Overview
Krasji vrh from Kobarid
When
Soca river trudges on her way toward Adriatic Sea a long ridge forces her to make a big detour. This mighty ridge is named
Polovnik. And
Krasji vrh (
Kras peak ) with his
1772m is the highest point of this wild and little visited ridge. It stretches from the East towards the West in lenth of 9km. Actually as
Polovnik is referred only the westeren part, the higher eastern part, on Dreznica side, is named Morizna. However, among mountaineers the name
Polovnik is used for the entire ridge.
Other summits on the ridge are (from Bovec - westeren side):
Mali Polovnik,
Veliki Polovnik (1471m),
Nad Pecem (1458m),
Spik (1482m),
Pirhovec (1660m),
Veliki vrh (1764m).
Along the entire ridge there are mountain pastures:
planina (mountain pasture)
Zaplec,
planina Zaprikraj,
planina Predolina are below
Krasji vrh,
planina Dolec is below
Veliki vrh and
Pirhovec,
planina Polovnik is below
Veliki Polovnik and
Nad Pecjem. A beautiful view on bold and precipitous slopes of the ridge is from
Kobarid, especially from
Kobariski Stol and from the road toward
Bovec. From Bovec side
Polovnik shows as covered with rich forests, completely opposed as from Kobarid side wich is almost bare.
View from summit toward east
View from the summit is gorgeous...
Krn, his westeren wall and his entire ridge is toward the
east in front of us, long ridge of
Kobariski Stol and
Julian prealps to the
west,
Kanin group to the
north and beyond it
Vis and Montaz group and all giants of Julian Alps. And 1300m below us the wondelful emerald tape of
river Soca. At a clear day you can see Adriatic Sea toward the southwest.
History
Monument Ornamental pillar
Like the entire range of
Krn group and the westeren part of
Julian Alps also
Krasji vrh and the entire ridge of
Polovnik is marked with remnants of the
1st world war (military trenches, bridle paths and caves), wich mercilessly raged on this enormous battlefield .
The most known is the 12th battle by Soca river, in wich in 24 October 1917 German and Austro-Hungarian divisions pushed the Italian opponents all the way to the river of Piave.
On
Krasji vrh the
Italian army had outposts with antiarircraft guns, which were shooting on reconnaissance aircrafts.
If you are perhaps more interested for the
history of 1st world war, visit
Kobarid museum,
which got the museum prize of Council of Europe for the year 1993 or MUZEJSKA ZBIRKA (museum collection)
"Batognice" , Dreznica 22a (in the centre of village Dreznica), tel: +386 (0)5/384 86 01 (private collection)
Getting There
river Soca part of Polovnik ridge
Kobarid and
Soca valley can be reached from the
south (
from Italy via Gorizia, from Slovenia via Idrija or Ajdovscina ) or from the
north (
over Vrsic Pass from Sava valley or over Predel pass from Tarvisio ). It's also possible to arrive there from the
west,
from Udine over the Ucja/Uccea pass or from Udine via Cividale and then over Stupizza pass - these routes are reaching
Kobarid and then villages
Dreznica and
Drezniske Ravne.
Routes lists
Krasji vrh from southeast on way
- From Drezniske Ravne (635m): Start to above the village where the sign with
drinking water stands. At first detour take the marked path which crosses the road, as we don't need to walk by road. At
first crossroad turn
left (labels) and continue through a forest to the next crossroad on the altitude of
1450m. Here we have on choice
two ways which lead us on the summit.
Right way leads around the forest, the
left one by an open world.
Easy path.
Nice ski tour in winter.
Time Required: Drezniske Ravne - Krasji vrh (1773m) - Drezniske Ravne = 5h.
- From planina (mountain pasture) Zaprikraj (1200m): We drive by a road on
Drezniske Ravne, where the asphalt road ends. From there we continue by a bad, macadam road to
planina (mountain pasture) Zaprikraj. From there the path goes by the old military path and leads us by a
hunting lodge and
monument of NOB (nationally liberation commbat). The path continues to the next crossroads at the altitude
1450m, where it splits up on the
left and
right branch. They both can bring us on the summit.
Easy path. No water! Nice ski tour in winter.
on way Krn west wall
Time Required:
planina Zaprikraj - Krasji vrh (1773m) - planina Zaprikraj = 2h 30min to 3h.
Maps:
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Krnsko pogorje in Kobarid, Planinska Zveza Slovenije 1:25000
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Julijske Alpe, zahodni del (western part), Planinska Zveza Slovenije. 1:50000
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Posocje, 1:50000
- or
click here (Krn subgroup interaktive map)
Red Tape
eagle On way
The entire range of Polovnik is a
cultural heritage of Slovenia. There are
no restraints practically. We beg you, that you
keep nature intact,
don't tear flowers and
if you find remains of weapons leave them there for your safety. Garbages also don't fit on mountains ;-)
When To Climb
Krasji vrh can be reached
over the whole year. In winter it is necessary to be careful, because of the
possibility of avalanches or iced slopes. Unannounced
thunderstorms or
fog need a necessary
precaution also in
summer. In August it is very hot on the western slope.
view from summit toward west
Weather:
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ARSO (Slovenian)
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provreme (Slovenian)
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Wunderground ( English )
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Il Meteo (Italian) search for Udine
Huts & Camping
Krasji Vrh from Krn - plansarija (alpine dairy-farm) na planini (on mountain pasture) Zaprikraj, 1200m - closed in winter!
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Kamp Koren
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Accomodations in Dreznica and Drezniske Ravne
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Accomodations in Kobarid