Bled (Velika Zaka) - Lake Bled (walking path around the lake)
Starting point: Bled (Velika Zaka) (480 m)
Starting point Lat/Lon: 46.3624°N 14.0815°E 
Path name: walking path around the lake
Time of walking: 1 h 30 min
Difficulty: easy unmarked way
Difficulty of skiing: no data
Altitude difference: -5 m
Altitude difference (by path): 25 m
Map: TNP 1:50.000
Access to starting point:
A) We leave Gorenjska highway at exit Lesce, and then we follow the signs for Bled and Bohinj. A little before the end of Bled we leave the main road towards Bohinj and we continue slightly right in the direction of camp. After approximately 1.5 km of additional driving, we get to camp Bled, where by the edge of the camp we park on a payable parking lot. Price for parking is 3 eur/h (November 2019).
B) We drive to Bohinjska Bistrica, and then we continue driving towards Bled. At the beginning of Bled we go left in the direction of camp Bled. After approximately 1.5 km of additional driving, we get to camp Bled, where by the edge of the camp we park on a payable parking lot. Price for parking is 3 eur/h (November 2019).
Path description:
From the parking lot, we walk to the lake and then we continue left (the path further is described clockwise, if we continue right it we walk in the reverse direction).
The path ahead leads us on a narrower asphalt road which runs directly by the western coast of the lake. From a gentle path several times a nice view opens up on the lake and Bled island with the church of the Assumption of Mary, and the path gradually passes to Mala Zaka, where we go past Olympic Rowing Centre Bled, after which we get to the northern coast of the lake. At few crossings we continue right, so that we stick to the walking path which leads by the lake, and it brings us below the cliffs, on the top of which stands Bled castle. Here also one of the paths which leads towards the castle branches off, and we continue by the lake and we are getting closer to town Bled.
Further, we also stick to the right turn-offs (exceptions are turn-offs which lead on private land) and we get to the eastern coast, where we reach hotels, which are located by the lake. We bypass the hotels on the bottom side, and a panoramic path by the lake lightly ascends to the main road Bled - Bohinj, by the edge of which we for some time continue. By the foot of the hill Straža we walk parallel with the road, and when the main road towards Bohinj goes away from the lake, we continue on a footpath which leads us right from villa Bled, from where there is a nice view towards Bled island and Bled castle. We some time walk on a pleasant walking path, and then we get closer to the road which leads towards the camp Zaka. We short time continue by the mentioned road, and then on wooden stairs we descend on the path which is settled at the edge of the lake. After few minutes, we return to the edge of the road and then we continue also past the referee tower to Velika Zaka, where we started the tour and where we are also ending it.
Description and pictures refer to a condition in December 2020.
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