Logarska-Jezersko Hiking Week Footsteps of the Jezersko-Solčavska sheep flocks

Upon arrival at the destination you will see a short introductory film and a permanent exhibition on Solčavsko at Center Rinka. Here you can also get all the necessary information regarding the program.

A walk along the Natural History and Ethnographic trail in the Logar Valley will take you through the interesting parts of the landscape park and after a short ascent lead you to the Rinka waterfall. During the journey you will learn about the heritage of logging, charcoal burning and farming in this remote mountain corner. You will also learn about the flora and fauna of the landscape park Logar Valley and the Kamnik – Savinja Alps.

A walk along the Logar Valley Trail from the start of the valley to the waterfall Rinka takes 2 hours. You need the same amount of time to return. You can shorten the length of the walk by starting the walk at one of the restaurants in the valley.

Dinner and overnight at selected tourist facility.

Tour duration: 4 hours; altitude difference: 320 m

After homemade breakfast you start an easy hiking tour from the Logar Valley to the hut at Klemenča Cave (1h) and continue past the thickest larch in Slovenia to the top of the ridge between the two landscape parks, Logar Valley and Robanov kot. The view from the top of Strelovec mountain will fascinate you. Surrounded by the majestic peaks of the Kamnik-Savinja Alps, you can admire the valley, big mountain farms and hamlets of Solčavsko.

Here and there you will be reminded of our indigenous Jezersko-Solčava sheep by the ringing of their bells or a view of these good-natured four-legged guests of summer pastures.

The trail will lead you from the top down towards the farms, which have for centuries persisted on the slopes above the valley Robanov kot. From the valley you will be transported back to the Logar Valley or to your chosen accommodation, where you will enjoy a well-deserved rest.

Tour duration: 5-6 hours; altitude difference: 1080 m

The hike up the mountain Olševa has two strong attractions. In addition to the exceptional views of the Kamnik-Savinja Alps and the wider area of the Eastern Alps, there are also impressive archaeological discoveries from this area, which prove that people have lived here thirty thousand years ago. In the underground cave Potočka Zijalka they found the oldest needle in the world, a number of tools from Cro-Magnon hunters, flutes, skeletons of cave bears and other animals.

The trail leads from the farms and the Church of the Holy Spirit in the hamlet of Podolševa by the Solčava panoramic road and continues through the woods and partly overgrown rocky hillside and pass Potočka zijalka to the top of Olševa. The top provides magnificent views of the alpine world of Slovenia and Austria, and in fine weather, the view actually extends all the way to Triglav and the Grossglockner.

Tour duration: 4-5 hours; altitude difference: 700 m 

The trail connects two sides of the northern part of Kamnik-Savinja Alps with the combining Jezersko and Savinjsko sedlo pass. You will reach the hight over 2000 m with the closer look to the central mountains and their northern walls. Starting position is the trail in Logarska dolina or the last parking place in the valley. Fresh starting of the waterfall Rinka brings you to the mountain hut at Okrešelj. The Okrešelj cirque is botanically rich and it was suggested for the nature park beginning of 20th century. Between Savinjsko and Jezersko pass you step also to Austria. At the Jezersko pass you can jump to the nearby Tolsti vrh (2108 m). On the easy descend to the Kranjska hut at Ledine you can observe the small remained glaciar Skuta, which is the southernmost in the east Alps. From the hut there are more trails into the valley of Ravenska Kočna in Jezersko, you choose the right one which is techically less demanding.

The trail is the most demanding of the trails in the programme. However, you may choose a more relaxing day and there is an option of an easy hike in Logarska or Jezersko with the transfer of persons and luggage from Logarska to Jezersko.

Tour duration: 7-8 hours; altitude difference: 1200 m

March into the alpine valley Makekova Kočna and follow the signs for the Češka koča mountain hut. You will have the view of the mighty vertical north wall of Grintovec and distinctly reddish rock failure. That is where Čedca waterfall flows, which in the summer drops quite timidly. The trail winds its way to the timberline and then you step into the world of high mountains, home to the rocks, chamois, mountain pines and fragrant mountain flowers. At the 114-year-old mountain hut Češka koča you stop for a snack before heading back. The first part of the walk takes you along the same trail and then you turn into the valley Ravenska Kočna and follow the sign for “Tovorna žičnica”(Cargo cableway). On a nice thematic trail you continue along the bottom of the glacial valley all the way to Lake Planšar, where you can cool off your tired legs. Water flows into the lake from Skuta, the only glacier in Slovenia and the most south – eastern glacier in Alps. Glacier Skuta is in your sight for the bigger part of your first day.

Tour duration: 5 hours; altitude difference: 637 m

The second day of hiking will serve you with the most beautiful views of the surrounding peaks, because Goli vrh (Bare Peak) is the viewpoint from where you can see a thousand meter high wall Dolgi hrbet, while the whole Ravenska Kočna Valley lies under you. The starting point of the trail is Lake Planšar, which you pass on the right side while walking towards the tourist farm Ancel and further on to Davo Karničar mountain lodge. Here the trail begins to twist and ascend to the picturesque saddle – Jenkova planina, where you can make a short stop at the shepherd’s hut. From here to the top it takes you about 45 minutes of walking in the shadow of larch and spruce. It’s revealing name Goli vrh (Bare peak) testifies to the fact that the top of the mountain is completely bare or covered with soft mountain grass. You return to Davo Karničar mountain lodge and then continue along the right side of the Thematic walking trail to the signpost for Jenk’s farm. There follows a guided tour of the ethnographic museum in the unique, more than four-hundred-year-old building. Next is Šenk’s homestead, a farm built in the typical alpine style, which was declared a monument of national importance. On the paved road you then walk past the Church of St. Andrew. You complete your walk at the spring of the healing mineral water – Jezerska slatina.

Tour duration: 5-6 hours; altitude difference: 882 m

From the village center you follow the signs for Vernikov Grintavec and the Old church, which you reach after about 15 minutes of walking. It is the first attraction you will visit on this day. On the site of the present church a chapel stood already in 811. It was rebuilt in its present form in the 12th century. It is famous because of the statue of Mary, which was in 1386 donated by Francis, patriarch of Aquileia. Also well-known are the frescoes from the 14th century which are regarded as the oldest in Slovenia.

Next door, at Karničar’s homestead, they offer local products (dried meat products, cheese, cottage cheese) and there you can also get the church key, so you can see the church from the inside. After a few hundred meters you then turn off the forest road and on to the marked hiking trail, which leads you to the top of Vernikov Grintovec, where you can find the oldest rocks in Slovenia. Geologists were able to prove their age with the help of fossils in the limestone from the Devonian period dated to 400 million years ago. From the top you can see the Kamnik – Savinja Alps, the Karawanks, the Julian Alps and the mountains in the neighbouring Austria. You get a 360° view in all directions – an ideal point for the photography enthusiasts. You return down the only mountain trail, but at the foot of the mountain you turn to the farm Spodnji Virnik and pass the layers of tufa. Yes, here tufa rock is formed directly in front of your eyes. Nearby it is also possible to observe the fossils, but be sure to leave them there for future generations.

This brings us to the end of a memorable trip and your final night at a tourist farm in Jezersko.

Tour duration: 5 hours; altitude difference: 748 m

Depart after breakfast for your flight home or onward destination.