Re: Old & New Carantania (journey story)

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Re: Old & New Carantania (journey story) - 12/19/15 11:07 PM

CHAPTER III
The Slovenian peak myth in the mirror of emerald brightness:
The fascination of Triglav national park


Fr 26.6. Fusine (Locanda Mondi) – Laghi di Fusine (929 m) – Rifugio Zacchi (1380 m) – Fusine – Tarvisio – Cave del Predil – Lago del Predil – Passo del Predil (1156 m) – Mangart-Sattel (2072 m) – Log pod Magartom – Kal Korotnica – Lepena
Ü: C Klin 12 €
AE (dito): Gemüsesuppe, Spaghetti Bolognese, Salat, Eis, Rotwein 15,20 € (*)
84 km | 11,2 km/h | 7:26 h | 2185 Hm

The emerald colour opens next section with the Laghi Fusine, someway more green later on the lake of Predil. The sensational view continues if riding upwards to Rifugio Zacchi (very hard), where you stay overnight, too. You are always surrounded by the great mountain scenery, mainly created by the massive of the Mangart. Maybe you feel like in Nepal or Tibet there. I turned round Mangart from the other side by riding the Mangart road. Even this road is a beautiful mountain road, the highest in Slovenia, and one of the most wonderful in the Alps.

Sa 27.6. Lepena – Klementa Juga (700 m) – Krnsko jezero (1389m, walk, ca. 6 h, continued break caused by thunderstorm 2 h) – Klementa Juga – Lepena – Soca – Trenta
Ü: C Trenta 10 €
ME (Planina dom pri Krnskih jezero): Gulasch, Polenta, Radler >13 €
AE (dito): Pizza Capricciosa, Rotwein 10 € (*)
27 km | 10,1 km/h | 2:36 h | 595 Hm

I reached the Lepena valley very late last evening. Therefore I had just very few looks on the blue colour of the Soca and lower Lepenjica in the darkness, but it’s still lightening all night. I get more wonderful impressions today in the late afternoon, but just after a heavy thunderstorm. I was in good luck to reach back Klementa Juga right before the thunderstorm. Before I had a long walk to Krnsko jezero, enclosed by mountains, with alpine roses around as well some yellow flowers on other sides. The walk is not so easy, if you aren’t a trained mountain walker. The great scenery is exclusive just around the lake on the plateau, most parts before are not very impressing (wood). Not so far from the lake is a cottage, you’ll get some food or can stay the night. It’s worth to take time for looking to the different canyons of the Soca – some of them not easy to get a view from. But Soca in the upper parts is always blue, because of micro carbon material from the stones. Other parts, which are more emerald green, like the lakes before, get their colour from microbic algas. Up to Trenta you get many possibilities for camping or other accommodations. The last camping is even outside Trenta, one first climb to ride. Before the Soca valley is easy to ride.

So 28.6. Trenta – Izvir Soce (walk, ca. 0,5 h) – Vrsic (1611 m) – Kranjska Gora – via D-2 – Mojstrana – Pericnik slap (walk, ca. 0,5 h) – Mojstrana
Ü: JH Jozlnu 13,30 € oFr
AE (Pizzeria): Pizza m. Krainerwurst, Rotwein 9,50 € (**)
54 km | 10,7 km/h | 4:59 h | 1230 Hm

The Vrsic pass, which I climbed the second time, but now in opposite direction, is always ambitious, with 49 or 50 hairpin curves, both sides in summary. It’s worth to visit the source of the Soca, with a guesthouse, too. There you’ll find another valley with an unpaved road; I had taken some part of it, but not to the end. On better days Vrsic pass is very busied with cars, racing bikers and more. The north side is different with larches and mountain views, but no river aside. You just find back to water close to Kranjska Gora with the Jasna Lake. Next way is a cycling way on an old railway ground, easily to ride and with a lot of infrastructure for cyclists. In Mojstrana you can choose for camping (Dovj), youth hostel or other accommodations. In opposite to the hostel you’ll find an alpine museum (I didn’t visit). There is another blind valley with great mountain scenery, but I just take half of it. There you’ll find a nice waterfall (Pericnik).

Mo 29.6. Mojstrana – Kosmacev preval (847 m) – Radovna – Krnica – Zatrnik – Mrzli Studenec (1213 m) – Veliko Beljsko barje – Mrzli Studenec – Goreljek – Podjelje – Jereka – Studor – Stara Fuzina – Ribcev Laz – Ukanc – Dom pri Savici – Slap Savica (walk, ca. 0,5 h) – Ukanc
Ü: C Bohinj 10 €
AE (R Don Andro): Beefsteak m. Steinpilzen & Pfifferlingen, Pommes, Vanilletorte m. Schokosauce & Sahne, Rotwein 23,90 € (****)
B: Slap Savica 2,50 €
64 km | 11,4 km/h | 5:33 h | 1170 Hm

From Mojstrana is a short climb to plateau with the Radovna valley in east direction. Two other blind valleys there are possible to ride. The Radovna valley is mainly unpaved, but easy to ride. You’ll find information tables, i.e. for an old mill, or for the Radovna village, which was destroyed by German fascists in total. From Krnica you follow a hard climb on a good road to Pokljuka plateau, maybe known from winter sport (Biathlon). It’s a marshy country, sometimes remembering to the Black Forest in Germany. There are different ways to reach the Bohinjsko jezero. The way I choose is less wood, but more alpine cottages, today used for holiday chalets. In Bohinjska Cesnjica I found a delicious chocolate store and café – don’t miss it, if in this region. The south bank of the Bohinjkso jezero is wooded area, but you’ll find a lot of possibilities to take a bath. If you pass the camping in Ukanc, you can climb to the Savica fall – better to say, to the parking place there with guesthouse. You have to walk many steps for the waterfall and to pay entry. Down under close to the camping there is a cemetery in memory for lost soldiers in the World War I. Good restaurant in the village, camping ground direct at the water of the lake. Some of the last photos in the gallery will represent the morning mood at the lake (next day).

Music: The Slovenian Band Katalena mixes traditional tunes of the country with rock, pop or jazz, creating refreshing new sounds out of it: Katalena: Dez (10:21 min.)

Photo gallery chapter III (153 photos):



to be continued