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Slovenian Waterfalls of Watercourses

velkavrh1. 09. 2023 16:36:15

Today my colleague and I did a reconnaissance for my retirees. We went to see the Zapotoški waterfalls. Over Vršič we drive to Trenta and at the last hairpin turn right towards the starting point for Jalovec, Bavški Grintavec and also for Zapotoški waterfalls. The path to the first waterfall is nicely traceable and not demanding at all. So we reach the first lower waterfall. Currently there's not too much water, so we can view it quite close up. For the next ones we have to go a bit back on the path and left across the scree to a nice path. At the beginning of the path we notice two cairns. Here the path goes a bit uphill, but not too demanding. First we reach two smaller waterfalls, then a nice larger one. At the end we reach the head of the gorge with waterfalls and see a wonderful waterfall that splits into two arms - beautiful. Not much water, so no problem, because we occasionally have to cross a bit of water. The water is crystal clear. Actually we hardly met any hikers - only one Slovenian couple and a couple of foreign mountaineers. I highly recommend a visit now, because there's little water.

We drove from one starting point for the Zapotoške waterfalls.

Here is the start for Bavčki Grintavec and Jalovec.

We also have a shorter path to Bavški Grintavec.

We can thus drive here with a personal car.

Then one reaches two smaller waterfalls.

A little higher we come to this beautiful waterfall.

At the end we come to the most beautiful waterfall, which splits in the middle into two branches.

If we climb a little further along the gully we see this nice water flow.

On the way back the surrounding peaks greet us.

On the way back we also stopped in two huts.

This offer awaits us in the Na Gozdu hut.

But the mountains beckon into their embrace-only apparently!

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velkavrh15. 09. 2023 11:15:25

This doesn't really belong in this topic, but these Italian waterfalls in the Umbria region are so beautiful, majestic, that it's a shame not to show them to you.

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velkavrh11. 10. 2023 08:02:47

On Monday, 09.10.2023, I also took my Monday group - the retirees' section of PD Škofja Loka - as the main guide to see the Zapotoški waterfalls. Since there were 60 of us, we didn't go over Vršič but far around - we drove for three hours to Zgornja Trenta. Then from the source of Soča towards the first lower waterfall. This time I was here for the third time and didn't have the chance to go further. With the bus, of course, we couldn't go beyond the source of Soča. With the Medvode retirees we even drove to the barrage, where the marked path for the waterfalls and for Bavški Grintavec and past Špič to Jalovec starts. On the way to Grintavec you go over the Zapotok pasture, which they declare the butterfly pasture. Definitely I have to walk to that pasture next year. You go past several of these characteristic Trenta huts - the area is called Kverh. Interesting is the hut that has the chimney outside. Up to these turnoffs for the summits the path is marked. For the waterfalls the marks run out, but the path is the only one and well trodden. We went only to the beautiful lower waterfall, because time was short for the others. Currently there's even more water than on the two previous hikes. Without special difficulties along the water of Suhi potok you reach the pool of the waterfall. Only at two places you have to hold on a bit to rocks. No one got wet. Of course not everyone went right to the waterfall - half for sure - they were enthusiastic. There followed a long way back - in Cerkno we had the conclusion at the inn, where they have a memorial room for doctor Franja, who worked during WWII in the partisan hospital Franja. Anyway we had a good time.

Unfortunately, there was no time to view the source of the Soča.

This is that interesting Trenta cottage with the chimney outside the house.

Only on the way back did I have the chance to photograph the peaks a bit, which are visible from Zgornja Trenta.

I won't name the peaks so I don't get it wrong.

We were served excellently - not at all.

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velkavrh20. 11. 2023 20:20:20

This time I'm presenting two waterfalls in the heart of the Slovenian Karst. This one near Sočerga the Reka watercourse creates a beautiful waterfall - called Veli Vir. I don't know exactly how high it is - but it's quite watery and falls into a beautiful pool. This waterfall is behind the village Sokoliči. The other waterfall of this area is located behind the village Starci. It's the highest waterfall of the Slovenian Karst - Stranice waterfall. Unfortunately it currently has very little water. With greater inflow it would really be majestic.

