Orleška draga

Description of mountain:
Orleška draga (also Orleška dolina) is a roughly 60 m deep karst valley (or sinkhole) located west of the village of Orlek near Sežana. The sinkhole is approximately round, with an upper diameter of about 200 m and a flat bottom about 60 m across. The elevation of the bottom is 265 m.

The sinkhole is surrounded by picturesque vertical walls, especially on the west and south, while the eastern slope is slightly less steep and wooded. The bottom itself is grassy.

The state border with Italy runs across the sinkhole. Most of it lies in Slovenia, with only the western slope in Italy.

The sinkhole is easily accessible via a cart track that leads gradually down to the bottom. It can be reached after a short walk on unmarked paths from Orlek, or even slightly closer from Fernetiči on the Italian side of the border. Likewise, in November 2022, no information boards about this natural feature were noticeable anywhere in Orlek, the sinkhole, or its vicinity.

Note: Official data on the dimensions are unknown to me; the diameters were estimated using the distance measuring tool in Google Maps, and the elevation with a GPS tracker.

Surroundings within radius of 0.5 1 1.5 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 15 20 30 km:

Webcams in radius of 2 3 5 7 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 50 60 km:

Ankaran, Basovizza, Beka, Čebulovica, Divača, Divača airport, Kokoš, Kozina, Krvavi Potok, Lazaret, Lokev, Miramarski grad / Castello di Miramare, Sežana, Socerb Castle, Spodnje Škofije, Štanjel, Štanjel (Ferrarijev vrt), Trieste, Vejna / Monte Grisa, Zidovnik (Sedovnik)