Pišnica - Stenar (via Križ)

Access to the starting point:
a) First drive to Kranjska Gora, then continue to the Vršič pass. When Kranjska Gora ends, the road leads past Lake Jasna, and after the lake you reach the bridge over the Velika Pišnica, where the route described above begins. Park in the small parking lot by the crossroads, or a little earlier, in the larger parking lot in front of the start of TNP, or behind the bridge near the former Hotel Erika.
b) Drive to Trenta, then start descending towards Kranjska Gora via the Vršič Pass. After crossing the bridge over the Velika Pišnica, the route described above begins. Park in the small parking lot by the crossroads, or a little earlier near the former Hotel Erika, or a little after the bridge, in the slightly larger parking lot opposite the TNP signboard.

Path description:
From the bridge over the Velika Pišnica, continue in the direction of Koča v Krnici, where the path leads along a macadam road, which in turn leads through the Velika Pišnica valley. The road, which runs alongside a mountain stream, is quite folded and initially crosses a few torrents, then behind the dam, which is quite photogenic due to the high mountains in the background, leads us a little further on to a marked crossroads, where a path branches off to the left through Kačji graben to Špik.
Continue straight along the still gently sloping road, which then leads us over the gravel to a marked crossroads, where the path from the Russian Cross joins us on the outskirts of mountain pasture V Klin, on the right.
Continue left in the direction Cirque, then immediately after crossing a torrent, turn right onto a forest footpath. There is a moderate climb through the forest, and after about 20 minutes of further walking we reach Koča v Krnici.
From Koča v Krnici continue straight on (Špik and Velika Dnina on the left) in the direction of Križa, Pogačnikov dom na Kriških podih and Škrlatice. The way ahead leads us through the forest at first, then into the lane of bushes, where we walk for some time along the mighty torrential deposits. Higher up, the path turns slightly to the left and starts to climb steeply. There is a steep climb up an area called Travno brdo, where the path leads us through the last lane of the forest. Higher up, the larch forest first thins out and then ends quite quickly. There is a short grassy ascent, and from the path, which turns to scree, we have beautiful views of the surrounding mountains and cliffs. Higher up, at a height of about 1900 metres, the path bends and leads to the cirque corner, and at the end of the cirque, the path turns left and leads to the entrance to the Kriška wall (in early summer, there is often snow at the entrance to the wall).
Before entering the wall, or even before, put on your helmet and then step carefully into the wall. The route turns left at the start of the wall and climbs steeply, but from then on it is mostly natural, with fixed safety gear to help you on the harder parts. The climb up the wall, which, as well as being exposed, is also exposed to falling rocks, takes about one hour. Above the wall, the path is laid and leads to a crossroads at Vrh Kriške stene, where we continue to the right in the direction of Križa (left Vrata, Škrlatica, bivouac at Dwarf pines). Then climb up a wide ridge to Bovška vratica, where the next crossroads are.
From Bovška vratica, from where a beautiful view of the Kriška Pod Pods opens up, continue left in the direction of Križa (Pogačnikov dom, Razor, Vršič and Trenta on the right) and follow the path along the increasingly narrower ridge, then climb with the help of a rope via a slightly exposed rock slab. Above this part, a small natural chute is reached, through which, with some skill, the nearby summit of Križa can be ascended.
From Križa, first descend steeply on an exposed ridge, with some fixed safety gear to help, then the ridge widens and the path turns slightly right, but still descends steeply. A little further on, a path joins us from the right, bypassing the top of Križa, and we continue slightly left, still descending steeply at first. Lower down the slope and the path lay down, and we arrive at a marked crossroads below the Stenar gate a little further on.
Continue straight ahead (Stenarska vratca on the left, Sovatna and Pogačnikov dom on the right) along the increasingly scenic path. Continue across the scree slope and walk up to the steep slopes of Stenar with fine views of Triglav, Bovški Gamsovec, Pihavec and the Trenta valley. From here on, the path begins to climb steeply on beautifully dissected rocks, then turns sharply to the left, where it suddenly lays down after a few 10 m. Here, or just over 10 m earlier, a pathless approach to Spodnji Stenar branches off to the right, and we continue along the marked path, which again begins to climb more steeply. After about 15 minutes of walking on the top slope of the mountain, the increasingly scenic route leads us to the 2501 m high summit.
Starting point - Koča v Krnici 1:20, Koča v Krnici - V kotu 2:30, V kotu - Vrh Kriške stene 1:00, Vrh Kriške stene - Križ 30 minutes, Križ - crossroads below Stenarska vratca 35 minutes, crossroads below Stenarska vratca - Stenar 55 minutes.

On the way: Koča v Krnici mountain hut (1113m), Vrh Kriške stene (2289m), Bovška vratica (2375m), Križ (2410m)

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