Hiking trail

JULIANA TRAIL: stage 16 () -

19km 5:55h 181m 129m Difficulty -

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19km 5:55h 181m 129m Difficulty -

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19km 5:55h 181m 129m Difficulty -

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19km 5:55h 181m 129m Difficulty -

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19km 5:55h 181m 129m Difficulty -

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Tour data Best time of year Ratings Hiking Trail Difficulty - Authors JAN FEB MAR Distance 19 km Stamina Experience APR MAY JUN Duration 5:55 h Technique JUL AUG SEP Landscape Ascent 181 m Altitude OCT NOV DEC 875 m Descent 129 m 699 m

More tour data This stage runs from across the dams and along the road towards Tarvisio. Before the town, Properties the trail runs through Rute towards Rateče border Public transport friendly Multi-stage tour crossing and Kranjska Gora. Faunistic highlights In and out The stage starts in the centre of Cave del Predil and Botanical highlights passes the buildings of the lead mine and the museum, Awards along the regulated excavated material dams. Cave del Predil is not a very interesting town, but in the past, it With refreshment stops was the centre of the Tarvisio Valley due to its lead mine. Cave del Predil is connected with Log pod Marko Lenarcic Mangartom via the waste water channel. Many workers from the Soča Valley walked through this channel to Updated: February 14, 2020 Cave del Predil to work in the mine. When the mine was closed, the channel was abandoned, too. It is currently pending opening for tourist reasons. The road runs past Tarvisio, which is the largest Italian city in this three- Source border area. The route runs past small villages to Julische Alpen asphalt cycling route Tarvisio – Kranjska Gora, which takes us to the winter and summer tourist centre of Bled, Ljubljanska c. 27 Kranjska Gora, and continues past the and 4260 Bled Tamar Valley with the Nordic centre and ski jumps, past Phone +386(0)4 / 578 02 00 the spring of the Dolinka River () and past Fax the ski centre, where world cup races are [email protected] organised every year.

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Author’s recommendation The trail runs along the cycling and hiking route The stage is long, therefore, you need to bring between both places. enough water and lunch. From Cave del Predil we hike towards the lead mine and the museum. Before entering the mine we turn Safety information right and continue across the regulated dam. After Normal level of caution is recommended, there are no approx. 1.5 km we descend across the bridge over Rio special dangers along the way. In winter or in snow the del Lago to the main road from Cave del Predil to trail is impassable. Tarvisio. We continue along the left side and after approx. 4 kilometres we turn right along the asphalt Equipment road towards Rute Picolo and past the village of Hiking equipment suitable for the season. Ortigara, Val Romana Superiore, Ortigara and Val Romana Inferiore, i.e. along a steep and narrow cart road to the cycling route Tarvisio – Rateče – Kranjska Additional information Gora. We continue approximately 8 kilometres along this route to the /Italy state border in Rateče. Tips, hints and links After border crossing we turn sharp left and across the Hint by : Zelenci main road from Tarvisio to Kranjska Gora and Rateče. At the end of the village, we continue across the In 1992, the area of Zelenci has been proclaimed a mentioned main road to the asphalt local road that nature reserve by way of a Decree of the Municipality of runs along the spring (Zelenci), past the . The reserve is home to a wide range of Podkoren ski centre or past the Kranjska Gora cycling interesting plants, including the carnivorous sundews, park to the centre of Kranjska Gora. Kranjska Gora is while the fauna is dominated by amphibians and bird well known for alpine ski world cup competitions and breeders. the nearby ski jumps in Planica.

The westernmost part of the reserve is taken up by the emerald-green tarn. Groundwater seeps through the Getting There permeable floor of Lake Kreda, stirring up the silt and This tour is conveniently accessible by public bubbling to the surface like small volcanoes, which is a transport. unique case in Slovenia. Public transport The water with its many crystal-clear and cool springs Bus: has a permanent temperature of 6 degrees Celsius. Special wooden bridges take visitors safely to the lake www.arriva.si and around its marshy surroundings. Tarvisio – Cave del Predil www.dolina-soce.si Ljubljana – Kranjska Gora www.julijske-alpe.com www.slovenia-outdoor.com Getting there Along the Kranjska Gora – Tarvisio – Cave del Predil Turn-by-turn directions regional road, or – – Cave del Predil Starting point / trailhead In front of the lead mine in Cave del Predil. Parking Coordinates: Car parks in Cave del Predil. Geogr. 46.505354, 13.578021 Car parks in Kranjska Gora. UTM 33T 390900 5151180

Point of arrival The centre of Kranjska Gora. Turn-by-turn directions

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