KAMNIŠKO - SAVINJSKE ALPE

In the eastern part of the Kamnik- Alps, where the formidable Raduha humbly shows her face, lies a typical alpine village, after a legend named – Luče. Pressed against the confluence of Lučnica and Savinja and torn be- Preddvor tween three picturesque mountains, it represents an ideal environ- ment for hikers seeking pleasure, as well as avid climbers, who want 3 days / 2 nights active experiences, unforgettable views, peace and relaxation in unspoilt alpine world. Discover wonderful underground world of Preddvor, which is surrounded by mountains Snežna jama (Snow Cave) and additionally enjoy sports, fish- and lies only 10 km from , has always been an attractive ing, cycling and the culinary of homemade local specialties. destination for many visitors. In our village, which is embraced

Difficulty level: Tours are undemanding, but require suitable hiking by nature, you can, for a moment or two, escape the urban JEZERSKO clothes and shoes. bustle and everyday pace and be pampered in peace. You can do  The program is guaranteed to run from April 27th to October 30th. mountain trips, climbing venture or cycling trips and discover the varied landscape. In the area, there are many historical sites, among others four castles with their own stories and history. For the perfect finish of diverse and active days you will partake in a culinary pampering with home-made local specialties on a selected farms. Difficulty level: Tours are undemanding, but require suitable hik- ing clothes and shoes. The program is guaranteed to run from April 27thto October 30th. PREDDVOR PREDDVOR Luče  Day 1: Preddvor – mountain hut Zaplata – Dolge 3 days / 2 nights njive – Srednji vrh – Sv.Jakob Tour duration: 5 – 6 hours; altitude difference: 450 m you will LUČE Center where  Starting point at the Tourist Information Day 1: Luče (522 m) – Rogatec (1557 m) at Mače and ascend obtain all program information. Trail starts Tour duration: 6 hours; from Zg. Špeh: 3 h; altitude difference: new mountain hut. You through the forests to Hudičev boršt with 1035 m The famous Boršt offers a can refresh also with spring water nearby. in the center of the village and then Kranjska plain. The starting point for Rogatec trail is beautiful view of the whole through the forests and pastures the trail runs past secluded farms and trail continues past the chapel, first to the farm Upper Špeh (1165 m). The and over a very steep overgrown Day 2: Preddvor castles – Little forest learning along a forest road, then it turns right

trails – biking trip - Možjanca KAMNIK you to the panoramic top of Rogatec. leads  slope windingly Duration: 5 – 6 hours; altitude difference: 200 m tour of the 4 Preddvor Day 2: Luče (522 m) – Raduha (2062 m) After breakfast, you will have a guided of the honeymooners and the giant Tour duration: 8 – 9h (3-4 h from Loka); altitude difference: 1540 m castles, lake Črnava, avenue can take electric bikes Hiking packages sequoias. After lunch at Hotel Bor, you Kamnik-Savinja you can have mountain in the eastern part of the explore the surrounding villages. At Možjanca Raduha, the highest the and peaks in north slopes are steep and rocky, whereas at sunset enjoy the view of the surrounding Alps, has two faces. The - dinner and forests and meadows in between, gradu south slopes, covered with dense evening twilight. point of the trail. In summer the ally descend all the way to Luče, the starting to the nearby Snežna jama (Snow you can spice up your trip with a visit Day 3: Gams trail to Sv. Lovrenc - workshop at TIC Cave).

Preddvor / biking trip SOLČAVSKO Duration: 5 – 6 hours; altitude difference: 400 m  Day 3: Podvežak (1450 m) – Kocbek mountain hut on trail (Chamois trail) Korošica (1900 m) After breakfast you will hike along the Gams site Gradišče nad Bašljem to Sv. Lovrenc and to the archaeological Tour duration: 5 – 6h; altitude difference: 450 m most important archaeo- which is considered to be one of the five you can have a workshop karst plateau, which won’t disap- logical sites in . In the afternoon Dleskovec is a vast mountain valley of Kokra river or to nature. Typical for at TIC Preddvor or do e-biking tour in the point lovers of peaceful corners and unspoilt domed tops and Možjanca. this area are rounded shapes, unremarkable Podvežak is the starting many beaten roadless areas. Mountain point of the trail. Price per person: from 125 € Bookings: Price per person: from 117 € Supplements: Dolina Avantur • Professional mountain guide: 220€ per

