Soča Valley Hiking Festival 2014 September 19 − October 5
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Soča Valley Hiking Festival 2014 September 19 − October 5 Discover the beauties of nature and monuments of the past under the guidance of experienced guides. KOBARID TOLMIN Opening of the HIKING FESTIVAL 2014 September 19, 2014 at 19:30 p. m., Kamp KOREN, KOBARID War Museum Dairy Museum Idrsko 1 HIDDEN KOBARID TRAILS Saturday, September 20, 2014 Kobariško Blato Marshland with the Bird Observatory • Svino Waterfall • Mills on the Idrija Stream • Villages of Mlinsko and Idrsko • War Museum “Posočje 1915 – 1917” • Dairy Museum “Od planine do Planike” MEETING POINT: 10:00 a. m., Kobarid Square (under the chestnut tree). DURATION: 5 hours (2 – 3 hours of walking, 5 km). DIFFICULTY: Easy, family appropriate trail. EQUIPMENT: Hiking clothes and footwear, knapsack drink and food, trekking poles. PRICE: €12/person (guidance, breakfast at Gostišče Jazbec, museum entrance fees). CONTACT: Gostišče Jazbec, [email protected]; T.: +386 (0)41 570 126 (Boštjan). Javorca 2 HIKE TO RAVELNIK AND ČELO Saturday, September 20, 2014 Ravelnik and Čelo First World War Outdoor Museums • Kluže Exhibition, Rombon 1914 – 1918 MEETING POINT: 10:00 a. m., point of entry to the Ravelnik Outdoor Museum. DURATION: 4 hours. DIFFICULTY: Easy. EQUIPMENT: Hiking clothes and footwear, knapsack drink, flashlight. PRICE: €8/person (guidance, Kluže entrance fee). CONTACT: Advance registration required at [email protected]; T.: +386 (0)5 38 90 167. 3 HIKE TO THE TOLMINKA RIVER SPRING Saturday, September 20, 2014 Hike from the Polog Mountain Pasture to the Memorial Church of the Holy Spirit in Javorca and to the Tolminka River Spring MEETING POINT: 7:00 a. m., Tolmin Bus Station. DURATION: 4 – 5 hours (including the visit of Javorca and the Polog Bunkers). DIFFICULTY: Easy. EQUIPMENT: Hiking clothes and footwear, knapsack drink and food, trekking poles, headlight. PRICE: Transport to Polog according to the number of registrations; advance registration required until September 18; T.: +386 (0)31 774 044. CONTACT: Register at ŠRD Tminski migavci; T.: +386 (0)31 774 044 (Milena). Drežnica Kozjak Waterfall Boka Waterfall Alpe Adria Trail From the Grossglockner to the sea. A hiking trail of three countries: Austria, Slovenia and Italy – and three cultures. This long distance hiking trail Alpe Adria Trail leads from the foot of the highest mountain in Austria, the Grossglockner, through the most beautiful mountain and lake regions in Carinthia and without any major detours, leads close to the point where the three countries of Austria, Italy and Slovenia intersect at the Dreiländereck, and then on through Slovenia in Soča Valley towards Trieste and the Adriatic. Alpe Adria Trail is 690 km long. Devided is on 38 stages. There are 3 stages in Soča Valley. 4 ALPE ADRIA TRAIL HIKE Sunday, September 21, 2014 Hike along the Alpe Adria Trail, past the pools of the emerald Soča River and past the wonderful waterfalls (Virje, Boka, Kozjak) • AAT 25 MEETING POINT: 8:30 a. m., Kamp Koren in Kobarid; 9:00 a. m., platform in the centre of Bovec. DURATION: 7 hours. DIFFICULTY: Moderate. EQUIPMENT: Hiking clothes and footwear, knapsack drink and food, trekking poles. PRICE: €13/person – including transport from Kobarid to Bovec, guidance, and refreshment at Kamp Koren (polenta and stew) on the return. Advance registration required until September 9 at T.: +386 (0)5 38 00 480. CONTACT: LTO Sotočje – TIC Tolmin, Petra Skalarja 4, 5220 Tolmin, T.: +386 (0)5 38 00 480, from 9:00 – 19:00 p. m., [email protected]. 