Hiking trail JULIANA TRAIL: stage 5 Bled - Goreljek on Pokljuka 21km 6:40h 866m 91m Difficulty moderate km 0 0.7 1.4 2.8 4.2 Base Map: outdooractive Cartography; ©OpenStreetMap (www.openstreetmap.org) 1 / 8 Hiking trail JULIANA TRAIL: stage 5 Bled Goreljek on ... 21km 6:40h 866m 91m Difficulty moderate km 0 0.2 0.4 0.8 1.2 Base Map: outdooractive Cartography; ©OpenStreetMap (www.openstreetmap.org) 2 / 8 Hiking trail JULIANA TRAIL: stage 5 Bled Goreljek on ... 21km 6:40h 866m 91m Difficulty moderate km 0 0.2 0.4 0.8 1.2 Base Map: outdooractive Cartography; ©OpenStreetMap (www.openstreetmap.org) 3 / 8 Hiking trail JULIANA TRAIL: stage 5 Bled Goreljek on ... 21km 6:40h 866m 91m Difficulty moderate km 0 0.2 0.4 0.8 1.2 Base Map: outdooractive Cartography; ©OpenStreetMap (www.openstreetmap.org) 4 / 8 Hiking trail JULIANA TRAIL: stage 5 Bled Goreljek on ... 21km 6:40h 866m 91m Difficulty moderate km 0 0.2 0.4 0.8 1.2 Base Map: outdooractive Cartography; ©OpenStreetMap (www.openstreetmap.org) 5 / 8 Hiking trail JULIANA TRAIL: stage 5 Bled Goreljek on ... Road surface Elevation profile Asphalt 7km m Dirt road 5.3km Path 6.1km 1500 Unknown 1.5km 1200 900 600 km 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 Tour data Best time of year Ratings Hiking Trail Difficulty moderate Authors JAN FEB MAR Distance 21 km Stamina Experience APR MAY JUN Duration 6:40 h Technique JUL AUG SEP Landscape Ascent 866 m Altitude OCT NOV DEC 1326 m Descent 91 m 477 m More tour data Pasture in the heart of the Pokljuka Plateau, and ends in Goreljek at the Sport Hotel. Properties Public transport friendly Multi-stage tour The stage starts at Lake Bled – a glacial lake without its own water springs. Pletna is the name of a traditional Geological highlights Faunistic highlights wooden boat that carries visitors on the lake to the In and out Botanical highlights island. The lake shore is perfect for walking; some areas are also intended for bathing. The lake is also a very Marko Lenarcic well-known rowing course, where the rowing world cup Updated: February 14, 2020 has been held four times. The trail runs by the foothills of Pokljuka near the picturesque, sun-facing village of Gorje, through the Pokljuka Gorge, which is a protected natural monument in Triglav National Park. Two trail sections run through the gorge—one over the galleries Source below the natural bridge, the other through the Julische Alpen "Pokljuška luknja" or cave with three windows, leading Bled, Ljubljanska c. 27 to the abandoned Stara Pokljuka settlement. The third 4260 Bled part takes us to the forest Pokljuka Plateau on the Phone +386(0)4 / 578 02 00 brinks of Triglav National Park. The trail runs over Fax meadows and pastures of the dense forest landscape. [email protected] Cottage cheese and cheese are still produced on some pastures. The stage ends in the Goreljek settlement at The stage starts at Lake Bled and continues through Sport Hotel, 4 km from the biathlon centre on Rudno Gorje, the Pokljuka Gorge and a few steep ascents polje, Pokljuka, the venue for world cup races. over Kranjska planina Pasture and Planina Javornik 6 / 8 Hiking trail JULIANA TRAIL: stage 5 Bled Goreljek on ... Author’s recommendation Lakeside Promenade on the eastern shore of Lake Bled. The stage is long and strenuous, and the Coordinates: difference in altitude is approximately 800 Geogr. 