Pokljuška soreska | Circular Trail

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Features Cave · Geological Significance

Limited free parking for about 15 cars.

The almost 2 km long and up to 50 m deep Pokljuka Gorge (Pokljuška soteska), cut into the limestone deposits, was carved by the former glacier river running from the melting Pokljuka Glacier. It created the largest fossil gorge in Slovenia. Because there is no water permanently running, the trail runs along the dry stream of the former river, at the end of the gorge it leads via the hanging wooden galleries through a narrow area one-metre-wide.

The 4-km-long circular trail can be accessed from the upper side, i.e. from the hamlet of Zatrnik at 906 m altitude, or from the lower side, i.e. from the area of the village of Krnica near Zgornje Gorje and starts at Jela at an altitude of 650 metres.

Visiting the gorge in bad weather or in winter conditions is not recommended. There is a risk of falling rocks from the overhanging and high walls.

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