Planina Blato - Vernar (via Grintovica)

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 to a place where tolls and parking fees are collected, and we follow it to the next crossroads, where we continue to the left (right Voje). We then follow the road to the next crossroads (we drive for some time), where we take a sharp right in the direction of mountain pasture Blato (straight ahead mountain pasture Vogar). Follow this road to the parking lot above mountain pasture Blato.

Path description:
From the parking lot, continue along the dirt road, which takes a few steps past the ramp to a right-hand bend. On the right-hand side of this bend, you will see the start of a hunting trail, which leads us over a short, very steep slope with the help of a jeklenice. The path soon enters the woods and turns slightly to the right, where you come out onto the wide open cart track (you can also follow the road to this point, or the higher cart track). Follow Cart track to the right (the hunting trail continues straight on towards mountain pasture Krstenica), and it climbs steeply for some time. Follow Cart track, from which a few blind branches branch off, to a slightly larger and partially marked crossroads, where you can see the sign Grintovica on one of the trees.
Here, leave the wide cart track and continue along the slightly narrower one on the right, which climbs gently for some time. The path continues slightly downhill a few times, and then we see signs for Grintovica, which direct us right into the dense forest (here we leave the increasingly worse cart track). In the forest, the path disappears completely, and we continue in the same direction, where we come to a large number of fallen trees. Here we cross a marked path leading from the valley of Voja towards mountain pasture Krstenica (the fallen trees make the crossing almost imperceptible, but we must take care not to continue on the marked path). On the other side of the marked trail, cross a small clearing, and the trail returns to the forest and gradually begins to descend more steeply. After a short steep descent, the path is laid and leads to steep slopes, over which we descend mostly crosswise. During the crossing, a few short, slightly exposed slopes are crossed, then the slope is flattened and the route continues with a few short ascents and descents. A little further on, leave the forest and enter the southern part of mountain pasture Zgornja Grintovica, where the first wooden huts can be seen. The path continues through the lane of a forest and leads to a water trough, next to which stands Kef's cottage. We continue on, again through the lane of the forest and follow the path to the upper part of the mountain pasture, where we see some more old shepherd's huts. At the last upper part of mountain pasture, on the right-hand side, near the dilapidated hut, you will see a wide path going into the woods and beginning to descend crosswise towards mountain pasture Spodnja Grintovica. After about 10 minutes of descending, you will reach the above-mentioned mountain pasture, where you will also join the marked path from the Voja valley, which you follow to the left.
The path ahead returns to the forest, where it starts to climb steeply again. The rather monotonous path then leads us into an unmarked valley (Jurjevčeva vrtača), where it gradually flattens out. Further on, the forest becomes a little thinner and the path turns slightly to the right, where after a few minutes of further walking we arrive at a less well-marked crossroads. Continue on the right path (left mountain pasture under Mišelj vrh, Malo polje and Velo polje), which again starts to climb more visibly. The path continues to climb along the undistinguished ridge of the lesser-known peak Na Zagonu (1824 m), then lays down and leads us in a few steps of further walking to a place where we join the considerably more beaten path from Pokljuka.
Continue in the direction of Vodnikov dom and continue the ascent along the gently sloping path that crosses the slopes of Tosc. The path crosses a few more small scree fields (in early summer there are still possible snowfields), and then quickly leads to Vodnikov dom in Velo Polje.
At the house, continue right in the direction of Krma (straight ahead Triglav) along a steep path that first climbs by the botanical garden and then ascends over relatively steep, mostly grassy slopes. Higher up, the path becomes a small, undistinguished valley, which, after a few minutes of steep climbing, leads to the Bohinjska vratace (Bohinj Necks).
From Bohinjska vratca continue left on an unmarked path leading up a grassy slope. The grassy slope becomes steeper and steeper and is very dangerous for slipping, especially in wet conditions. Follow the steep track slightly to the left of the ridge up to a grassy headland at 2183m.
From the summit, continue along the ridge, initially descending steeply for a few metres on a rocky slope. Continue along the ridge, which becomes quite narrow and exposed. Walk mainly on the left side of the ridge, with some cairns indicating the direction. There are a few more very short climbing spots (level I-II) and we are already at the top of Vernar. Starting point - mountain pasture Spodnja Grintovica 1:45, mountain pasture Spodnja Grintovica - Vodnikov dom 2:00, Vodnikov dom - Vernar 1:15.

On the way: Planina Zgornja Grintovica (1250m), Planina Spodnja Grintovica (1175m), Vodnikov dom mountain hut (1817m)

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