NATuRE TRAIL LANDFORMS of the Bovec Region On its way to the Adriatic sea, the Soča Valley has paved a zigzag path through the mountainous landscape. At the village of Žaga, it performs an almost full U-turn from the Alpine (W–E) to the Dinaric direction (NW–SE). In search of the shortest way to the Občina Bovec sea, the water has carved characteristic narrow and steep gorges on the sections that traverse the Alpine orographic mountain direction. An example of such a gorge is the narrow and deeply carved valley of Koritnica above the Kluže Fortress, which divides the Rombon massif from the peak of Krnica. Another interesting phenomenon by the Kluže Fortress (lat. claustra, blockade) is the the Bovec 60m deep narrow gorge, formed on the threshold between the higher lying side valley and the lower main valley. With the excep- mountain panorama tion of the vast Bovec basin, which runs parallel to the orographic mountain direction range, steep mountainsides and sharp . v a peaks are characteristic for the rest of the valleys in c and gravel terrace i i n r t the area. This is the result of heavy water and o K glacial erosion, but also of prevailing steep www.bovec.si lying thrust plains resulting in steep THe BOvEC lying rock layers. The mountain of Svinjak (1637m), also known as the Bovec THe BOvEC PANORAma a Matterhorn c r n i along the emerald trail and K PANORAma i n Bovec n a a u K t e l a the Bovec mountain p panorama and gravel terrace Bavški Above and left: Illustration of the PREDEL Grintavec position of glaciers on the edge of KLUŽE (2347m) the Bovec basin at the end of the located on the same last glacial period. Koritnica ridge, particularly i BOVEC stand out in this regard. PLUŽNA KAL–KORITNICA info VIRJE GLACIERS WATERFALL i A large number of U-shaped P valleys in the area is a sign of a glacial activity in the past. At the AIRFIELD peak of glaciation, the several Soča T1-2 hundred meter thick and 60km GOLF Alpe Adria Trail long Soča glacier reached from the Glijun R TRENTA–VRŠI valley of the upper Soča all the way Alpe Adria Trail Č down to the town of Most na Soči. Soča BOKA WATERFALL The Bovec Boka Panorama ČEZSOČA BOKA Slatenik LEGEND UČJA–IT info REZIJA Lead partner and editor: En Hec d.o.o. Pravljica v Bovcu concept, project and manager: T1 Metka Belingar. Author of trail content and Slovene texts: dr. Jurij Kunaver. Expert i info point thematic point TARCENTO Soča revision: dr. Blaž Komac. Translations: Evridika Cuder. Photography: Metka Belingar, Ivo Ivančič, Jurij Kunaver, Anja Rebek, archive LTO Bovec - Danijel Žagar. Ground P parking lot hiking trail Bovec plan: Stanko Buser. Relief Model: Jože Pirnat. Google Earth: Bovška kotlina 46o 20’ 00’’ Učja N in 13o 33’ 00’’ E, 5. September 2014. Graphic design and illustrations: Metka Belingar. R viewpoint road Prepress and printing: Copigraf. Quantity: 2500 copies. Bovec, 2014. ŽAGA This document has been produced within the project Pravljica» v Bovcu« with the Airfield financial assistance of the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development. The 45 min 3 km dificulty 1 10 min 500 m KOBARID Managing Authority Rural Development Programme for the period 2007-2013, the Ministry of Agriculture and the Environment. Responsible for the content: EN HEC d.o.o. R =

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