Sunflower Books: Landscapes of SLOVENIA: WALKS AND CAR TOURS

Slovenia, 3rd edition (2010); updated 23/07/2011

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Walk 1: We attempted the path up to the view point on Osojnica. Part way up it became very steep and unnerving. We retraced our steps back to the road, turned left and took a track after just a few yards. This swings round to the left to a car park, but we continued straight ahead on a wide track. This climbs steadily uphill. After a while the path splits - take the left hand one to avoid a steep and rocky climb. Just as the paths merge again there is a signpost pointing uphill to Osojnica and downhill (apparently) to Ojstrica. Right by the post look for a narrow path on the right. This winds steeply up a rocky outcrop - it does involve a little scrambling, but in a couple of minutes you reach the top of Ojstrica complete with a seat. The view is fantastic. We suggest this is an acceptable alternative for those who don't wish to climb up Osojnica. (User, 7/11)

Walk 8: After the 54 min charcoal burning area (being mended when we were there) the path goes into Spodnji Gorge. This is closed as the path has been washed away about 5 minutes beyond the footbridge. (User, 10/10) + At the 54min point the instructions say "Beyond here take the left-hand track, through pines." There is also a track to the right of this, which goes uphill and is signed as route 6. There is now a sign indicating that the left-hand track is closed and the right-hand track is the one to use to reach Slap 1 and Slap 2. This is not a temporary sign, but a proper, purpose-made and very permanent looking sign. There is no indication of why the track is now closed but we decided it was best not to try and use it. Instead we went up the right-hand track. This turned out to be very steep and rocky in places and is not an easy way up. We eventually reached a sign pointing off to the left to Slap 1. We followed the track and reached a point where there was water coming down rocks and across the track just ahead. At the this point the track was actually cut into the rock. The wet rocks looked slippy and there was only a bit of rope to hold on to so we gave up and went back down. We could hear, but not see the falls, and presumably had we been willing to risk walking across the wet rocks we would have reached a view point but we can't be certain. People should be aware that they may not be able to get up to the falls. (User, 7/11)

Walk 12, 2nd edition: At the 37 + 5 min point, you correctly say you "climb steps away from the river". This is actually a vertical climb for 15-20 minutes because there is no path close to the river. It needs to be stated that this is steep, and actually not "easy", and that although it is a "riverside walk" you are on the right path even though you are now climbing vertically away from the river. After the 1hr 16 minute point, there is a dead suspension bridge. This was too soon to be the real one, but it did cause some concern, so the text needs to mention it, please. (User, 10/10)

Walk 20: We completed this walk on a very hot day. We wished afterwards that we had done it in reverse, i.e. left the bus at Ukanc and caught it back from Ribcev Laz. By doing so we would have had the climb up to Slap Savica early in the walk when we were still fresh, and could have enjoyed a paddle in the lake at the end of the walk after a gentle stroll along the lake side. (User, 7/11)

Walk 23, Alternative: The route from Ribcev Laz to Brod is now tarmaced all the way. This makes for very easy walking but look out for bikes as it is a popular cycle route! Up on the high meadows above Brod we found that the signposting was somewhat 'dodgy' and didn't seem to match the walk instructions. As a result when we descended we found ourselves in Cesnjica. (We think that at a junction of paths, by a seat, we should have gone left signposted to Rudnica.) By turning left on the road in Cesnjica, and left again on the edge of the village we managed to get back on the correct route. However the signpost to Srednja Vas was missing altogether although the path was quite obvious. (User, 7/11)

Walk 32 2nd edition : At the 2hr13 min point you cross the road, past a duckpond with a hut for ducks worthy of an MP. The text is correct, "bearing left up a narrow road". However, the map suggests that the road is a) after the red road comes in from the right, and b) at least 250-300m from the by-pass. In reality it is immediately after the duckpond. We walked straight past it and went on past the road from the right for quite a way before retracing our steps uphill to the correct turn. (User, 10/10)
Walk 33 2nd edition: At about 30 mins you saw a klopotci. Alas, we fear it has gone as we searched everywhere along that stretch of open road for it. Maybe, like you and the Juniper tree, we simply missed it. (User, 10/10)

Walk 39 2nd edition : At the 54 min point, the text is unclear and the map does not fit it. Both have been superceded by what is now the best path. Rather than the path on the map i.e. turning left along the black line, then right over the stream, you need to go along the main valley road (in red) , and then left to the green/black marked path and then turn right. The path is waymarked, but I think there are now 2 paths parallel to each other, both of which will end up at Domacija Planincev. The juniper tree is still there, but is by board 8! It is a very unprepossessing sight as you intimate. We followed the black path for miles, looking for a right turn over the stream that did not exist. Eventually we came back to the route at Domacija Planicev via the black path on the map which comes in from the right on the map (i.e. from the south-east). Then we crossed the stream and we were away again... (User, 10/10)