Zgornja Bistrica (Center Vintgar) - Šum waterfall (Bistriški vintgar)

Access to the starting point:
Drive into the centre of Slovenska Bistrica, from where you can follow the road towards Zgornja Bistrica and Bistriški Vintgar. Follow the signs for Bistriški Vintgar and park in the parking lot next to the Vintgar Centre.

Path description:
From the parking lot at Centrum Vintgar, return to the road and continue in the direction of Bistriški Vintgar. Walk along the road, or pavement, for a short distance, then the path to Trem kralji (the path over Veliko Tinje) branches off to the left, and we continue along the pavement. The pavement ends and we continue along the road to the next parking area, where there are red mountain direction signs (20 minutes to get here).
Continue along the wider path leading to Bistriški vintgar, and at the point where you leave the road there are signs for Rimski kamnolom and Šmartno na Pohorju.
The path continues to climb gently, and when you cross the little bridge on the right bank of the Bistrica, the path gradually becomes a little steeper.
Before the path turns slightly to the left and passes onto a slope, we see the Rimski kamnolom on the right, and we then cross-climb up the gradually steeper slope. At this point we reach a small crossroads, where we continue to the right on a narrower path in the direction of the Šum waterfall (slightly to the left, St. Three Kings and Ančnik's hillfort). Then cross a steeper slope, over which you mostly go in a gentle to moderate descent. There is a greater risk of slipping on the shorter part, especially in the wet. Lower down, the path flattens out and you quickly arrive below the Šum waterfall.
Description and pictures refer to July 2022.

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