For hikers

The Feldbahn route offers an excellent one-day trip through the history of the wartime period, passing by many natural landmarks of the UNESCO Global Geopark Idrija. Several routes and access points are available. The most accessible route follows the French Road to the top of Ključ, while more demanding hikers are recommended the path above the Idrijca River, starting from Podroteja and passing by the Wild Lake.

For a truly authentic experience, we recommend guided tours of the Feldbahn.

Explore Slovenia’s wild places with International Mountain leader Mikaela Toczek, founder of More to Explore.  

Based in Idrija Geopark, Mikaela is passionate about sharing the incredible natural wonders of the Idrija region and beyond. Join her to experience the vibrant wildflower meadows of spring, shady swimming spots of summer, rich forest colours of autumn or follow animal tracks and traces on snowshoes in winter.

Hleviše, or Mount Hleviše, is a popular excursion spot for locals, also because of the excellent cuisine, which you can taste in a cottage on Mount Hleviše.

At the very top of Mount Hleviše, one can enjoy views of the neighbouring ridges and peaks, but the most picturesque is the view of Trnovski gozd forest and the Upper Idrijca Landscape Park.

The trail along the scenic peaks above Črni Vrh is one of the marked mountain hiking trails, which on fine days offers wonderful views from the Adriatic Sea all the way to Triglav.

On the 6.3 km long route, you can climb the scenic peaks:

• Velika peč (1050 m),
• Čelkov vrh (1106 m), and
• Javornik (1240 m), the highest peak in the municipality of Idrija.

The circular route, also suitable for cycling, starts in the centre of the village at the parish church of St. Joseph. Before Ogalce, the steep trail branches off into the Studenci ravine to the completely preserved Slovenija Partisan Printing Shop from 1944. Walk past the Partisan cemetery on Vojščica to Hudournik (1148 m). 

It is also called the royal botanical mountain and is the highest peak in Krnice. Jelenk is a paradise for primroses; among others the famous Idrija Primrose grows here, a hybrid between the Primula auricula and the Carniola Primrose, which was first discovered by a pharmacy laboratory technician from Idrija in the early 19th century.

Jelenk is a mountain between the valley of the river Idrijca, above which it rises, and the valley of the river Kanomljica. At the very top, with some effort, you can see Krn and Kanin mountains.

Gradišče is a 998-meter-high peak that separates the Ledine Plateau in the northwestern part of the Rovte Hills from the Idrijca valley.

The inhabitants of the Ledine Plateau made a pilgrimage to Church of St Mary's Assumption, Mary-on-the-Rock every year. Tradition says that the Virgin Mary heard their requests and protected them from hail and promised them a good harvest. Nowadays, the pilgrimage route leads in the opposite direction – from "Fara" to Ledine.

The route is 184 km long and runs from Porezen to Javornik. If you decide to go all the way, you will not only get to know the extremely varied landscape, but you will also discover views of Idrija-Cerkno, many hidden streams, rapids and waterfalls, as well as our natural heritage and its peculiarities.

The route is marked with the usual Knafelc markings (white dot in a red circle) and includes 25 checkpoints with stamps.

Špičasti vrh (1128 m) rises above the Zadloško polje. At the top stands a 13-meter-high wooden observation tower from which, in good weather, you can see the Bay of Trieste, the Julian Alps and most of central Slovenia.