Jama Pekel (parkirišče) - Pogorišče (strma pot)

Access to starting point:
Leave the Styrian motorway at the Šempeter exit in the Savinja Valley and follow the signs for Šempeter. When we arrive in Šempeter, at the traffic-light intersection follow the sign for Jama Pekel and turn left. Immediately after crossing the railway line, turn right towards Podlog. In the settlement of Podlog in the Savinja Valley, at the roundabout follow the signs for Jama Pekel and Zalog pri Podlogu. Continue through the underpass under the motorway and through the village Zalog pri Podlogu. Along the asphalt road follow the signpost that directs us left and soon reach the well-maintained spacious asphalt parking lot in front of the entrance to Jama Pekel, where we park.

Path description:
From the parking lot continue on foot along the maintained, wide and hardened path leading north towards the cave entrance and to the right of the road. The path runs along the picturesque Peklenščica stream, which accompanies us on our left side. After a few minutes of walking we arrive at the information point (log cabin), where there is a ticket office where we can purchase a ticket for Jama Pekel before guided tours.
Bypass the entrance to Jama Pekel on the right side and ascend the maintained path that climbs the steep slope to the right, higher up it turns left and leads us a little further past the exit from Jama Pekel.
Continue straight ahead, the path then becomes a regular hiking trail, upon reaching the cart track where we join the marked path then go right and continue along it to the nearby Pogorišče, where there is a logbook box and a few benches.

Starting point - Jama Pekel 0:05, Jama Pekel - Pogorišče 0:15.

Description and photos refer to the condition in February 2026.

On the way: Jama Pekel (300m)