Bled (Velika Zaka) - Galetovec
Starting point: Bled (Velika Zaka) (480 m)
| Lat/Lon: | 46,3624°N 14,0815°E |
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Time of walking: 3 h 35 min
Difficulty: easy unmarked way
Altitude difference: 785 m
Altitude difference po putu: 830 m
Map: TNP 1:50.000
Recommended equipment (summer):
Recommended equipment (winter): ice axe, crampons
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Access to the starting point:
a) Leave the Gorenjska motorway at exit Lesce, then follow the signs for Bled and Bohinj. Shortly before the end of Bled, leave the main road towards Bohinj and continue slightly to the right in the direction of the bivouac. After about 1. 5 km of further driving, you will arrive at the bivouac Bled, where you park at the edge of the bivouac in a pay parking lot. The price is EUR 3/h (November 2019).
b) Drive to Bohinjska Bistrica, then continue driving to Bled. At the beginning of Bled, turn left in the direction of bivouac Bled. After approximately 1. 5 km of further driving, you will arrive at the bivouac Bled, where you will park at the edge of the bivouac in a pay parking lot. The price is EUR 3/h (November 2019).
Path description:
From the starting point, follow the macadam road with signs for Bohinjska Bela, Stan, Rčitno and Pokljuka. At first, walk along the Bled bivouac and the stream, then gradually approach the railway line, and reach the other side via the underpass. After the underpass, go left, and at the nearby marked crossroads, take the right path towards Rčitno (straight ahead Bohinjska Bela. A few steps further, cross a small stream over a bridge, and go right after the bridge, following the signs. Walk through the woods, and we climb cart track, which gives us a view of the torrent over which a larger waterfall falls in the rainy season. Here the path turns slightly more to the left and climbs mostly transversely. Higher up, we once again cross a torrential stream, where the high water level makes crossing quite difficult, but the path turns right just a little further on and leads us to a short lookout, which opens up a beautiful view from Lake Bled to the Kamniško Savinjske Alps. Then crossing to the right, where the markings are lost for a while, when cart track starts to climb, we see them again. When you reach a dirt road a little higher up, follow it to the left (right Bled on the road) and climb moderately. Higher up, pass the trough below Križi, and just ahead, the path joins Bohinjska Bela on the left.
Continue straight on in the direction of "Rčitno" and continue climbing on the dirt road. The road then passes into a valley below the Roof of the Roof, and when we leave the valley we pass onto the slopes of Gač, from where we get a temporary view of the surrounding hills. The way forward is to return to the forest, and when we leave the forest we reach Rčitno, where there are a few huts.
In the middle of the lower part of mountain pasture, continue left in the direction Bohinjska Bela and follow the road, which soon turns into cart track, ascending in a moderate ascent to the upper southern edge of mountain pasture, where you continue to the right (straight ahead to Bohinjska Bela) past the huts into the forest. In the forest you quickly see the signs for Pokljuka, and we climb crosswise to a forest road, which we follow sharp left (slightly to the right continues the marked trail towards Pokljuka).
From the starting point, follow the macadam road with signs for Bohinjska Bela, Stan, Rčitno and Pokljuka. At first, walk along the Bled bivouac and the stream, then gradually approach the railway line, and reach the other side via the underpass. After the underpass, go left, and at the nearby marked crossroads, take the right path towards Rčitno (straight ahead Bohinjska Bela. A few steps further, cross a small stream over a bridge, and go right after the bridge, following the signs. Walk through the woods, and we climb cart track, which gives us a view of the torrent over which a larger waterfall falls in the rainy season. Here the path turns slightly more to the left and climbs mostly transversely. Higher up, we once again cross a torrential stream, where the high water level makes crossing quite difficult, but the path turns right just a little further on and leads us to a short lookout, which opens up a beautiful view from Lake Bled to the Kamniško Savinjske Alps. Then crossing to the right, where the markings are lost for a while, when cart track starts to climb, we see them again. When you reach a dirt road a little higher up, follow it to the left (right Bled on the road) and climb moderately. Higher up, pass the trough below Križi, and just ahead, the path joins Bohinjska Bela on the left.
Continue straight on in the direction of "Rčitno" and continue climbing on the dirt road. The road then passes into a valley below the Roof of the Roof, and when we leave the valley we pass onto the slopes of Gač, from where we get a temporary view of the surrounding hills. The way forward is to return to the forest, and when we leave the forest we reach Rčitno, where there are a few huts.
In the middle of the lower part of mountain pasture, continue left in the direction Bohinjska Bela and follow the road, which soon turns into cart track, ascending in a moderate ascent to the upper southern edge of mountain pasture, where you continue to the right (straight ahead to Bohinjska Bela) past the huts into the forest. In the forest you quickly see the signs for Pokljuka, and we climb crosswise to a forest road, which we follow sharp left (slightly to the right continues the marked trail towards Pokljuka).
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