Travel Reference
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They also arrange
guides
to join you for part of the walk (€25/hour for up to 4 hours,
€20/hourforlonger tours), and in the summer,they offer excursions to related sights nearby
(for example, to the open-air museum in Kolovrat, €15, 3-person minimum). Contact them
at least one day ahead to check their schedule and/or arrange a tour.
Kobarid Historical Walk
This shorter walk to WWI sights around Kobarid is well-explained by the free brochure
availableattheTI,museum,andinformationcenter(3miles,mostlyuphill,allow3-5hours;
or you can just do a shorter, easier stretch along the river, 1-2 hours).
Alpine Cheese Museum
This humble exhibit, at the big Planika (“Edelweiss”) dairy at the edge of town, examines
the history of cheesemaking in this area since ancient times.
Cost and Hours:
€2.50, April-Sept Mon-Sat 10:00-12:00 & 17:00-19:00; Oct Mon-Fri
9:00-12:00, Sat 10:00-12:00 & 16:00-18:00; closed Sun and Nov-March; Gregor
č
i
č
eva 32,
tel.05/384-1013,
www.mlekarna-planika.si/muzej
.
Togethere,turnrightintoKobarid,then
take the sharp left turn that leads you down beneath the underpass to the cheese factory
(marked by the tall modern tower).
Great Kozjak Waterfall (Veliki Kozjak) Hike
If you have time to kill in Kobarid and want to go for a sturdy hike, consider trekking to the
Great Kozjak Waterfall—a dramatic cascade that flows through an extremely narrow gorge
and plunges 50 feet into a beautiful pool. While local signs clock the hike at 30 minutes
from the town center, plan on closer to 45 minutes each way. The trailhead is at the Bovec
end of Kobarid: As you approach the town from Bovec, turn right into the town, then take
an immediate and sharp left to go back under the main road, passing the cheese factory and
following signs for
Kamp Koren
. Wind down to cross the Napoleon Bridge over the So
č
a
(watch for kayakers), then turn left and head up the hill (you'll pass Kamp Koren). You can
park in the big gravel lot across the street from the camp, or, to get closer to the trailhead,
turnleftjustafterKampKorenatthe
Slap Kozjak
signandfollowthegravelroad(parkyour
car at the pullout after the multicolored beehives). Continue walking along the gravel path
downintotheravine,passingviewsofasmallerwaterfall.Gorightatthefork,continueinto
the gorge, and take the high, narrow bridge over the stream (which has no railing—a little
nerve-wracking for those afraid of heights). Finally, follow the boardwalk as it curls around
a cliff for great views of the falls. A different, longer trail follows the So
č
a River Valley,
eventually looping up and around to Kozjak.
