Ribčev Laz - Sveti Janez Krstnik (Ribčev Laz) (path around Lake Bohinj)

Access to the starting point:
First we drive to Bohinjska Bistrica, then we continue our drive to Lake Bohinj. When you arrive in Ribčev Laz, park in one of the car parks. You can also park anywhere in the marked car park by the lake. All car parks at the lake are chargeable.

Path description:
Below is a description of the route around Bohinjsko jezero in clockwise direction, starting and ending in Ribčev Lazo. As the route is circular, it can start or end anywhere.
From where you parked, first walk to the lake and then follow the footpath that continues along the main road towards Ukanec. From Ribčev Laz we first get a nice view of Bohinjsko jezero and the surrounding mountains, and then we arrive at the Pod skalco climbing area. After the climbing area, follow the footpath that continues along the main road, and the path mostly leads along the edge of the forest. A little further on, you reach the Church of the Holy Spirit, where you can cross the main road and step onto a wooden pier with a wonderful view of the lake.
From the pier, we return to the footpath, which then leads us past the CŠOD Bohinj to the turn-off to the lower station of the Vogel funicular.
Here, leave the main road towards the Savica waterfall and follow the path to the right towards the Zlatorog Hotel.
After the Hotel, the trail forks (left Savica waterfall through Blato) and we continue straight on towards Savica waterfall. A little further on, after crossing the river Savica, the path splits again and we continue on the right path again, this time in the direction of Ribčev Laz (slightly to the left of the waterfall Savica). After 3 minutes of further walking, we reach the western shore of Bohinjsko jezero, where there are a few benches with a nice view of the lake and the surrounding mountains. When the path goes into the forest again, it turns right (another path branches off to the left to the waterfall Savica), and then continues under steep slopes, where the path branches off to the climbing area Uket. The slopes on the left soon become less steep, but the path mainly leads along the lake, only initially retreating for a few minutes. Further on, we cross several torrential streams, including the torrent of one of the most powerful sinkholes in our country, the Govic sinkhole. The path, with a few short ups and downs, then leads us past an abandoned fish farm, where the path widens into cart track. There follows an easy walk with occasional views of the lake and the surrounding mountains, accompanied by a variety of flora along the way in spring and summer. After almost 3 hours of walking, when you reach Fužinski Bay, the trail turns a little more to the right, so that you are already on the eastern side of the lake. Here you walk along the shore with a beautiful view as far as Dom na Komni, then past a large parking lot and through the lane of a forest to reach the Church of St John the Baptist. From the church, continue across the bridge and then walk to the place where you started.
Description and pictures refer to the situation in 2017 (March).

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