Planina Kuhinja - Krn (via jezero v Lužnici)

Access to the starting point:
From Tolmin, drive towards Kobarid or vice versa, but only until you reach the point where the signs for Kamno direct you to the right (or left from Kobarid) across the bridge. Follow the relatively narrow and ascending road towards the village Vrsno and higher up Krn. From the village Krn, continue in the direction of the Hut at mountain pasture Kuhinja. When you reach a large parking lot, where the road continues slightly to the left towards Koča na planini Kuhinja, park in the large parking lot.

Path description:
From the parking lot at the small quarry, continue along the upper right-hand road in the direction of mountain pasture Kašina (left mountain pasture Kuhinja 3 minutes). The road, which continues to climb moderately, after a few steps of further walking leads us to the next junction, where we continue to the right again (left mountain pasture Zaslap). The relatively winding road, which gradually turns into cart track, soon leads to vast grassy slopes, where you enter the pastures of mountain pasture Kašina.
Here the road or cart track turns even more to the right, then makes a sharp left turn, and then continues crossing the slopes to the right. After about 45 minutes (from the starting point) of moderate ascent, the relatively scenic route leads to the nettle-covered mountain pasture of Leskovec.
From the above-mentioned mountain pasture, continue slightly to the left along a marked and initially rather gently sloping mountain path. The path, which turns to the western and increasingly steep grassy slopes, is joined higher up on the right by a slightly less beaten path with mountain pasture Sleme. Continue left along the already very steep path, which climbs at the foot of the steep walls of Maselnik (1906 m). A little higher up, a second path with mountain pasture Sleme joins the path, which is exposed to falling rocks due to its considerable steepness. Continue straight on along the path, which descends a little higher and then turns quite left into a small valley. There is a short, slightly steeper climb and you see the lake in Lužnice (1801 m) slightly below you on the left.
The marked trail bypasses the lake on the right and continues to climb along the foot of the Mali Peski scree ridge. Higher up, the trail turns slightly to the left and climbs over the grassy slopes of Srednji vrh (2032 m) to a small saddle called Prag (2068 m).
At Prag, where there is a marked crossroads, continue left in the direction Batognica (straight down Krnsko jezero to the right Vrh nad Peski and the hut at mountain pasture Razor) on a path that climbs moderately up the summit slope of Batognica. Follow this increasingly scenic path to the summit, which is reached after 15 minutes of further walking. From Batognica continue along the initially slightly less visible path, which continues along the left side of the summit. The path, which initially descends only gently, soon leads us into a steeper world, where we begin to descend more steeply. After a short descent, you reach a set of relatively steep steps which start to descend steeply. There is a high risk of slipping on this part of the path due to the gravel on the path. The way forward gradually becomes more steep and leads us only a little further to Krnska škrbina (the notch can also be reached by continuing on the so-called Northern Route at Prag, which bypasses the top of Batognica; the latter is slightly shorter, but also considerably less scenic).
From the stump, continue straight ahead (left mountain pasture Kuhinja, right Krnsko jezero) along the path that starts climbing up the grassy slope of the mountain. This increasingly scenic path is then followed to the summit, which is reached after about 30 minutes' walk from Krnska notch.
From the top, you can descend in 5 minutes to the Gomišček shelter and then follow the usual route down to the mountain pasture Kitchen.

On the way: Planina Kašina (1049m), Planina Leskovca (1230m), The lake Jezero v Lužnici (1801m), Prag (2068m), Batognica (2164m), Krnska škrbina (2058m)

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