Supplements: +386 51 606 410 group per day (max. 4 people) LOGARSKA DOLINA KAMNIK ALPS - SAVINJA [email protected] • Lunch packet or lunch on locations • Guided tour of Snežna jama (Snow Cave): 10 € per person TIC Luče Bookings: • Guide: 220 € / per day (for group up to 8 +386 3 839 35 55 Zavod za turizem Preddvor people) [email protected] • Other activities (rafting, kayaking, canyoning, TIC Preddvor - INFO CENTER climbing, cycling): on request www.tic-luce.si Dvorski trg 3, 4205 Preddvor + 386 5 914 88 46 [email protected] www.preddvor-tourism.si Published: KSA / Design and layout: Artris / Text: Dušan Prašnikar / Photographs: Archive TIC Preddvor, Čujež, Jeseničnik, Karničar, Lenarčič, Naraglav, Povše / januar 2015 Logarska dolina, Destination Jezersko offers excellent opportuni- Logarska dolina one of the most beautiful alpine valleys in ties to be active in a truly pristine natural environment. Here you can find more Kamniška Bistrica – Kamnik saddle Europe, is from the north embedded in the chain of than 60 km of marked and maintained hiking trails of various difficulties. On the - Solčavsko the Kamnik-Savinja Alps. The area of Solčavsko was way you discover the natural attractions such as Lake Planšar, the glacier below – Velika planina recognized as a European Destination of Excellence Skuta, Čedca waterfall and forests, as well as taste the healing mineral water – – EDEN, because of its unique way of combining Jezerska slatina. On pastures you can observe herds of indigenous Jezersko-Solčava 3 days / 2 nights 3 days / 2 nights nature conservation with the life of the locals. The sheep and explore Jezersko’s biotic diversity. Due to the different altitudinal zones The proposed tour will take you special feature of the area are three alpine valleys. and diverse geological history here grows close to 1,000 different plant species. Visitors are drawn also by numerous other attractions: The three-day package includes moderately demanding half-day tours along marked to some of the most recognizable peaks – Potočka Zijalka Cave , Rinka - one of the highest wa- trails in the heart of the mountains and glacial valleys. Moderate fitness, hiking clothes the Kamnik saddle, and two-thousand- terfalls in Slovenia, fossils from the Middle Triassic, and shoes required. meter high mountains such as Planjava, th th . In the end a real treat great biotic diversity, some of the largest farms in The program is guaranteed to run from May 15 to October 30 . Ojstrica and Dedec awaits you in Velika planina. Because of the the whole Alpine region, etc. many breathtaking views and its preserved The three-day package includes easy tours with pastoral heritage, Velika planina is consid- breathtaking views and unforgettable experiences. ered the most beautiful Slovenian moun- Difficulty level: Tours are undemanding, but require Jezersko tain. Get to know the picturesque richness suitable hiking clothes and shoes. of the architectural heritage, chat with th The program is guaranteed to run from April 27 to shepherds and do not forget to reveal the th 3 days / 2 nights October 30 . story of the cheese trnič! The three-day package includes tours with Day 1: breathtaking views and unforgettable experi- Jezersko – Češka koča mountain hut – Lake Planšar ences. Tour duration: 5 hours; altitude difference: 637 m Difficulty level: From technically easy (first day) and moderate (second) to very demand- Day 1: hike starts in ing (small part of third day). We recommend: Center Rinka – Logarska dolina Trail – Waterfall Rinka (Okrešelj) Meeting place is the Tourist Information Center Jezersko. Circural the waterfall Čedca and leads you up to alpine valley Makekova kočna passing hiking shoes, poles, self-belay kit, suitable Tour duration: 4 hours (Okrešelj and back 2 h); altitude difference: 320 m (350 m) m). Descend into the valley of Ravenska legendary mountain hut Češka koča (1534 clothing. along the Natu- Planšar. film and all package information. A walk kočna and follow thematic trail to Lake The program is guaranteed to run from June Arrival at Center Rinka with introductory parts of the th th Valley will take you through the interesting 20 to October 30 (in normal conditions). ral and Ethnographic trail in the Logar glacial You can also hike to the botanically interesting landscape park up to the Rinka waterfall. Day 2: Lake Planšar – Goli vrh - mineral water spring Jezerska Slatina at selected tourist facility. cirque Okrešelj. Dinner and overnight Tour duration: 5-6 hours; altitude difference: 882 m mountain lodge and Lake Planšar you pass Davo Karničar After the starting point m) re- Day 1: Kamniška Bistrica (600 m) - Kamnik saddle (Kamnik hut 1864 m) - * by Day 2: Logarska dolina – Klemenča jama – Strelovec – Robanov Jenkova planina. Ascend to Goli vrh (1787 hike to the picturesque saddle – mountain walls. Hike ends in the valley choice also Brana (2253 m) Tour duration: 5-6 hours; altitude difference: 1080 m wards you with great views over majestetic Šenk’s homestead and the spring Tour duration: 3-4 hours (add 2 hours to Brana); altitude difference: 1264 m tour of the ethnographic museum, the to the hut at Klemenča Cave and further with the and is considered one of breakfast you start an easy hiking tour water. Bistrica. The trail is pleasant and safe After homemade views. The trail will lead you of the healing mineral trail begins in the glacier valley Kamniška enjoy a great Strelovec mountain with fascinating The Alps. From the Kamnik saddle you can to the top of botanically rich back to your mountain trail in the Kamnik-Savinja old farms of . Transportion the most popular to Brana mountain. from the top down towards the centuries the . Option to continue Day 3: Jezersko - Virnikov Grintavec - Komatevra Valley view of the north side all the way to accommodation. Tour duration: 5 hours; altitude difference: 748 m with Old Day 2: From Kamnik saddle across Planjava (2392 m) to Korošica mountain (1808 you direct towards west to Karničar homestead Day 3: Podolševa – Potočka Zijalka Cave – Olševa – Podolševa From the village center where you you to the top of Virnikov Grintavec, m). By choice ascent to Lučki Dedec (2023 m) or Ojstrica (2350 m) Tour duration: 4-5 hours; altitude difference: 700 m church nearby. Trail further leads From the top you can see the the , can find the oldest rocks in Slovenia. of Tour duration: 3-4 hours (add 1-3 hours to Lučki dedec or Ojstrica) Alps and the wider area of the At the descend you pass the layers mountain exceptional views of the Kamnik-Savinja Julian Alps and the mountains in Austria. the highest and most impressive Mountain Olševa offers this area, with Potočka the marked trail, you will hike to Planjava, archaeological dtiscoveries from On somewhat demanding It is a long mountain basin on the Eastern Alps. There are also impressive starts and tufta and fossils. Alps, and all the way to Korošica. the oldest needle in the world. The trail of the eastern part of the Kamnik-Savinja underground cave, where they found hut is situated. zijalka slope of Ojstrica, where Kocbek mountain ends by the Solčava panoramic road. southern

