Aljažev dom v Vratih - Škrlatica

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 to a small crossroads, where we continue to the right in the direction of Škrlatica (to the left Stenar along an unmarked path via Stenarske vratace).
The way forward climbs only for a short time, then lays down and leads us to a larger crossroads, where we continue right in the direction of Škrlatica (left bivouac 2 minutes and Križ 1:30).
The trail crosses a small scree slope and then turns sharp right. Continue on a slightly exposed slope (risk of slipping), after which you will reach the pastures below Dolkova spica. The path ahead slowly starts to descend, but only to the steeper part of the path. Here, in early summer, we also encounter a snowfield (caution). The path then starts to rise again and soon we reach cirque Last Dolek, located between Škrlatica and Dolkova spica.
Here we are at a crossroads, where we continue to the right in the direction of Škrlatica, while to the left the path leads towards Rdeča škrbina and further towards Dolkova špica or Križ and Pogačnik's home. Continue up the scree until you reach the entrance to the wall. Walking on the scree is quite strenuous as the scree is quite steep. In the upper part of the scree, however, the markings direct us to the right where we enter the protected part of the trail.
The path continues along the western wall and is well protected in the initial part with rungs and ropes. At first, descend gently and cross the exposed slope to the south. The path then becomes a shade less exposed and starts to climb steeply up the slope, where wedges occasionally help us. Then climb up a chute or couloir with the help of a rope. When we reach the top of the gorge, we descend a little and the path leads us in front of probably the most challenging part of the route. Here you climb steeply at first with the help of a few scrambles, then cross a smooth wall to the right. The path is very well protected with a rope and crampons. The fixed safety gear climb continues for some time, becoming a little more sparse. On the more difficult parts, we are mostly only helped by rungs. On this part of the route you can also see a window in Škrlatica, which many mountaineers overlok.
The trail becomes a shade less difficult and leads us to a ridge where we have wonderful views also to the east, where the nearby Rokavi are very visible.
From here we have about half an hour to walk to the top. The route to the summit is a shade less demanding and mostly runs along the right eastern side of the ridge. Soon we see the cross at the top and there is only a short climb to a very scenic summit.
Vrata - bivouac 3:00, bivouac - Posledni Dolek 1:30. Last Dolek - Škrlatica 1:30.

On the way: Bivak na Rušju (1980m)

We can extend the trip to the following destinations: Škrlatica

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