5 HIKE ALONG THE “FRANCE BEVK TRAIL” Sunday, September 21, 2014 Hike from Cerkno and Hudajužna to Zakojca MEETING POINT: 8:00 a. m., TIC Cerkno; 9:30 a. m., Hudajužna Bus Station. DURATION: 4–5 hours (from Cerkno); 1 hour (from Hudajužna). DIFFICULTY: Moderate (from Cerkno); easy (from Hudajužna). EQUIPMENT: Hiking clothes and footwear, knapsack drink and food. PRICE: Free. CONTACT: Register at [email protected], T.: +386 (0)5 37 34 645, LTO Laufar Cerkno (Gašper Uršič); [email protected], T.: +386 (0)41 601 248, Društvo Baška dediščina (Alenka Zgaga). 6 GUIDED TOUR IN TOLMINSKA KORITA (TOLMIN GORGES): Saturday, September 27, 2014 Triglav National Park • the gorges of the rivers Tolminka and Zadlaščica • Medvedova glava (Bear’s Head natural bridge) • the Cave of Zadlaška jama (Dante’s Cave) • Hudičev most (Devil’s Bridge) MEETING POINT: Three guided tours: 9:30 a. m., 11:30 a. m. 15:00 p. m. at the entrance point of Tolmin Gorges. DURATION: 1.5 hours. DIFFICULTY: Easy. EQUIPMENT: Hiking footwear; food and drink available at snack the bar in Tolminska korita or Pr'Jakču (local food, half hour from the entrance point). PRICE: Free. CONTACT: Register at [email protected]; T.: +386 (0)5 38 00 480. Tolmin Gorges 7 TRADITIONAL HIKE TO BREŠKI JALOVEC Saturday, September 27, 2014 MEETING POINT: In front of the Breginj Museum in the old village core of the town. DIFFICULTY AND DURATION: Three degrees of DIFFICULTY: 1. More demanding route across Muzec and Nizki vrh to Breški Jalovec, afterwards descent to Brezje village. Start: 7:00 a. m. from Breginj. Duration of the hike: 7 hours. 2. Moderate route across Nizki vrh to Breški Jalovec, afterwards descent to Brezje village. Start: 7:30 a. m. from Breginj. Duration of the hike: 6 hours. 3. Easy route across the pass of Prekopa, across Plazi to Brezje village. The tour is also suitable for elderly people and children. Start: 8:00 a. m. from Breginj. Duration of the hike: 4 hours. EQUIPMENT: Hiking clothes and footwear, knapsack drink and food. OPTION: Available to all hikers is transportation from Brezje to Breginj (adults €4/person; children €2/person) and stew (€5/person). CONTACT: Register at PD Kobarid; T.: +386 (0)51 688 684. 8 CHEESE TRAILS BENEATH MT. KRN Saturday, September 27, 2014 Walk of Peace, Friendship and Creativity • Waterfalls Krampež and Curk • Zaprikraj Mountain Pasture • Tasting • Outdoor Museum • Return with a Van MEETING POINT: 9:30, Tourist Farm Kranjc in Koseč. DURATION: 8 hours (5 hours of walking). DIFFICULTY: Moderate. EQUIPMENT: Hiking clothes and footwear, drink, trekking poles. PRICE: €12/person (guidance, tasting, transport). CONTACT: Advance registration required until September 9: Tourist Farm Kranjc, T.: +386 (0)41 946 088 (Urška Kranjc). This hike will be cancelled in Curk waterfall case of extremely bad weather. Kluže 9 HIKE ALONG THE WALK OF PEACE (LOG POD MANGRTOM - KLUŽE) Saturday, September 27, 2014 Learning