Koča pri Savici - Velika Zelnarica (via Vrata)

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 driving towards Bohinjsko jezero (Ribčev laz), at which you will come to a crossroads, where you will continue straight along the left (south) side of the lake in the direction of Ukanec and the Savica waterfall. Follow this increasingly narrow road to the large parking lot at the Savica cottage. There is a charge for parking.

Path description:
From the parking lot, follow the road that crosses the Savica River via a bridge. Continue along the path in the direction of the Triglav Lakes. The initially gentle path soon becomes steep and climbs up the southern lower slopes of Komarča. After a good half an hour's walk, the path becomes even steeper and leads to technically difficult places. The path along the Komarča wall is beautifully laid out, but care is needed at every step to avoid slipping. In the more difficult places, the fixed safety gear are helpful to get to the top of the wall more safely. The steep climb, which takes about an hour, ends with a view down the valley to the parking lot where the car is parked. The steepness then eases, and the path leads us to the Black Lake in five minutes of easy walking.
At the beginning of the lake, the path to the right branches off at mountain pasture Viševnik and Pršivec, and we continue straight on along the right-hand side of the lake. On the other side of the lake, the path leads to the next crossroads. Continue straight on towards the huts at Triglav Lakes (Komna on the left). The path continues to climb under the walls of Stador on the right and the Lopučnica forest on the left. After a while the path leads to a grassy clearing where the marked path turns right steeply upwards. After 15 minutes the steepness eases and after a further 15 minutes the path leads to the next crossroads, where it continues to the left (to the right mountain pasture Ovčarija, Dedno polje and Blato). There is a gentle climb up to a point where you can see the Double Lake in front of you. The trail continues gently downhill to the lake and continues on the right-hand side. Here you come to a crossroads where the path to Tičarica branches off to the right. Continue on the lower path, which after a few minutes of further walking leads us to the hut at Triglav Lakes, which we can see in front of us.
At the hut, head in the direction Triglav straight ahead. Just a few metres from the hut, you will pass the artificial lake Močivec, which is the source of drinking water at the hut. The path then climbs moderately up the valley of the Triglav Lakes. During the ascent, you can admire the walls of Tičarice and Kopica on the right, while to the left you can admire the views towards the Špičja ridge. The way forward leads us to the next crossroads, where we continue slightly to the right along the path in the direction of Prehodavci and Triglav (Veliko Špičje on the left). The forest along the way is becoming increasingly sparse and the path leads us to the largest Triglav lake, Ledvice. The trail bypasses the lake on the right side over extensive scree, which is slowly but steadily filling in the lake. A beautiful high-mountain path then leads to the next Zeleno jezero, which has a characteristic green colour. Just after the lake, the signs for Hribarice point us right up (left Prehodavci). Continue climbing on the scree towards Hribarice. After about half an hour's climb from Zeleno jezero we reach a crossroads where we continue right in the direction of Zelnarice (straight Hribarice). The way forward initially crosses moderately steep slopes and then leads us to a slightly exposed shelf below Vršaki (not difficult). A short descent follows, and then the path begins to climb towards the Vrata Preval (the preval between Zadni Vogl and Velika Zelnarica), where the next crossroads is. Continue right towards Zelnarica (straight valley Za Kopica) along the path which climbs crosswise over relatively steep slopes. Follow this path for about 10 minutes (almost to the saddle between the two Zelnarice), then leave the marked path and turn right onto a less well-trodden path which leads us in a few minutes of moderate ascent to a slightly exposed ridge, which we then follow to the top. This is reached after a good 15-minute walk along an unmarked and sometimes less visible path.
Starting point - Hut at Triglav Lakes 3:00, Hut at Triglav Lakes - Velika Zelnarica 3:00.

On the way: The lake Črno jezero (1294m), Koča pri Triglavskih jezerih mountain hut (1685m), The lake Jezero v Ledvicah (1831m), The lake Zeleno jezero (1988m), Vrata (2192m)

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