Tonkina koča na Vršiču - Sovna glava (on old road)
Starting point: Tonkina koča na Vršiču (1380 m)
| Lat/Lon: | 46,4391°N 13,7539°E |
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Name of path: on old road
Time of walking: 1 h 10 min
Difficulty: easy marked way
Altitude difference: 370 m
Altitude difference po putu: 385 m
Map: Kranjska Gora 1:30.000
Recommended equipment (summer):
Recommended equipment (winter): ice axe, crampons
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Access to the starting point:
From Kranjska Gora take the road leading over the Vršič pass to Bovec or vice versa. Between the 16th and 17th serpentine of the Vršiška cesta you will reach Tonka's hut, near which you park in the roadside parking lot.
Path description:
From the parking lot, walk first to Tonka's hut, and from there continue along the old road leading to the Postman's Home on Vršič. The road is quite slippery, and from time to time offers a beautiful view of Špik and the surrounding mountains. At the first left serpentine, an unmarked path branches off to the right towards Erjavčeva koča na Vršiču, and we continue along the old road or wider mule track. Higher up, the marked path from Erjavčeva hut joins us from the right, and we continue to enjoy more and more beautiful views of the surrounding mountains and outcrops. On one of the serpentines, the path towards Prisojnik (the path through the Front Prisojnik Window) continues in a straight line, and we then reach a levelling in front of the Postman's House on Vršič in a few more serpentines. From here it is only a short walk and the path leads to the Postman's Home.
At Poštarski dom na Vršiču, we enter a wider macadam road, which we start to descend gently towards the Vršič Pass. With beautiful views of the outcrop of Prisojnik and Ajdovska deklica, the road slowly turns to the right, and then quickly leads to a marked crossroads, where we continue to the left in the direction of Prisojnik and Razor (slightly to the right, or further along the road, we arrive at the Vršič Pass).
Continue along the well-trodden mountain path, which continues for some time along a gently sloping and scenic ridge. After a few minutes, the path starts to climb steeply through the rarer lane of dwarf pines, and then lays down and leads us just below the top of the grassy Sovne glave. Here we leave the marked path and, after a few steps on a pathless path, we climb to a panoramic and spacious summit.
Tonka's Cottage on Vršič - Poštarski dom na Vršiču 50 minutes, Poštarski dom na Vršiču - Sovna glava 20 minutes.
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