, warm day, no wind. Views as awesome as it gets. Path without peculiarities, except descent to Livek, where the path veers onto the NW shady side. There it was icy and the ground still frozen. Those steepest 100 vertical meters were a bit annoying.

Bagi, too bad. I was in the Reka gorge (Famlje - Matavun) on Saturday and the path was completely normally passable. Except for one smaller log across the path right near Peptov mlin, there wasn't a single obstacle on the path. Honestly, I didn't see any warning (at least from the direction of Famlje village)(fortunately).
It is true that on one section I climbed about 50m above the riverbed for approx. 700m length (sign "easier path").

Interested approx at what altitude is snow line.

Can someone confirm if the hand-operated cableway across Tolminka (to get to Planina Prode) is operating normally.

Have they already driven livestock to pl. Dovška Rožca?
Thanks.

In general, path without peculiarities. Except for sections with moto tracks and tall grass before Ovčenike. No ticks. For now
Below the forepeak of Mali vrh met a young blue.

The biggest problem is catching the right combination of paths to the ridge itself. Reached the ridge at ca 1720m and due to morning dew in tall grass with completely soaked feet. No issues with the bushes themselves, as they are well sawn. So whoever wants to 'sweat', will have to wait till the end of the ridge. Where aids are, all OK and should serve purpose.
At Vajnež summit horses surprised me for the first time.

Pic 27. Water = acqua

At which parking lot did this happen?

Grmada above Celje.
Today a black Garmin sports watch got lost.
It supposedly happened somewhere on the section Pečovniška koča na Grmadi - Grmada pre-summit - unmarked path (shortcut) that before the pre-summit drops to the cross track on the south side.
Small chance also that it happened on the forest road coming to the hut from Stari plac.
Any possible finder should contact the unlucky one on 040.514.285