Tinčkova koča - Begunjščica (via Poljška planina)

Access to the starting point:
From the Ljubljana - Jesenice motorway, take the Lesce exit and follow the road towards Žirovnica and Jesenice. After a few kilometres of driving, you will come to a crossroads where the road to Žirovnica and Moste turns right (from Jesenice to the left). Just a few metres further on, at the next crossroads, turn left into Moste (to the right Žirovnica). Continue past the memorial to the fallen fighters, where the road starts to climb uphill under the railway line. At the top of the hill, turn right (at the Vila Karin sign) and we continue towards Završniškem jezero and Valvasor's home. The road then bends and leads to a crossroads where the road to Valvasor's home branches off to the left and we continue straight ahead. The road continues past a nicely landscaped parking lot, and the asphalt road soon becomes a dirt road. The dirt road, which is asphalted in a few steep sections, leads us higher up to a small crossroads, where we continue straight in the direction of Zelenica and Roblek (the right-hand road leads towards the Kališča pass). The road then crosses a grazing fence and leads us just a little further to a hut (Pri žagi). We continue driving along the steeper road again, but soon we see the markings for Poljško mountain pasture and Roblek, which direct us to the sharp right. As there is no suitable parking place next to the mountain signs, we drive a good 50 metres higher and then park in a suitable place along the road.

Path description:
From the starting point, return along the macadam road to the nearby direction signs for Poljško mountain pasture and Roblek, and from there continue along the initially parallel mountain path. The trail descends to a small stream, crosses it, and then passes to the western slopes of Begunjščica, where it first crosses moderately steep slopes. The crossing continues to the right, where it quickly reaches very steep slopes, over which it ascends crosswise. The continuation of the route is not very pleasant, as the poorly maintained path leads over a very steep slope which is dangerous for slipping (especially in wet conditions). Above the exposed part, the path and the slope are laid down and we continue crossing. The path continues through the forest and gradually switches back to steeper slopes. There are a few more minutes of scrambling before we move to the south-western slopes, where the slope visibly flattens out. After a short climb up a less steep slope, we arrive at a small crossroads where a path branches off to the right downhill towards the NOB monument, and we continue straight ahead on a path that climbs moderately through the forest. Higher up, we join the cart track, which we follow to the right, and we descend it in a few minutes to Tomč's hut at Poljška mountain pasture.
From Tomč's hut, continue to the right, following the signs for Roblek's home, and continue your ascent along the path that turns into the forest. The path through the forest climbs moderately and soon leads to a place where several logs have been placed for heating Roblek's home. If we are in the mood and have enough strength, we can take a log to the hut (they will be very grateful).
Higher up, the forest on the trail becomes thinner and the path steeper. From the wide and well surfaced path, which is quite muddy after rain, we occasionally get beautiful views. The path then turns slightly to the left and leads us to a place where we join the path from the right with the mountain pasture of Preval.
Continue along the left-hand path which, after a further 10-minute cross-climb, leads to a mountain lodge.
From the house, continue right in the route Veliki vrh to Begunjščica along the path which, after a few steps, goes into the forest. The Lane of the forest, which is short, quickly turns into bushes and higher up into dwarf pines. After a good 20 minutes of ascent from Roblek's home, we reach the next crossroads, where we continue again in the direction of Veliki vrh, which is the highest peak of Begunjščica at 2060 m (on the left is Dom na Zelenica). The path continues to climb crosswise, along the sometimes quite steep southern slopes of Begunjščice. The cross-country route offers beautiful views of the Gorenjska region. The path, which is also dangerous to slip in the wet, then leads us to a scenic peak, which we reach after a scenic and steep slope.

On the way: Tomčeva koča na Poljški planini mountain hut (1180m), Roblekov dom na Begunjščici mountain hut (1657m)

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