K-B3 Ukanc - Bohinjska Bistrica

The stage starts from Ukanc along an asphalt road towards the valley station of the Vogel cable car. Then continue turning right at the crossroads towards Savica until reaching the First World War cemetery of Ukanc, then return to the crossroads and continue straight. You then proceed along the shores of Lake Bohinj following the route along which a narrow gauge railway used to run during the Great War. At Ribčev Laz, continue along the Juliana Trail hiking route towards Dobrava and Bohinjska Bistrica, the heart of the historical heritage related to the First World War in this area. Here it is possible to visit the Tomaž Godec Museum. In Bohinjska Bistrica, you can find numerous buildings that housed headquarters, field hospitals, and other military barracks. On the Rebro hill, just above the settlement, there is a military cemetery with 285 graves, then descend towards the railway station, the final point of the stage.  

Trekking shoes and clothing, packed food and drinks, trekking poles.

Summer bus lines:

Bohinjska Bistrica–Lake Bohinj–Ukanc–Savica (lines 1 and 3)

Regular bus lines:

Bled–Bohinjska Bistrica

Rail connections:

Jesenice–Bohinjska Bistrica–Most na Soči–Nova Gorica

Departure: paid parking near the lake opposite the campsite (at the crossroads, where to turn to Vogel or near the Koča pri Savici mountain hut)

Arrival: at the Bohinjska Bistrica railway station

From the imposing Vogel, which is served by a cable car, opens a magnificent view, a paradise for hikers and skiers.

In Ribčev Laz, recommended is the visit to the Church of St. John the Baptist and the monument to the first climbers of Triglav.

In Ukanc, the tomb of Russian prisoners of war is of interest.