Uskovnica (Razpotje) - Velo polje (via planina Spodnji Tosc)

Access to the starting point:
a) Leave the Gorenjska motorway at the exit for Lesce, then follow the signs for Bled and Pokljuka. Continue through Gorje and past the ski resort Zatrnik to Rudni Polje on Pokljuka, where there is a large pay parking lot and a military barracks and shooting range nearby. From here, continue straight along the macadam road, which leads us a little further to a crossroads, where we turn left in the direction of Uskovnica (right mountain pasture Konjščica). From here, drive another 500 m to the former parking lot above Uskovnica. This area is called Razpotje.
Nowadays, parking is forbidden in this parking lot, so you have to park at Rudno Polje, which will take about 35 minutes longer, or choose the starting point at Uskovnica (Lom).
b) From Železniki or Podbrdo, drive to Bohinjska Bistrica, then continue in the direction of Bled. Shortly after the Petrol station, which is located just after Bohinjska Bistrica, turn left in the direction of Pokljuka and Jereka. The road climbs steeply at first, then gradually flattens out behind Koriti, leading to a junction by the bus station, where you continue right in the direction of Pokljuka, Koprivnik and Jereka (straight ahead Srednja vas). Just after the crossroads we arrive at Jereka, and from the crossroads in front of the church we continue straight on towards Pokljuka (left Podjelje). After Jereka the road starts to climb steeply again, and higher up it levels off and continues along the Mrzle potok. When you join the road from Bled, go left and drive to Rudno Polje, where there is a large pay parking lot, and also a military barracks and a shooting range nearby. From here, continue straight on the macadam road, which leads us a little further to a crossroads where we turn left towards Uskovnica (right mountain pasture Konjščica). From here, drive another 500 m to the former parking lot above Uskovnica. This area is called Razpotje.
Nowadays, parking is forbidden in this parking lot, so you have to park at Rudno Polje, which will take about 35 minutes longer, or choose the starting point at Uskovnica (Lom).

Path description:
From the former parking lot at the crossroads, continue along the forest road, closed to public traffic, which begins to descend steeply towards the Ribnica stream gorge. After a short descent, you reach the gorge, over which a wide car bridge leads. The road is laid after the bridge and after a few minutes of further walking leads us out of the forest and onto the vast meadows of Uskovnica.
Here you walk to the nearby chapel, and then continue slightly to the right along the road that runs right next to the chapel (to the left the cottage at Uskovnica, to the right mountain pasture Konjščica). The rather sloping road leads us on across the extensive meadows of Uskovnica, and then leads us to the edge of the forest, where it begins to turn into an initially wide cart track. Cart track, which then starts to climb moderately, has a few forks, and we follow it in the direction of Vodnikov dom and Triglav. Higher up, the cart track, most of which runs through the forest, turns into a footpath, which quickly leads us to a pleasant little spring. At the well, continue straight ahead (hunting lodge on the right) and continue the ascent along the gently sloping path, which leads us slightly further up the steep slopes. Soon after we have reached the steep slopes, the fixed safety gear are helpful in crossing the steep ravine. The route continues along relatively steep and, especially in wet conditions, slippery slopes. While crossing the steep slopes, the path climbs steeply for a short time and then descends again. In the last part of the crossing, some very steep ravines are crossed, over which the path is in places completely destroyed (high risk of slipping). The crossing ends at a large torrent (usually a small spring), after which you enter a softer world of grasses.
A few minutes of easy walking and the path leads to the abandoned mountain pasture of Spodnji Tosc. The way forward begins to climb moderately and soon leads us to a small crossroads where we continue to the sharp right (straight on an old, partly abandoned path) along a well-traced trail. The way forward starts to climb steeper and steeper and quickly leads us out of the belt of sparse forest between dwarf pines, where it starts to turn more and more to the left. The path soon becomes a gentle slope and from dwarf pines it leads to grassy slopes over which, within a few minutes' further walking, we climb up to the Pokljuka - Triglav route. Continue to the left, and the road ahead crosses the slopes of Tosc. The path then crosses a short strip of sparse forest in a gentle downhill then leads to steep slopes. A little further on, the path crosses the precipitous slopes of Tosc on an artificially made wide ledge in a gentle descent. As the path is quite wide it does not cause any problems (caution due to falling rocks, rock fall in 2008). The path then climbs slightly again and leads us to a crossroads where we continue slightly left in the direction of Velo polje (sharp left Voje, straight Vodnikov dom). The way forward begins to descend crosswise to the right and quickly leads us to an unmarked crossroads. Continue on the right marked path (left hunting lodge), which soon becomes a track and then continues crossing the slopes below the Vodnikovi dom (Vodnikovi dom). After a few minutes the path turns slightly to the left and starts descending towards Maly and Velo Polje. After a short descent, the path from the Voje valley joins us on the left, and we continue to the right and after a few 10 steps reach the shepherd's huts at mountain pasture Velo polje.

On the way: Kapelica na Uskovnici (1180m), Planina Spodnji Tosc (1675m)

We can extend the trip to the following destinations: Planina pod Mišelj vrhom, Jezerski Stog (1 h 50 min), Koča na Doliču, Šmarjetna glava

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