Matija the Herder

Best from stop 1 — the story is told in order. Tap Start here on any stop to begin there instead; the guide will catch you up.

1. 1

   information

   “The Trailhead at Dol”

   The information board at the start of the marked path up to the Big Pasture Plateau.

   • 4 min with the guide here
   • Seen from outside

   Start here
2. 200 m · 3 min walk
3. 2

   wayside cross

   “The Wayside Cross”

   A wayside cross standing just off the path a short way above the hamlet.

   • 4 min with the guide here
   • Seen from outside

   Start here
4. 820 m · 13 min walk
5. 3

   Planina Konjščica

   A small pasture hamlet on the climb, one of the staging clearings between valley and plateau.

   • 4 min with the guide here
   • Seen from outside

   Start here
6. 730 m · 11 min walk
7. 4

   Lovska koča Konjščica

   “The Hunting Lodge”

   A hunting lodge beside the Konjščica clearing, a reminder that these mountains were also hunted.

   • 4 min with the guide here
   • Seen from outside

   Start here
8. 1.6 km · 24 min walk
9. 5

   Vetrnica

   A cave entrance beside the path, in the limestone of the Kamnik Alps.

   • 4 min with the guide here
   • Seen from outside
   • Always open

   Start here
10. 710 m · 11 min walk
11. 6

    Preskar Cottage on Velika Planina Alp

    “Preskar Cottage”

    A preserved herder's cottage on Velika planina, kept as a museum of the old plateau dwellings.

    • 4 min with the guide here
    • Seen from outside

    Start here
12. 200 m · 3 min walk
13. 7

    Velika Planina

    “The Huts of Velika Planina”

    The scattered settlement of herders' dwellings on the Big Pasture Plateau, grazed every summer for centuries.

    • 4 min with the guide here
    • Seen from outside

    Start here
14. 490 m · 8 min walk
15. 8

    Jama v Kofcah

    An open cave in the limestone at the southern edge of the pasture, free to approach.

    • 4 min with the guide here
    • Seen from outside
    • Always open

    Start here