Village walk · Logar Valley, Solčava · Slovenia
Johannes Frischauf
1837–1924 · a real person
a precise, dry old professor of mathematics who loves these mountains more than he admits
Read what Johannes Frischauf says
My name is Johannes Frischauf. I taught mathematics in Graz, and I spent my holidays measuring these mountains. People ask me why a man of numbers walks up a valley like this one. Today I will show you, from the small water at the bottom to the great water at the top. Walk with me; the valley only makes sense in one direction, upwards.
Logar Valley · 4 stops · 6.2 km
about 89 min walking, 16 min listening at the stops — going inside is extra · Tap a stop on the map for a preview.
Where it takes you
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Best time to walk: Morning in summer: the valley floor is cool and shaded early, the falls carry most water in spring and after rain, and the climb to Okrešelj should not be started late in the day.
105 min · 6.2 km · 4 stops · medium
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Partly shadedBest time to walk: Morning in summer: the valley floor is cool and shaded early, the falls carry most water in spring and after rain, and the climb to Okrešelj should not be started late in the day.
The walk
A single line up the Logar Valley, from the little Palenk waterfall at the lower end to the Rinka Falls and the mountain hut that carries Johannes Frischauf's name. It is a story walk: no puzzles, only a man who measured these mountains telling you what he found. The valley holds 35 people on scattered farms, a glacier-cut trough ringed by peaks over 2,000 metres, and the cold spring where the Savinja begins. Note: all four must-see places lie on one line along the valley floor, so the walk runs longer than a town walk — about 6 km one way, with the last stop a steep climb above the falls.
Start here
Logarska dolina
Begin at the Palenk waterfall in the lower part of the Logar Valley, near the valley entrance; the whole walk then runs up-valley.
Directions