46.368756, 14.118315 metres. It starts in Bled, runs through Gorje and UTM 33T 432184 5135397 ends on a forest path steeply ascending to Pokljuka. There are no inns or huts from Gorje, Point of arrival so make sure to take some lunch and water Sport Hotel in Goreljek, Pokljuka. with you. Turn-by-turn directions Initially, the trail runs on local roads; from Krnica, it Safety information runs along the marked hiking trail to Pokljuka. It There are some short sections without phone partially runs on forest roads on the plateau. reception. The route through the Pokljuka Gorge is steep and narrow in some parts, so please be cautious The stage starts in front of the Festival Hall at Lake in rainy weather. Bled. There we turn onto the asphalt footpath by the lake towards Bled Castle, left onto the asphalt road that Equipment runs alongside the lake, below the castle to Mala Zaka, Hiking shoes and season-appropriate clothing, spare which is the rowing centre. From the roundabout, clothing and hiking poles. Take enough water and follow the stairs and go along the steep path to Bled lunch with you. railway station. Turn right onto the pavement and after 500 metres turn left towards Spodnje Gorje. Turn left to cross the bridge over the railway track and continue Additional information right along the track to the industrial area, turn left and continue to Spodnje Gorje, cross the Bled – Pokljuka Tips, hints and links road and continue uphill to the crossroads Bled Hint by Triglav National Park: Pokljuka peat bogs –Poljane – Jesenice. Turn left and continue along the regulated asphalt footpath below the Višelnica hill to Peat bogs are a special feature of the vast forests that the centre of Zgornje Gorje, turn onto the pavement at cover the heart of the Pokljuka plateau. They are a the church and follow the main road towards Pokljuka. unique ecosystem characterised by peat mosses and After one kilometre, turn from the main road right mysterious carnivorous plants that thrive in the acidic downhill to Krnica and continue towards the Pokljuka environment of Europe’s southernmost raised bogs. Gorge. The cart track takes you to the parking area before the gorge. Turn left to the path through the Most Pokljuka wetlands are not open to visitors due to gorge. At the turning below Pokljuška luknja, turn right their exceptional importance that is further through the cave with three natural windows to an emphasised by the amount of water stored in the bogs. abandoned farm in the Stara Pokljuka settlement. The marked hiking trail runs past Repečnik rovt over However, hikers are welcome to learn more about this Kranjska dolina to an unpaved road. Turn right and go mysterious ecosystem by visiting the short themed trail straight on for 100 metres, where you come to the car that has been set up around the easily accessible park at Planina Javornik Pasture. Turn left to the Goreljek bog. A natural water reservoir, the Pokljuka pasture, where you can enjoy the beautiful views of the plateau supplies water to the Radovna Valley, the Bled Mrežce, Debela peč, Viševnik, Draški vrh and Triglav basin, and further to Bohinj. Have a glass of water, mountains. Continue over the pasture south to the Pokljuka’s precious asset. main asphalt road Bled – Rudno polje. Turn left and after 200 metres right to come to the Sport Hotel in www.julijske-alpe.com Goreljek. www.bled.si Getting There www.bohinj.si This tour is conveniently accessible by public transport. www.slovenia-outdoor.com Public transport Turn-by-turn directions Bus: Starting point / trailhead 7 / 8 Hiking trail JULIANA TRAIL: stage 5 Bled Goreljek on ... www.arriva.si Ljubljana – Bled Jesenice – Bled Train: https://www.slo-zeleznice.si/sl/ Ljubljana – Lesce – Bled Salzburg – Jesenice – Bled Nova Gorica – Bohinjska Bistrica – Bled Jože Pučnik Airport in Ljubljana: bus to Bled Getting there Motorway: Ljubljana – Jesenice – exit Bled, Jesenice – Ljubljana – exit Bled Regional road: Bohinjska Bistrica – Bled Parking Car parks in Bled. Car park in front of Sport Hotel in Goreljek. 8 / 8.