Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Most of the glacial Forester Valley, which is 7.5km long and no more than 500m wide, has
been a country park of just under 2431 hectares since 1987. This 'pearl of the Alpine re-
gion', with more than 40 natural attractions - caves, springs, peaks, rock towers and wa-
terfalls - as well as endemic flora (golden slipper orchid) and rare fauna (mountain eagles,
peregrine falcons), is a wonderful place to explore for a few days. The
tourist office
(
051 626 380, 838 90 04;
www.logarska-dolina.si
;
Logarska Dolina 9; 9am-6pm Jul &
Aug, 9am-3pm Apr-Jun & Sep)
is in a small wooden kiosk opposite the Hotel Plesnik car
park.
Sights & Activities
The tourist office can organise any number of activities - from guided mountaineering
and rock climbing (per hour €25) to paragliding (€60). It also rents mountain bikes (per
hour/day €3/12). The valley has the very basic
ski grounds
( 838 90 04;
www.logarska-dolina.si
;
day pass adult/child €10/7)
, a 1km-long slope and 15km of
cross-country ski trails served by two tows.
Logarska Dolina Country Park
The country park (Krajinski Park Logarska Dolina) (open year-round; from April to
September and at weekends in October) cars and motorcycles entering the park must pay
€6 and €4 respectively; pedestrians and cyclists always get in free. A road goes past a
chapel and through the woods to the 90m
Rinka Waterfall
(Slap Rinka) at 1100m, but
there are plenty of trails to explore and up to 20 other waterfalls in the area.
The bottom of the Rinka Waterfall is a 10-minute walk from the end of the valley road.
The climb to the top takes about 20 minutes. It's not very difficult, but it can get slippery.
From the top to the west you can see three peaks reaching higher than 2250m: Kranjska
Rinka, Koroška Rinka and Štajerska Rinka. Until 1918 they formed the triple border of
Carniola (Kranjska), Carinthia (Koroška) and Styria (Štajerska). Ask the tourist office for
the
Trail around Logarska
brochure, which will take you through the valley for 7km in
around two hours.
Opposite Dom Planincev is a trail leading to
Sušica Waterfall
and
Klemenča Cave
,
both at about 1200m.
PARK
Matkov Kot
Another magnificent and much less explored valley is 6km-long Matkov Kot, which runs
parallel to Logarska Dolina and the border with Austria. Reach here by road by turning
west as you leave Logarska Dolina.
VALLEY
