Hiking trail JULIANA TRAIL: stage 12 Tolmin - Kobarid 16.1km 3:50h 126m 79m Difficulty moderate km 0 0.2 0.4 0.8 1.2 Base Map: outdooractive Cartography; ©OpenStreetMap (www.openstreetmap.org) 1 / 7 Hiking trail JULIANA TRAIL: stage 12 Tolmin - Kobarid 16.1km 3:50h 126m 79m Difficulty moderate km 0 0.2 0.4 0.8 1.2 Base Map: outdooractive Cartography; ©OpenStreetMap (www.openstreetmap.org) 2 / 7 Hiking trail JULIANA TRAIL: stage 12 Tolmin - Kobarid 16.1km 3:50h 126m 79m Difficulty moderate km 0 0.2 0.4 0.8 1.2 Base Map: outdooractive Cartography; ©OpenStreetMap (www.openstreetmap.org) 3 / 7 Hiking trail JULIANA TRAIL: stage 12 Tolmin - Kobarid 16.1km 3:50h 126m 79m Difficulty moderate km 0 0.2 0.4 0.8 1.2 Base Map: outdooractive Cartography; ©OpenStreetMap (www.openstreetmap.org) 4 / 7 Hiking trail JULIANA TRAIL: stage 12 Tolmin - Kobarid Road surface Elevation profile Asphalt 5.3km m Dirt road 3.1km Path 7.4km 450 Unknown 0.2km 300 150 0 km 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 Tour data Best time of year Ratings Hiking Trail Difficulty moderate Authors JAN FEB MAR Distance 16.1 km Stamina Experience APR MAY JUN Duration 3:50 h Technique JUL AUG SEP Landscape Ascent 126 m Altitude OCT NOV DEC 243 m Descent 79 m 157 m More tour data Source Julische Alpen Properties Bled, Ljubljanska c. 27 Public transport friendly Multi-stage tour 4260 Bled Scenic Healthy climate Phone +386(0)4 / 578 02 00 In and out Cultural/historical value Fax Awards [email protected] With refreshment stops The stage from Tolmin to Kobarid is quite flat and runs in the valley. The entire stage is hiked – as local Family friendly people say – along the sunny side of the Soča River, through the pleasant villages to the historical Kobarid. Marko Lenarcic Updated: February 14, 2020 The trail starts at the paragliding landing site – Kobala nad Tolminom, which is one of the most popular paragliding sites; in beautiful weather we can see hundred or more paragliders flying above the alpine peaks. Continue along the banks of the Soča River through the sunny villages of Gabrje and Volarje. In Selišče, we cross the small Volarja River that springs below Krn, which hides a range of most beautiful and highest Slovenian waterfalls. Between Kamen and the Church of St Lawrence we walk in the fairy forests and along the paths that run among the ancient, moss- 5 / 7 Hiking trail JULIANA TRAIL: stage 12 Tolmin - Kobarid covered walls. The church was the last home of Simon The elm tree is the sentinel of the springs. Like the Gregorčič, one of the most famous Slovenian poets. He spring water enlivens the tree, it will also refresh you worshipped the Soča River in many of his works. We and fill you with the energy that you will need as you reach Kobarid through Ladra, the last village along the continue your hike along the Juliana Trail. trail. Kobarid played an important part in WWI. The Battle of Kobarid (which actually started in Tolmin) www.dolina-soce.si resulted in the breakthrough of the Austrian and German Army at the twelfth, last offensive on the www.julijske-alpe.com Isonzo Front, and Kobarid or Caporetto is still the synonym for a catastrophe in Italian language. Kobarid www.slovenia-outdoor.com Museum displays exhibits on the events that occurred during World War I on the Soška fronta - Isonzo Front. Turn-by-turn directions Author’s recommendation Starting point / trailhead The stage runs through the part where the Car park in the centre of Tolmin. villages are most densely set, therefore, it is Coordinates: worth stopping and chatting with the Geogr. 46.182621, 13.732941 hospitable local people. UTM 33T 402212 5115118 Safety information Point of arrival Normal level of caution is recommended, there are no special dangers along the way. The centre of Kobarid at the info point. Turn-by-turn directions If there is no snow, the stage is also recommended in The path between Tolmin and Kobarid is a combination winter. of local cart tracks, a side road along the sunny side of the valley and short connecting paths. Equipment Hiking equipment suitable for the season. Below Tolmin, about 100 metres away from sport courses, there is an unpaved road on the right side of the road that takes us to the Gabrje campsite below the Additional information Gabrje village. We continue walking along the Soča River, until the road turns to the road above us and Tips, hints and links then we continue through the villages Volarje and Hint by Triglav National Park: Grofova voda Selišče. There is a cemetery below the Kamno village, where we come to the next path on the right side. The Grofova Voda (Count’s Water) spring is situated in Continue through the village, and there is a path on the the Sopotnica gorge above the village of Gabrje. The other side that takes us to ancient and beautiful dry local inhabitants believe that the water from the spring stack. Some parts of the dry stack have been removed has healing properties. Radiesthetic measurements by farmers during the levelling of meadows and fields, place the water from Grofova Voda among the world’s but they bring us below the Church of St St Lawrence. top healing waters. The church is worth visiting because it is an excellent panoramic viewpoint. We continue through Ladra and The water is clean, fresh, rich in minerals and has end the stage in Kobarid. beneficial effects on the entire body. The spring comes from great depths, bubbles to the surface and never runs dry, not even during the driest periods. The water Getting There has a stable temperature, flow, colour and taste. This tour is conveniently accessible by public Drinking this water refreshes us and gives us strength. transport. Not far from the spring there is a thick and vital tree, a Public transport mountain elm tree (Ulmus glabra). It measures 81cm in Bus: diameter and reaches an impressive height of 39m. It is double the size of all neighbouring elms of comparable www.nomago.si age. The water from the spring flows underneath the tree, enriching it with energy. Nova Gorica – Tolmin – Kobarid 6 / 7 Hiking trail JULIANA TRAIL: stage 12 Tolmin - Kobarid Ljubljana – Idrija – Tolmin – Kobarid Bovec – Kobarid Getting there Regional road: Nova Gorica – Tolmin – Kobarid Ljubljana – Idrija – Tolmin – Kobarid Ljubljana – Kranjska Gora – Vršič – Bovec – Kobarid Parking Car park in the centre of Tolmin. Car park in the centre of Kobarid. 7 / 7.