Erjavčeva koča na Vršiču - Sovna glava (on old road)
Starting point: Erjavčeva koča na Vršiču (1525 m)
| Lat/Lon: | 46,4391°N 13,7483°E |
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Name of path: on old road
Time of walking: 50 min
Difficulty: easy marked way
Altitude difference: 225 m
Altitude difference po putu: 240 m
Map: Kranjska Gora 1:30.000
Recommended equipment (summer):
Recommended equipment (winter): ice axe, crampons
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Access to the starting point:
From Kranjska Gora take the road leading over the Vršič pass to Bovec or vice versa. Between the 22nd and 23rd serpentine of the Vršiška cesta you will reach the parking lot under Erjavčevo kočo, where you park.
Path description:
From the parking lot at Erjavec's cottage, continue south towards the Postman's Home on Vršič. The path quickly turns from meadow into a sparse, mostly larch forest, where it first crosses slopes and then a larger torrential ravine. Beyond the ravine the path starts to climb, and soon an unmarked path branches off to the left downhill, leading towards Tonkina koča na Vršiču (the path joins the old road at a lower level). A short walk along the mountain path follows, and then we reach the old road, which we first cross on a marked shortcut, and then continue our ascent. As we continue, we increasingly get beautiful views of the surrounding mountains and walls. On one of the serpentines, the path continues straight on towards Prisojnik (the path through the Front Prisojnik Window), and then we reach the level in front of the Postman's House on Vršič in a few more serpentines. From here it is only a short walk and the path leads to the Postman's Home.
At Poštarski dom na Vršiču, we enter a wider macadam road, which we start to descend gently towards the Vršič Pass. With beautiful views of the peak of Prisojnik and Ajdovska deklica, the road slowly turns to the right, and then quickly leads to a marked crossroads, where we continue to the left in the direction of Prisojnik and Razor (slightly to the right, or further along the road, we arrive at the Vršič Pass).
Continue along the well-trodden mountain path, which continues for some time along a gently sloping and scenic ridge. After a few minutes, the path starts to climb steeply through the rarer lane of dwarf pines, and then lays down and leads us just below the top of the grassy Sovne glave. Here we leave the marked path and, after a few steps on a pathless path, we climb to a panoramic and spacious summit.
Erjavec's Cottage on Vršič - Poštarski dom na Vršiču 30 minutes, Poštarski dom na Vršiču - Sovna glava 20 minutes.
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Discussion about the trail Erjavčeva koča na Vršiču - Sovna glava (on old road)
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| ločanka28. 02. 2015 |
Kratek, lagoden, a zelo lep izlet. Posebno barvit v jeseni, ko hodimo mimo številnih macesnov. Ko odkriješ to staro pot, ne moreš verjeti, da tako dolgo zanjo sploh nisi vedel in bi jo želel kmalu spet ponoviti. Mogoče se splača razmislit, da jo podaljšaš s tem, da se podaš po tej stari poti na njenem začetku pri Mihovem domu.
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