about the natural and cultural heritage and about the way of life in the outskirts of the Isonzo Front and a tour of the museum collection of the First World War in the Kluže Fortress MEETING POINT: 10:00 a. m., parking in front of the Štoln pit (mine tunnel). DURATION: 3-4 hours. DIFFICULTY: Easy. EQUIPMENT: Hiking clothes and footwear, knapsack drink and food. PRICE: Payment of an entrance fee, a free bus transportation organized to the starting point. CONTACT: Advance registration required for larger groups, TD Log pod Mangrtom, T.: +386 (0)41 748 585 (Peter Mlekuž). 10 HIKE TO MRZLI VRH: Sunday, September 28, 2014 Village Krn • the First World War outdoor museum Mrzli vrh • the mountain pasture and degustation of cheese • memorial church on Javorca plateau MEETING POINT: 9:00 a. m., Kobarid – Information centre “The Walk of Peace in the Soča Region Fundation”. DURATION: 8 hours (5 hours of walking). DIFFICULTY: Moderate. EQUIPMENT: Hiking clothes and footwear, knapsack drink, flashlight. PRICE: €8/person (guidance, tasting). ADDITIONAL PAYMENT: Transport (according to the number of registrations). CONTACT: Register at [email protected]; T.: +386 (0)5 38 90 167. Rapalska meja 11 HIKE TO RAPALSKA MEJA (RAPAL BORDER) Sunday, September 28, 2014 Along the paths of the onetime border • along the Baška grapa, in between the summits of Mts. Porezen, Slatnik, Kobla and Črna prst MEETING POINT: 9:00, Podbrdo Railway Station. DURATION: 5 hours. DIFFICULTY: Moderate. EQUIPMENT: Hiking clothes and footwear, knapsack drink, flashlight. PRICE: Free. OPTION: Visit to a private museum collection in Podbrdo. CONTACT: Register at T.: +386 (0)41 837 551; Baška grapa [email protected]. 12 HIKE ALONG THE HULJO PATH Tuesday, September 30, 2014 Tour in memory of the legendary Alojz Fon, alias Huljo MEETING POINT: 15:30, Parking lot above Kamp Koren. DURATION: 1. easy – 1.5 hours; 2. moderate - 3 hours. EQUIPMENT: Hiking clothes and footwear, knapsack drink and food. PRICE: Free. CONTACT: Register at PD Kobarid; T.: +386 (0)51 688 684. Trenta 13 ALONG THE ROUTE “7 DNI 7 POTI” (“7 DAYS 7 PATHS”), HIKE TO “MARIJA SNEŽNA” CHURCH Friday, October 3, 2014 Unforgettable views of the Soča valley and the surrounding summits MEETING POINT: 9:00 a. m., in front of the church at Soča village. DURATION: 2 – 3 hours DIFFICULTY: Easy. EQUIPMENT: Hiking clothes and footwear, knapsack drink and food. PRICE: Free. CONTACT: Register at TD Soča – Lepena; T.: +386 (0)31 568 142 (Božidar Kavčič). 14 VELIKI VRH ABOVE KANALSKI LOM Saturday, October 4, 2014 The starting point is in Most na Soči, passing farm “Klohi” and tourist farm “Široko”; descent to Kanalski Lom MEETING POINT: 8:00 a. m., Most na Soči Bus Station. DURATION: 4 – 5 hours. DIFFICULTY: Easy. EQUIPMENT: Hiking clothes and footwear, knapsack drink and food. PRICE: €5/person (transport to the starting point). CONTACT: Advance registration required at PD Tolmin; T.: +386 (0)31 344 967 (Simon Gorjup). 15 HIKE ALONG THE BOVEC TRAILS Saturday, October 4, 2014 MEETING POINT: 9:00 a. m., in front of the elementary school at Bovec. DURATION: 3 – 4 hours. DIFFICULTY: Easy. EQUIPMENT: Hiking clothes and footwear. PRICE: €10/person (four surprise stops). CONTACT: Register at T.: +386 (0)41 785 465 (Edo Gaberšek).