This is how it falls into the depth - unfortunately it currently has little water.

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velkavrh20. 02. 2024 02:18:00

After a long time I saw a nice waterfall again. It's the waterfall on the path from Dekani to Tinjan. It's made by the Struga stream. It doesn't have much water. Water more crawls than falls over the dried wall lower down the streambed. It's about eight meters high. But this unusual little waterfall is still interesting.

The signpost directs us to the waterfall.

This is what this mini waterfall looks like.

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tulipan20. 02. 2024 10:05:39

We call such a waterfall a slapišče big grin

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darinka425. 02. 2024 08:29:43

That's how Hubelj looked yesterday afternoon. Or rather the spring of Hublje.

I don't remember ever finding asparagus in February.

velkavrh29. 04. 2024 08:40:29

Yesterday I went with PD Rašica Ljubljana to see the Bohor waterfalls. There are quite a few. Somehow I figured we saw three - Bojanca, Pekel and Ubijalnik. To the first two waterfalls you get via the stream gorge. Currently the watercourse is quite watery and you have to be careful not to get wet when crossing. The path through the gorge is extremely demanding. Wire ropes and pegs help. All the effort is rewarded with the view of two waterfalls. It's Bojanca and Pekel. On the way back we descended via wire ropes to another wonderful waterfall. That's Ubijalnik waterfall. Without wire ropes it wouldn't be possible. There are more waterfalls in this area - maybe for another time.

First view of the Bojanco and Pekel waterfalls.

If you miss the stone, you get water in your shoe.

In the gorge the path is very demanding - no mistakes allowed.

On brackets and along the steel cable. Dangerous - slippery, wet.

The gully into the lower pool falls in two steps - this is a branch of the waterfall.

From this waterfall we came to the partisan printing house.

On the way back we also viewed the Ubijalnik waterfall.

Access to the waterfall is killer on the cables.

Some of them didn't even go to the waterfall.

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velkavrh1. 05. 2024 06:33:23

Yesterday already the fourth time to see two waterfalls in Slovenian Istria. This time I took the Medvode retirees. Not too much water, so crossing the watercourse, as many as seven times, went without problems. The Stranice waterfall still had water. In high summer it happens that the waterfalls have no water. This time we went the classic way - start in Sočerga on the lower marked path to Veli Vir waterfall. The path further to Starci gets complicated because the path to Starci is not marked. The path to Stranice waterfall and further to Starci - that was a Venetian fortified military post from the 15th century - one tower is a ruin, the other renovated - is not marked. It's also very poorly trodden - partly almost disappears. The path to Starci is marked from Trebeše village. At this unmarked path there was a bit of a tangle, but we successfully resolved the tangle with the hiking direction - credit to my assistant. First time I went there with PD Rašica Ljubljana and our guide Primož said he discovered the path there with difficulty - apparently got lost three times. The path from Veli Vir waterfall to Starci should be properly marked. I hope someone from the mountaineering club covering this area reads this. Thanks for understanding!

Up to the Veli Vir waterfall, it is well marked.

Veli Vir waterfall - it had half as much water as a month ago.

Side waterfall - we did not lie under the waterfall.

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tulipan3. 05. 2024 09:05:07

Branko, usually the guide first goes on a scouting trip sour look

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velkavrh14. 10. 2024 21:07:14

Today we Pondeljkovci - retirees group of PD Škofja Loka looked at two beautiful waterfalls in Drežnica. Those are Krapež and Sopot waterfalls.

Below it falls into a beautiful little pool.

velkavrh13. 02. 2025 20:12:21

I present two beautiful waterfalls that are actually less known. We see these waterfalls on the Path of Two Waterfalls - this area is covered by PD Polž. Completely unknown to me.

This is the path to the first waterfall - it is marked.

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velkavrh11. 10. 2025 10:28:49

After a couple of years we saw a beautiful Slovenian waterfall again. After part of the Juliana trail from Kobarid to Tolmin we also visited Kozjak waterfall. There were a lot of visitors - of course foreigners. At least for me it's one of the most beautiful Slovenian waterfalls.