Around Lake Bohinj

Around Lake Bohinj

Lake Bohinj is the largest natural permanent lake in Slovenia. The lake's bowl holds more than 100 million m³ of water, but according to an old Bohinj joke, it's only "big enough for a canteen".

Leaflet Trails in Triglav National Park
The route around Lake Bohinj is just over 11 km long, but it can be shortened at will and only the northern or southern shore can be walked.

You can reach this point by public transport. Your station is Ribčev Laz.

Find out more about sustainable mobility in the park and beyond.

Data from visitor counters in the park

Park counters (22)

Total visits: 76423
Daily average visits: 2547
Bohinj – Ukanc, Bohinjsko jezero
Bohinj – Ukanc, Bohinjsko jezero
Yesterday 0
Total 11452
Daily 382
Last 30 days
Dolina Tamar
Dolina Tamar
Yesterday 291
Total 11434
Daily 381
Last 30 days
Slap Peričnik
Slap Peričnik
Yesterday 0
Total 6220
Daily 207
Last 30 days
Lepena - Krnsko jezero
Lepena - Krnsko jezero
Yesterday 0
Total 920
Daily 31
Last 30 days
Log pod Mangrtom - Strmec
Yesterday 0
Total 142
Daily 5
Last 30 days
Bohinj - Komna
Bohinj - Komna
Yesterday 0
Total 0
Daily 0
Last 30 days
Planina Blato
Planina Blato
Yesterday 0
Total 111
Daily 4
Last 30 days
Dolina Vrata - Pot Triglavske Bistrice
Dolina Vrata - Pot Triglavske Bistrice
Yesterday 0
Total 6676
Daily 223
Last 30 days
Planina Kuhinja
Planina Kuhinja
Yesterday 0
Total 1059
Daily 35
Last 30 days
Dolina Krnica - Pod Kriško steno
Dolina Krnica - Pod Kriško steno
Yesterday 0
Total 0
Daily 0
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Soška pot - Trenta
Soška pot - Trenta
Yesterday 0
Total 1089
Daily 36
Last 30 days
Dolina Tamar - proti Jalovcu
Dolina Tamar - proti Jalovcu
Yesterday 0
Total 0
Daily 0
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Dolina Vrata - Kriški podi - Luknja
Dolina Vrata - Kriški podi - Luknja
Yesterday 0
Total 0
Daily 0
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Dolina Krnica
Dolina Krnica
Yesterday 125
Total 7353
Daily 245
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Planina Lipanca
Planina Lipanca
Yesterday 0
Total 1208
Daily 40
Last 30 days
Soška pot - Mala korita Soče
Soška pot - Mala korita Soče
Yesterday 110
Total 7506
Daily 250
Last 30 days
Pokljuška soteska
Pokljuška soteska
Yesterday 0
Total 1657
Daily 55
Last 30 days
Trenta - Izvir Soče
Trenta - Izvir Soče
Yesterday 263
Total 10438
Daily 348
Last 30 days
Soška pot- Korita Mlinarice
Soška pot- Korita Mlinarice
Yesterday 0
Total 970
Daily 32
Last 30 days
Pokljuka - Viševnik
Pokljuka - Viševnik
Yesterday 0
Total 0
Daily 0
Last 30 days
Lepenjica - Šunikov gaj
Yesterday 87
Total 6571
Daily 219
Last 30 days
Ferata Grančišče - Mojstrana
Yesterday 19
Total 1617
Daily 54
Last 30 days
Summer location / automatic station
Winter location / automatic station
Year-round location / automatic station

Lake Bohinj, the largest natural permanent lake in the Triglav National Park and in Slovenia, is of tectonic origin. The canyon in which it lies was formed by the Bohinj glacier. The main tributary of the lake is the Savica, which collects water in the Triglav Lakes Valley. The lake changes water three times a year. The outlet of the lake is called Jezernica and is one of the shortest rivers in Slovenia. After its confluence with the Mostnica River, it is renamed the Sava Bohinjka.

The Church of Janez Krstnik is the most recognisable symbol of Bohinj. It was built before 1300 and is the richest building in Bohinj in terms of style.

The Govic waterfall occasionally erupts over the northern shore of the lake after heavy and prolonged rainfall. The water rises vertically up the cave and falls into the stream below the wall. The path is then impassable. The entrance to the cave is only a few metres wide, and a tubular passage runs diagonally down to an underground lake, the level of which fluctuates greatly. The waterfall is usually only visible for a few hours.

Guided tours:

  • by prior arrangement

Tourism Bohinj:

TNP Bohinj Centre:

Additional information

Difficulty of the route:

  • easy but long route

Points of interest along the way:

  • Monument to the Four Men of the Heart in Ribčev Laz, model of Triglav, statue of Zlatorog, Church of the Holy Spirit, Ukanc settlement, military cemetery in Ukanc, Zlatorog's Fairyland, the mouth of the Savica River into the lake, pastures and meadows, the Pršivec Spur, the dry riverbed of the Govica River, numerous bays, the Church of St. John the Baptist, the Jezernica River.

Suitable time of year:

  • all year round

Payability of the visit:

  • free of charge

Guest houses and mountain huts:

  • restaurants, pizzerias and snack bars in Ribčev Laz or Ukanc

Recommendations:

  • suitable hiking footwear

  • the path is not passable after prolonged rain.

  • Part of the trail is on a road for motorised traffic.
  • Families with children are recommended to visit the approximately 2 km long circular trail Zlatorog's Fairytale Land in Ukanc.
  • Part of the route along the southern shore of the lake can be done by bus or boat.

Route manager:

  • Tourism Bohinj

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