Aljažev dom v Vratih - Dolkova špica (western way)

Access to the starting point:
Leave the Gorenjska motorway at the Hrušica exit and follow the road towards Kranjska Gora. Just before the village of Dovje, the road branches off to the left and leads to Mojstrana (Vrata, Kot and Krma). Follow the road in the direction of the Vrata valley and follow it to the large parking lot near the Aljaž's home.

Path description:
From the parking lot, continue along the macadam road, which after a 3-minute walk leads to the crossroads at Aljaževem dom. Continue right in the direction of Škrlatica and Dolkova špica along the path which leads us across the meadow into the forest. Continue up the initially gently sloping cart track, which changes to a slightly steeper footpath higher up. Soon, however, the path leads to the bed of a torrent, along which it climbs for only a short distance before turning right and climbing steeply through the forest. The path then turns to the left, where it crosses a short avalanche-prone slope, and then gradually passes onto the slopes below Stenar. The slopes continue to climb up the aforementioned slopes, which are lightly covered with dwarf pines and individual larch trees. Higher up the path leads us to a small crossroads where we continue right in the direction of Škrlatica (left Stenar on the unmarked path through Stenarskih vratc. The way forward climbs for only a short time, then the path is laid and leads us to a larger crossroads where we continue left in the direction of Pogačnik's home and bivouac at Dwarf pines (right Škrlatica. The marked trail bypasses the bivouac on the right and climbs steeply behind it for a short time. The steepness eases and the path leads through a karst world full of potholes, crevasses and caves. A beautiful high-mountain path, which offers beautiful views, especially of the surrounding peaks, leads us higher up to the next crossroads. Continue to the right in the direction of Škrlatica and Dolkova špica (Križ, Pogačnikov dom and Cirque on the left) along a path that crosses the slopes below the walls of Gubno and Dovško Gamsovec almost horizontally. After about 30 minutes of further walking, the trail starts to climb up the hilly terrain towards the steep Rdeča škrbina, located between Dolkova Špica and the lesser known Rogljica.

Continue right in the direction of Dolkova špica (straight down Škrlatica) on the path that climbs along and along the top ridge of the mountain. After 15 minutes on the sometimes quite steep trail, you will reach the summit.
Gate - bivouac at Dwarf pines 3:00, bivouac at Dwarf pines - Dolkova špica 2:15.

On the way: Bivak na Rušju (1980m), Rdeča škrbina (2500m)

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