Rudno polje - Mali Draški vrh (via Viševnik)

Access to the starting point:
From the motorway Ljubljana - Jesenice take the exit Lesce and follow the road towards Bled. At the traffic lights in Bled, the signs for Pokljuka direct you to the right. Continue through Gorje and past the abandoned ski resort Zatrnik to Rudni Polje on Pokljuka (a large parking lot, a military barracks and a shooting range).

Path description:
At the end of the parking lot, a macadam road branches off to the right with signposts for Triglav. Take this road, which climbs gently and after 10 minutes leads to the ski resort.
On the other side of the ski slope, by the ski lift, you will see a marked footpath which continues off the road to the right. Take the path mentioned above, which leads us on a moderate ascent through the lane of a forest to a dirt road (possibly also by road), which we follow to the right, but only for a few steps. Just before the road crosses the ski slope, a marked footpath branches off to the left, first crossing a pasture fence and then climbing along the edge of the ski slope. At the top of the first lift, the marked path turns left and continues to climb steeply along the edge of the second steeper ski slope. The second lift also soon ends, and we continue along the path, which turns into a small, relatively steep valley. Towards the top of the valley, the path climbs relatively steeply, then suddenly dips and leads us past an abandoned hunting observation post to a crossroads.
Continue straight in the direction of Viševnik (right Lipanca and Viševnik over Kačji rob) along another steeper path, which after a few minutes of further walking leads us to a small saddle, from which we open a beautiful view of the Lower Bohinj Mountains. At the saddle, continue to the right along the wide mountain path, which continues to climb through lane of dwarf pines. Dwarf pines is soon abandoned and the path leads to relatively steep grassy slopes, over which you then climb to the ridge Viševnik. There is a short scramble across a rocky slope before passing below the summit of Viševnik itself. Here the trail climbs steeply and after a few more steps leads to a scenic peak.
From the top of Viševnika, continue along the ridge which begins to descend to the west. The path initially crosses a very steep grassy slope and then turns slightly to the right, where the steepness of the slopes eases. There is a cross descent and then the path returns to the ridge and continues along the right side of the ridge. This is followed by a slightly more difficult crossing over the ragged slope, and then the path lays down and leads to the Srenjski Preval. Here we continue along the ridge to the north (left down the unmarked path towards Jezerce, right Lipanca and Kačji rob) on a path which, after a slight ascent, leads us to a marked crossroads. Continue straight ahead (left Studorski preval) along the unmarked and less visible path, which begins to climb steeply up and along an unmarked gully. The path climbs slightly to the right of the ravine in the lower part, then briefly passes to its left (direction of ascent) side. Higher up, the gully climbs steeper and the path begins to disappear. Continue up the ravine steeply (with caution because of the large drop) and you will see some very old and completely faded markings along the "way". After a good 20 minutes of climbing, we reach a precipitous ridge, which opens up a beautiful view of the Krme valley and the peaks that surround it.
From here you can climb to the nearby eastern peak, which is a few metres away by an easier climb on an exposed ridge, or to the slightly more distant, but a few metres higher, western peak. This is reached by descending a little, then climbing a fairly exposed ridge in a few 10 steps to reach the summit.
Rudno polje - Viševnik 2:00, Viševnik - Mali Draški vrh 45 minutes.

On the way: Viševnik (2050m), Srenjski preval (1959m)

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