Zadnjica - Kriški rob

Access to the starting point:
From Kranjska Gora, drive over the Vršič pass towards Bovec or vice versa, but only as far as the 50th serpentine of the Vršiška or Ruska road (near the village of Trenta). Here you turn onto a side road, and then park for a few 100 metres in a roadside parking lot.

Path description:
From the parking lot, continue along the road, which takes you past a few houses (mainly at weekends) in about 15 minutes to a place where the road splits into two parts (there used to be a parking lot at the crossroads, but now parking is prohibited).
From the old parking lot, take the road to the left in the direction of Pogačnikov dom na Kriških podih (the road to the right leads to Prehodavci and Dolič). After 15 minutes of further walking, the road leads to the bottom station of the cargo cableway, where it ends.
The ascent continues along a marked footpath (mulatjeri) which climbs moderately through the forest. The path climbs above the valley of the White Stream and quickly leads to very steep slopes (risk of falling rocks), over which a very wide footpath leads. The path then crosses the Veliki Presek ravine, after which you reach a short exposed ledge, which you cross with the help of a rope. The path then returns to the forest, where it climbs moderately in a number of switchbacks. A little further on, the path leads us under a small overhang, where we can see a number of sticks that hikers put up to keep the rock from rolling down into the valley (the sticks are put up more as a joke than for real). The path then crosses a couple of small ravines, and then leads us past a chapel to a larger ravine. With a little care (easy) we cross the aforementioned ravine, after which we climb up to a pleasant resting place (two benches along the way) within a few minutes of further walking. Next, cross another larger ravine (in early summer, the possibility of snowfields), and then the path returns to the forest. Higher up, the forest becomes thinner and the path steeper and more scenic.
The path, which continues to climb along an old mulatier, then passes two more benches and leads to lane of dwarf pines, after which we pass into a rockier world. We continue to climb over small scree fields, along an increasingly scenic path, which leads us higher up to a pleasant little spring.
Only a few 10 steps above the spring, we will come to an unmarked crossroads, where an unmarked path branches off to the right towards Spodnje Kriško jezero (2 minutes), and we continue slightly to the left along a further wide mountain path. The path ahead leads us past small ruins, and we follow it all the way to a marked crossroads where the path from the Vrata valley joins us from the right. Continue to the left and after two minutes of further walking you will reach Pogačnik's home at Kriški podi. From home, continue past the upper station of the cargo cableway, along the marked path, which leads us in two minutes of gentle descent to a marked crossroads, where we continue slightly right in the direction of Križa and Škrlatica (left Razor and Planja). Continue moderately climbing over the vast Kriška Pod Pods on a path that leads past a spring and numerous potholes to a less visible crossroads (at the crossroads there is a small cairn). Continue left (straight Zgornje Kriško jezero for 5 minutes) on the marked path, which climbs steeply for a short time, then turns to the right, where it crosses a small scree slope (Zgornje Kriško jezero for 5 minutes).
At the point where you cross the scree, leave the marked path and continue climbing steeply upwards along the scree. The scree narrows at a higher level and the 'path' leads us into a small partly rubbly ravine (especially when descending, danger of slipping), which we climb to the top of the ravine. At the top of the gully, continue right and after a few steps of easier climbing, you will reach the top of the slope, which you will then climb in a few steps to the top.
The summit can also be reached by following the marked path to the saddle between Kriški rob and Križ and then climbing the steep grassy slope to the summit. This route is slightly longer and, in dry conditions, a little easier.
Zadnjica - Pogačnikov dom 4:00, Pogačnikov dom - Kriški rob 1:15.

On the way: The lake Spodnje Kriško jezero (1880m), Pogačnikov dom na Kriških podih mountain hut (2050m)

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