Day 3: Korošica – Konj (1803 m) – Velika planina (highest peak Gradišče 1668 m) – Mala planina (lodging house Domžalski dom, 1534 m) – Kamniška Bistrica (by cable Price per person: from 128 € car or walking) Supplements: Tour duration: 5 hours; altitude difference: 748 m to Velika planina, one of the most • Admission to the park for a car : 7€ /car over the Konj (Horse Mt.), and than arrive From Korošica you will climb until today. The herdsmen’s • Lunch: 8€/person has preserved the tradition of pasturing beautiful Slovenian mountains, which create a unique • Guide for a group per day: 220€/group up to 8 when herdsmen drive the cattle and is particularly attractive in the summer people settlement landscape. • Transfer for Day 3: 6€/person (based on 4 people ) cultural in one of the mountain huts car or extend your vacation for one night You can return to the valley by cable on Mala planina or mountain Kisovec. Bookings:

TIC Logarska dolina Price per person: from 129 € +386 3 838 90 04 Price per person: from 120€ Supplements: Bookings: [email protected] Bookings: • Professional mountain guide: 220 € / per day www.logarska-dolina.si Supplements: (for group up to 8 people) Kamnik Tourism and Sports Agency • Guide 220 € / day (for group up to 8 • Packed lunch people) TIC Jezersko Glavni trg 2 Center Rinka v • Transfer: 0,8 € / km +386 51 219 282 1241 Kamnik +386 3 839 07 10 • Guided tour of the ethnographic museum [email protected] +386 1 831 82 50 [email protected] Jenk’s barracks: 2 € www.jezersko.info [email protected] www.solcavsko.info • Bike rental: 10 € / 3 hours • Horseback riding: 24 € / hour www.kamnik-tourism.si