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Photo: Andrij Bulba, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
14h/2d, Red-class hike, Stara Fužina-Vodikov dom
The Planika Lodge at Triglav is a mountain hut, which lies on the Ledine plains on the southern side of Mount Triglav. The First hut, also called the Triglav Tempe, was built on 18 September 1871. In 1877, the Austro-German hiking club built a hut called the Maria Theresa Hut. On 13 August 1911, there was another building added called the Maria Theresa Lodge. After World War I, the Slovenian Hiking club took over the hut and renamed it the Aleksander Lodge. The hut was transformed to a border garrison Karaula for a while. In 1945, the Gorje Hiking Club renamed it to Planika Lodge at Triglav. In 1987, Karaula was demolished and a bigger annex was built at its place on 19 August 1992.
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Mount Triglav is the 2864-m high "Three-Headed" mountain found on everything Slovenian ranging from the national flag to Laibach's LP Krst pod Triglavom (Baptism under Triglav). While you don't need any climbing skills to ascend it, you should have no fear of heights or steep parts and you should trust your grip. Starting from the nearest mountain hut, the easiest route to the peak will take less than a day. There are many steep parts but everywhere there are cables and metal handles to hold on to. As on all mountains, the weather can be viciously changeable, with temperatures alternating between +30 and -10°C, even in summer. The routes to the top are open only between June and October, and ascending with a guide is, while not legally mandated, very advisable due to the labyrinthine route. Most climbers spend two nights on the route, although fitness nuts have been known to complete it in a single day.
This smoothly carved ravine is 1-km long and 20-m deep, with hundreds of circular hollows known as river mills. Be careful if it is raining. The 21-m Mostnica Waterfall (Slap Mostnica) is an additional 40-minute walk through the fields to the north.
60-m high waterfall and a must-see. Climb up a series of zig-zagging steps to the top of the gorge. Very popular tourist attraction.
Bohinjsko Jezero
Pronounced BAW-heen. This beautiful lake is the largest in the country and is surrounded by the Julian Alps. Walk around the north side of the lake, take a swim in the cool water or hire a paddleboard or small boat at either end of the lake. A ferry also goes between Ribčev Laz or Ukanc at either end of the lake. Not as commercial as Lake Bled.
Tiny church, but includes some of the most brilliant frescoes in Slovenia, many painted by the Master of Bohinj. The exterior frescoes, however, are barely discernable. Dates to the 13th century. Wooden porch paved with river stones form the date 1639.