| jerque6. 11. 2025 21:30:42 |
Today's report from the visit to both waterfalls. Who would think that even the tourist-famous Gozd Martuljek can offer boutique experiences, meaning you have something practically to yourself. Well, in November it's obviously possible, as surprisingly I met literally no one, and if idyllic weather in recent days adds... Anyway, direction signs for waterfalls consistently by numbers. Lower is 1, upper 2.
At dawn at parking by Triangle, which miraculously still not paid, plenty of space. Even on return around noon, probably some spot left. Then I peeked at both 24/7 paid parkings across Sava Dolinka, completely empty.
Past days I watched Kamniško sedlo area, lost white "coat", also on Gorenjska highway I peeked at peaks, even Stol and Begunjščica bare, so arriving in Gozd Martuljek surprised me a bit that on north slopes snow reached almost bottom of Špik "pyramid". Luckily my goal not that high and whole path in dry conditions. Here and there (e.g. around hut at Ing) smelled of winter as salt whitened surroundings. In such conditions wet wood quickly slippery and need care on wooden bridges or planks over streams.
Plan was first on most direct marked hiking path to bivouac Za Akom (not through gorge) reach marked junction then upper waterfall, by ascent time light enough for photos, then to lower and return through gorge. Already before ascent start, at junction at "oglarska kopa", warning by signs that path to 2. (upper) waterfall sort of closed. Decide to go anyway as far as possible or seems safe, meanwhile enjoy Špik group view and bit "sport". Anyway, somewhere along path still sign bivouac Za Akom under reconstruction, but few days ago media said new one built from recycled pirovskih piksen. No more warnings about path closure to waterfall. Well, except some fallen trees easily bypassed, path totally normal, after junction to waterfall first some "cables" more for show, on descent to gorge some quasi-via ferrata experience useful, iron metal footbridge over stream per sign only few years old and "stands like stone, rock, bone". Little before bridge some right junction, pegs hammered in wall, at hand height bolts with ring ends but no "cable". Actually don't know where it leads and if that's reason for "closure". From bridge not yet see around bend to waterfall, bit further again some bolts, climb to viewpoint where nicely visible, but after rain expected more abundant. From some safely accessible rock nearby nicely see another waterfall falling from top of wall (or higher step of same?). Further saw some "cables" but read before dangerous and demanding, so satisfied with that. After all from some distance widest angle lens barely enough, and question how carried electronics would handle splashing around surely full pool...
Back first same path, soon junction to Finžgar chapel and bit further to Ing. Either not operating in November or too early, no soul there, but divine views to Špik and Kukova špica, wouldn't surprise if prices "goldsmith". Then back to official path to marked junction for 1. waterfall, where sign demands proper gear. Narrow and rough path really steep in few turns descends, meanwhile some fallen trees and wading torrents, until reach spot where first see lower waterfall, quite mighty given rain few days ago and though not so close, spray reaches viewpoint. Bit more descent to several bridges, view of waterfall (anyway, if really visit sensors there, exploited luxury and walked back forth quite a bit searching spots, so question how many times counted  ). After crossing stream already much nicer path through gorge itself. Per forum in past destroyed several times and long closed, today nice, easy, probably most tourist traffic both ways on it. Somewhere along path stream bed widens, stream flows at left edge, in rest whole bunch "little men". Somehow more believe recent rain not that bad to wash them away, than built so many new in few days. Then new bridge and only there read on sign about waterfalls. After bridge soon back at oglarska kopa.
Some unprocessed pics, not too many path details as path passable as usual.
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