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We went along this ridge yesterday, about which you can actually find nothing written. It caught our eye during our previous visit to the Pokljuka Gorge, when we were driving to the starting point and also later when we asked a local about it. On the map we saw two peak names, namely besides Kočevnik (838 m) also Srednji vrh (892 m), for which the local didn't even know that such a name exists. He said that they know it entirely as Kočevnik, so I named it that way too. The ridge is also known for Šimnova Cave, and the hike that the villagers organize every year is called exactly Šimnov Hike.

We really liked the ridge, lush, with a really pleasant path, a bit rocky, a bit up and a bit down, the views from it rise to the snow-covered peaks above Pokljuka, you can also see to Triglav. After crossing, we continued towards the village of Perniki, turned left before it and walked along the lower side of the ridge. We also went to the banks of the Radovna River, and admired its beautiful flowing water. Thus we did a circular tour, and at the same time wondered why we didn't meet a single hiker on the path. This happens to us quite often .

Reklanica Valley is a fairly hidden gem in the Western Julians, which borders Dunja Valley to the north, Resia to the south, transitions via Neveja Saddle to Rabelj Valley to the east, and to Železna to the west. Above Reklanica Valley rise high mountains, Kanin on one side, on the other the Montaz group with Strma peč, which really strongly attracted our eyes. From under these mountains streams rush into the valley which in many places hang over in waterfalls into its bottom. While exploring the valley, besides waterfalls and mountains you can admire old villages and nature in general. Well, now is not exactly the right time for visiting waterfalls, because there's not much water there, and also no sun in the valley at this time, but it seemed to us we couldn't wait any longer and we combined it with admiring autumn nature.

To get to Reklanica, we chose quite a long loop, namely we drove over Vršič to Trenta, then over Kljuž through villages Log and Strmec to Predel, descent into the valley past Rabelj Lake, which at this time charmingly rests in silence, then up to Nevejski Pass and we were already on the way to Reklanica or Val Raccolana in Italian.

We got the idea for visiting these waterfalls from one last year's PV issue, where the article talks about thirteen waterfalls in Reklanica, we viewed only five, but to the others definitely still in the future.

Well, for now we visited the following: (from top to bottom)
- Cascata del Cjalderon (originates under Gilberti hut)
- Fontanone di Goriuda - Gorjuda (most known)
- Cascate Rio Montasio (originates under Montaž) and lies between villages Piani di Qua and Piani di La (here and there)
- Cascata Rio Vandul (rushes from under Peklenskih vrat oz. Zabuš) - the wildest of the listed and not marked
- Cascata Rio Repepeit

Yesterday after five years I did the loop around Lake Bohinj again, total a bit less than 14 km.
The difference since then was only that we set off on the trail by bus and started and finished at AP Jezero.
I was surprised by the bus occupancy in both directions. On the way back, it didn't even pick up all the people because stops are apparently not provided. Tourism is definitely noticeable already.

Maybe Zajčnik?

yeah julika, we could say that too, under Lopa on our side, on the way to planina Krnica. So continue

Lužnica isn't either

no, it's not there

so

Where did he walk?

georgia, in the village of Krnica there's this sign by the road. I think officially you're not allowed to park there at the entrance, but also consider Francita. At this time it's fine, later there's probably too much of everything and no space then either.

Thanks mirank, it really looks good

No, Georgia, it won't hold. I photographed it right near the family home, but it has already moved away. It's no longer visible.

A pigeon has never been in a hurry anywhere

That's the Puštalski loop

Yesterday to Tošč from sv. Jedrt and return a bit differently, past the Selan farmstead, where a fierce dog barks at you, but you're quickly past it. In between, ascent also to the top of Špiklj, where I've been once before, but by mistake then. Along the path lots of flowering trees, heather barely any yet. Every period of the year has its own beauties!

mirank, this looks very interesting. Is it passable in that direction as you describe, even in dry conditions? well, I mean all that off the marked path

yes, it's Križ, keep going