Vrata
Vrata ( Slovenian and Serbo-Croatian for gate ) is the largest valley formed by glaciers on the north side of the Julian Alps .
Access
At the beginning of the Vrata Valley in Mojstrana is the Slovenski planinski muzej , the Slovenian Mountain Museum . From there the road continues into the valley. After about four kilometers you come to the Peričnik hut (Slovenian: "Koča pri Peričniku"). From there to the Aljaž House (Slovenian: Aljažev dom) it is a six-kilometer unpaved stretch, in places with inclines of up to 25 percent. The footpath also begins in Mojstrana and runs as a marked path on the right bank of the Bistrica, then runs briefly along the road to the Peričnik hut at 750 meters above sea level; above this are the two waterfalls of the same name.
Peričnik waterfalls
When the glacier retreated from the valley after the Ice Age , a wall of conglomerate rock remained at its edges , over which the water freely falls; the lower fall is 52 m high, the upper 16 m. They are extraordinarily picturesque in cold winters when they have frozen into countless icicles and ice sheets in blue and green colors.
moraine
From the Peričnik hut, which is close to the road, the path climbs abruptly over the Ice Age moraine ; after 1.5 km there is an opportunity to choose a more comfortable footpath among the so-called galleries over the left bank of Bistrica, which leads to the Aljaž house. Three hours of walking are estimated. The road and footpath always run in the area of the Triglav National Park , which has its own laws and rules to be followed.
Aljaž house
The Aljaž House, located at 1,015 meters above sea level , is the most important starting point for tours into the Triglav area from the north and for climbing through the Triglav north face. It is a hut belonging to the Slovenian Alpine Association . The pastor of Dovje , Jakob Aljaž , built the first hut in the Vrata Valley in 1896, and a larger one in 1904; In 1908 it was destroyed by an avalanche, which is why the current house was built in a safer place in 1910. Nearby there is a memorial chapel and a monument to the mountaineers who fell in World War II in the form of a large climbing hook with a carbine. From here there is a view of the north face of Triglav.
Triglav north face
The Triglav north face is one of the mightiest faces in the Eastern Alps; the greatest difference in altitude is around 1,200 m. Its three kilometers width and rock pillars protruding from the wall are also impressive; The Slovenian, German and Triglav towers, which are the most powerful of the three, are particularly striking.
literature
- Marjan Krušič: Slovenia. Travel Guide. Založba Mladinska Knjiga, Ljubljana 1999, ISBN 86-1114549-6 , p. 250f.
Coordinates: 46 ° 26 ′ 20 " N , 13 ° 53 ′ 50" E