Tolminske Ravne - Vrh Krnic (steep path and over Vogel)

Access to the starting point:
Take the Tolmin, then continue in the direction of Žabč and Zadlaz (the turn-off from the main road is on the left bank of the Tolminka River). When you arrive in Žabče, at a small crossroads, turn slightly right towards Zadlaz. At Zadlaz-Žabče the road descends a little, where it crosses the Zadlaščica River via a bridge, and then starts climbing steeply again on a narrow, but constantly asphalted road. After about 12 km from the main road, you reach a marked parking area in Tolminske Ravne, where you park.

Path description:
From the parking lot, follow the path in the direction of Koča na planini Razor and mountain pasture at Kal. Initially, follow cart track, which continues from the nearby house and leads you across a meadow with a view. On the other side of the meadow, cross a pasture fence and the path leads to a marked crossroads, where you continue along the bottom right-hand cart track (slightly left-hand mountain pasture on Kal).
Continue along cart track, which descends gently to the right, then lays down and continues for a few minutes without any major changes in elevation. After the concrete trough, the path splits again and we take the steep left path (the path that continues straight ahead also leads to the mountain pasture Razor, but the path is longer, but not technically difficult).
The way ahead starts to climb again, and climbs mostly to the right, with only a serpentine here and there. Higher up, we move to steeper slopes, and a little further on to an exposed but, apart from the first few steps, well protected ledge. When the traverse ends, the path returns to the forest, through which it climbs more steeply, and then emerges from the forest and the path is laid. From here it is a few minutes' walk with beautiful views of the mountains rising above the Zadlaščice basin, and the path leads past the cheese cottage to the hut at mountain pasture Razor.
From the hut we continue in the direction of Globoko, Vogel, Vrch nad Škrbino. . . along the path which crosses the lane of a forest and then splits on a gently sloping grassy slope.
From the crossroads, continue right (straight ahead Vrh nad Škrbino and Dom na Komni) and start climbing moderately. The path quickly returns to the forest and leads to the next crossroads.
Continue right again in the direction of Vogel (left Globoko) and gradually start climbing steeply. Leave the forest quickly and then start climbing up the gradually steeper slope. With fine views of the Tolmin region, higher up you reach the south-western spine of Vrh Krnic, where the trail transitions and turns left. The path continues to climb crosswise and leads above Cirque and along the slopes of Vrch Krnic. After crossing a small valley, where an unmarked path branches off to the left, leading to a small saddle between the summit and the Vogel, the path passes to the slopes of the Vogel, where it climbs steeply across the steep slope. Higher up, you reach the ridge of Vogel, where the path turns left (right: Žabiški Kuk). A good 10 minute climb follows and the scenic route leads to the 1922 metre high summit of Vogel. From the top of Vogel, continue left and descend the ridge in a few minutes to the saddle between Vogel and Vrh Krnic. Here the marked trail continues to the right, and we continue straight ahead on an unmarked path, which will take us up to Vrh Krnic in two or three minutes.
Tolminske Ravne - mountain pasture Razor 1:15, mountain pasture Razor - Vogel 1:45, Vogel - Vrh Krnic 10 minutes.
Description and figures refer to the situation in 2016 (July).

On the way: Planina Plazje (890m), Koča na planini Razor (1315m), Vogel (1922m)

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