Magozd - Veliki vrh (Polovnik)

Access to the starting point:
Drive through the Magozd from the route of Drežnice and then, when the asphalt ends, drive another 300 m along the macadam and park under a large linden tree (it is worth parking in such a way that the car will be in the shade on the way back).

Path description:
From the starting point, follow the macadam in the direction of Trnovo (by the Soča River). After a little less than 500 metres, turn slightly to the right onto a grassy path. And shortly afterwards, turn right again. We are on a mulatier which leads us to the top. Mostly through beech wods, where you will have views of the Soča and Trnovo all the time.
After 1,600 metres from the start of the trail, we find ourselves in front of the Globoščak torrent, which we cross and find the continuation of the trail on the opposite bank. It goes uphill all the way. At a height of 1100 m, the hunting lodge of LD Drežnica appears on our left, firmly anchored to the rock. In front of the hunting lodge is a rock shelf with a beautiful view of the Soča valley and the village of Trnovo.
At a height of 1200 m we leave the forest. There is still 200 m of altitude difference to mountain pasture Dolec. The ascent to mountain pasture Dolec offers a beautiful view of Pirhovec (1663 m) on the left and Veliki vrh (1764 m) on the right. Here we witnessed the rare scene of a flock of vultures flying over. First six, followed by four more. They were sailing peacefully from the direction of Krasji Vrh (1768 m) to Veliki Polovnik (1471 m).
In preparing the route, we relied on aerial photographs, which very clearly show the course of the mountain pasture Dolenc route.
However, in August the vegetation is so lush and the visitors so few that we often only have a hunch where the mulatier runs. It is also often cut because in some places it is densely overgrown with low beech trees, where many of the trees are literally horizontal, and it is quite an arduous task to cobble over the trunks and remove the tough branches.
The Big Peak offers a magnificent view of the amphitheatre of the Bovec mountains. Visibility is just good enough to reach Triglav, which is just over 22 kilometres away.
Just before the descent begins, we see the vultures returning. They are flying much lower, some right next to the rocks, lower than us. It is a truly beautiful scene of gliding giants, measuring more than 2 metres across the wings. There are also happy glances, they must be hungry. The sight of them along the precipice below the summit makes you feel uneasy. The way down is much more exposed in a few places where the track narrows considerably above the steep slope. The use of walking sticks comes in very handy.

It took us just over five and a half hours to get to Veliki vrh. The calculation showed that our fitness index was 30. A "Gamsi" with a fitness index of 15 would have taken a good three and a half hours to complete the route.
Here is a PDF file:
http://www. globalvision. si/hribi_net/Veliki_Vrh_stefkina_pot. pdf

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