Stara Fužina - Krsteniški Stog

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. Follow this road to the parking lot where tolls and parking fees are collected.

Path description:
From the parking lot, continue right towards the Mostnice riverbeds along a wide path, which will take you to the Devil's Bridge in a few minutes, from which you can get your first view of the riverbeds. At the bridge, turn left onto a minor road, which you follow for a short distance, as the signs for the troughs then direct you to the right onto a well-maintained tourist trail. The path ahead soon leads us to the central trough, along which we then climb steeply. During the ascent along the troughs, we come across the "Elephant" markers (a rock hollowed out by water in the shape of an elephant - worth a look). The way forward continues to climb for some time along Mostnica, then turns slightly to the left, where after a few minutes of further walking it leads us to a forest road leading towards the valley of the Voja valley. Follow the road to the right and it will quickly lead you to the NOB monument (you can also drive here, this will shorten the journey by about 45 minutes).
At the monument, leave the road and continue to the left following the gently sloping cart track, which quickly leads to a small crossroads where you continue along the left marked path. The ascent continues on a moderately steep path which, after a short climb, leads to a woded ridge. Here the path turns to the right and transitively lays down. A little further along the way you will notice a small cross, and the path from here on becomes steeper and steeper.
For some time, the path climbs steeply through the dense forest. At an altitude of approximately 1300 m, the path is laid, and a few metres higher up it leads us to a place where we cross the unmarked path mountain pasture Blato - mountain pasture Zgornja Grintovica. The crossing of this path is almost imperceptible, as there are a lot of fallen trees covering both paths.
Continue in the same direction and soon you will rejoin the well-traced, but less well-marked path. The way ahead climbs for some time through the dense forest and then slowly approaches the nearby mountain pasture. Higher up, the forest becomes thinner and the path less steep. A little further on, we just exit the forest, where the unspoilt world of mountain pasture Krstenica opens up in front of us. Again a less visible path, it turns slightly to the left and leads us first in a moderate ascent and then in a slight descent to the shepherds' tents at mountain pasture Krstenica. From the shepherd's huts, we return slightly eastwards and then continue our ascent along a grassy ridge that rises gently to the north. At the top of mountain pasture you will rejoin a prominent path which turns right just before the steep slopes of Krsteniški Stog. The path then crosses a small scree slope, and then continues in a moderate ascent over the scenic and partly grassy slopes, from which we have a nice view of Tosc and the Voja valley. Higher up, the path turns more and more to the left, so that we soon reach the northern slopes, which are occasionally a little steeper, but not exposed. Once on the north side of Krsteniški Stog, there is also a fine view of Jezerski Stog and Triglav, and we follow the moderately steep path to the main ridge of the Stogi, which is reached a little to the south of the saddle between Krsteniškis Stogi and Jezerski Stogi. Once on the ridge, continue left and follow the initially less visible path which climbs through the dwarf pines zone. The path ahead turns slightly to the left, and then after a short steep climb leads us to the ridge, where we quickly get to the top of the Krsteniškého Stog. There follows a slight descent and then a folded ascent to the nearby summit along a very scenic and in some places slightly exposed ridge.

On the way: Planina Krstenica (1670m)

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