End of road on Vogar - Kopica (via Štapce)

Access to the starting point:
From the Ljubljana - Jesenice motorway, take the Lesce exit and follow the road towards Bled and on to Bohinjska Bistrica. Continue towards Bohinjsko jezero (Ribčev laz), at which you will come to a crossroads where you will turn right towards Stara Fužina. At Stara Fužina, at the crossroads by the chapel, turn sharp left onto the ascending road towards mountain pasture Blato, mountain pasture Vogar and the Voja valley. The road leads on to a place where tolls and parking fees are collected, and we follow it on to the next crossroads, where we continue left (right Voje). Follow the road to the next crossroads (take some time), where you continue straight on (sharp right mountain pasture Blato). Follow the road past mountain pasture Vogar and follow it to the parking area at the end of the road.

From the toll booth to the starting point is about 11 km drive, the last half or a bit less is entirely gravel road.

Path description:
At the parking lot we see the signs for mountain pasture Viševnik, which direct us to the right onto the wide and initially quite steep tractor track logging trail. After a few minutes of steep climbing, logging trail is laid down and then continues through the forest without any major changes in elevation. When logging trail turns to the right, continue straight on the marked footpath, which climbs gently for a short time. When the path becomes steeper, you will see cairn on the left and next to it a path leading to Pršivec (the path later joins the normal path from Vogar), and we continue straight on along the steep mountain path. The way forward climbs steeply for some time through the forest, then it is laid and leads us to the Abyss at Gamsova glavici (the abyss has been explored to a depth of 817 m). Above the abyss, the path turns into an undistinguished and, in the upper part, steeper valley, which ascends to a small pass between Pršivecm (1761 m) on the left and Gornji Viševnik (17022 m) on the right. Here the path completely flattens out and then continues for some time across the pastures of Gornji Viševnik. On the other side, the path returns to the forest and, after a few minutes of descent, leads to mountain pasture Viševnik, in the middle of which stands Bregar's shelter.
From mountain pasture Viševnik continue slightly left (sharp left Pršivec, left Črno jezero, slight right mountain pasture at Jezero past Krištofojce, right mountain pasture at Jezero) on the path in the direction of mountain pasture Ovčarije and the Triglav Lakes. The way forward first ascends crosswise to the left over a steeper slope, and then gradually flattens out and leads us into a flatter world. The route continues south-west of Griva (1758 m) for some time without any major changes in altitude. A little further on, more precisely at the direction signs, an unmarked path continues in a straight direction towards mountain pasture Dedno polje, and we continue sharp left in the direction of mountain pasture Ovčarije. From the direction signs the path descends slightly, then turns right and continues for some time along a sort of contour or sink. On the other side of the conte the path begins to climb moderately again, then it lays down and leads to the shepherds' tents at mountain pasture Ovčarija. Continue between the huts along the marked mountain path, which begins to descend moderately. Slightly lower down, the path leads us past a few more huts, and then, within a few minutes of further walking, it leads to a place where it joins the wider path with mountain pasture Dedno polje. Here we continue to the left and in a few steps we reach the next crossroads.
The trail continues straight ahead towards Koča pri Triglavskih jezerih - via Prodov, and we continue to the right in the direction of the trail via Štapc. The trail then climbs, first gently and then moderately, through a valley of sorts between Rušnata glava on the left and Bela glava on the right. Higher up, the path becomes a little steeper, and then it lays down and leads us to a marked crossroads at Štapce.
Here the trail continues in a straight line towards Koča pri Triglavskih jezerih, and we continue to the right in the direction of Tičarica and Zelnarica. The path continues through a short strip dwarf pines, at the end of which the path turns slightly to the right and ascends crosswise over a steep grade (there is a risk of slipping, especially in wet conditions). The slope then flattens out a little and the path continues to climb relatively steeply for some time. The higher rocks and dwarf pines are replaced by grass, and the path leads to the next crossroads, where we continue straight on (Mala Tičarica on the left).
Continue in the direction of Zelnarice along a relatively gently sloping path which first crosses the slopes of Mala Tičarica and then Velika Tičarica. After Velika Tičarica the path changes to a wide grassy ridge along which we then climb. After a few minutes of easy walking, the path begins to climb steeply up a partly grassy slope. The steepness quickly wears off, and the path leads to the vast meadows south of the precipitous and overhanging Kopica. Cross the open meadows to the base of the summit slope Kopica, then, on reaching the edge of the cliff, the waymarked path turns right and crosses a small scree slope. Beyond the scree, the path turns left and then begins to climb steeply in a cross-climb. At a small, indistinct hollow, the marked path approaches the ridge and turns gently to the right. It is at this point that the marked path leaves the ridge and climbs in a few steps to the Kopice ridge, following an easier trackless path over a moderately steep grassy slope. Here, turn left and continue along the increasingly narrow but technically easy ridge. After less than 5 minutes' walk from the point where we left the marked trail, we reach the Kopice peak, which is very scenic and precipitous. Starting point - mountain pasture Viševnik 1:20, mountain pasture Viševnik - mountain pasture Sheepfold 50 minutes, mountain pasture Sheepfold - Kopica 2:25.

On the way: Planina Viševnik (1625m), Planina Ovčarija (1660m), Štapce (1851m)

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