Stol

From the starting point in Završnica we head north, first a few hundred meters along the road towards Valvasorjev dom, then turn left across pastures onto a wide, technically easy but steep path that leads us below Smolnik, crosses a forest road towards Ajdna, and climbs through the forest up to Valvasorjev dom. East of the hut, we take the marked path right through the forest and under screes in a slight ascent to Žirovniška planina. Here the path steeply ascends northwards over steep grassy or forested slopes and climbs in switchbacks to the tree line, where we rest at a scenic viewpoint called Prižnica. We continue right along the ravine on a trail through scrub, and when it ends, the path turns slightly right and follows a wide rocky ridge all the way to Prešernova koča. Behind the hut, we descend a few meters into the saddle between Mali and Veliki Stol, then in a final climb over broken rocky terrain leading left, we reach the summit where a wooden cross stands on the Austrian side. We return to the hut and descend across a wide “shoulder” towards the southeast. At Čelo the path turns west and begins descending over wide slopes that are initially bare, then covered with shrubs, and finally turn into forest reaching Zabreška planina. From Zabreška planina we traverse westwards to Žirovniška planina, continue to Valvasorjev dom, then follow the ascent route back to the starting point in the Završnica Valley.