Triglavska Bistrica Trail in the Vrata valley

With the support of the international Alp Action foundation, the Triglav National Park set up the Vrata Valley Nature Trail in 1995. Originally, the trail connected the most interesting parts of the valley forests and several other natural attractions such as the Peričnik Fall, the Galerije and the amphitheatre-shaped head of the Vrata Valley. The trail has been expanded over the years and in 2006 it underwent a complete renovation. Today, it attracts visitors under a new name: the Triglavska Bistrica Trail.

The Triglavska Bistrica Trail starts at Pri Rosu, at the valley’s entrance close to the border of the central zone of the park, and runs up the valley. Most of the trail follows the paths along the Triglavska Bistrica and only meets the road through the valley in several short sections. The trail, extending to the valley head at the foot of the Triglav North Face, measures 10 km in length and takes about 3 hours of walking, with a visit to the Peričnik Fall included. The visit to the Triglavska Bistrica Trail can be tailored to the available time and desired purpose of the visitors, who can only take a look at those sections of the trail which they consider most interesting. The trail is marked with TNP information posts, and with information boards set up at several information points along the trail.

Triglav, after which the only Slovenia’s national park was named, is the mountain and the symbol that attracts visitors, mostly mountaineers, to the valley of Vrata. The Triglavska Bistrica, a stream that gave its name to the theme trail, originates at the foot of this majestic mountain. When taking the trail, look for “Triglav”, the mascot and official logo of the trail, who will be your companion and guide along the way until you feast your eyes at the real Triglav when you have come to the end of the trail.