From Zadnja Trenta valley

Approach

The starting point is secondary valley of Trenta called Zadnja Trenta. You drive by Koca pri Izviru Soce (Hut by the spring of Soca) where you can sleep and take a look on surce of the beautiful Soca. You drive from hute a few kilomters on macadam road to the parking place on altitude 962 metres.

Route Description

From the parking place you follow the marked route for the hut Zavetisce pod Spicko. You turn to the right in steep forest slopes and in some turnings in forest you come soon on the meadow Planina trenta on the altitude around 1300m.

After you go by the meadow you come on the crossing where you can turn to the left and go to the Zavetisce pod Spicko by this possibility or you choose the right possibility and then on the next crossing you turn to the left. On this crossing comes from the right the marked route from Vrsic pass.

Our path continues straight and leaves the forest, entering large slopes bellow Jalovec and Veliki Ozebnik. From the left comes the first possibility. Refuge is visible from distance, just bellow the needle called Spicek. Path ascends steeply in many sharp bends, firstly through dwarf pine after that over bare rock land with some grass.

Zavetisce pod Spicko refuge (2064m) stands on open slopes high above Trenta valley, just bellow Spicek needle (2192m). It has 30 beds and its open from end of June till the end of September. Winter room has 4 beds. View from the refuge is beautiful, behind the Trenta valley are Prisojnik, Razor, Triglav and many more peaks.

For information how to climb on Jalovec from the hut read here.

Essential Gear

Good hiking shoes.

Miscellaneous Info

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