Poljana (Završnica) - Waterfall below Kurica
Starting point: Poljana (Završnica) (640 m)
Starting point Lat/Lon: 46.4072°N 14.1461°E
Time of walking: 35 min
Difficulty: easy unmarked way
Difficulty of skiing: no data
Altitude difference: 120 m
Altitude difference (by path): 120 m
Map: Karavanke - osrednji del 1 : 50.000
Access to starting point:
From highway Ljubljana - Jesenice at first we go to the exit Lesce, and then at the roundabout on the old road in the direction of Žirovnica and Jesenice. After few km of driving, we drive past a crossroad in which road towards the center of Žirovnica branches off to the right. When we drive past the viaduct Završnica, we get to the right turn off, where we go (we turn sharply right). Already immediately after this at the smaller crossroad we turn left, in the next (after 50 meters) to the right, in the direction of Završnica. After a short descent, the road for a short time ascends a little and after this flattens, and it brings us to the spot, where a macadam road towards Valvasorjev dom branches off to the left. We park on new parking lot, which is located near, next to reservoir, by the road on the right side.
Path description:
From the parking lot, we continue on the road past the reservoir and (later) enclosed grassy area. The road loses an asphalt pavement, and after approximately one kilometer of walking from the starting point on the left side of the road, we run into the tributary of Završnica, which we recognize by a small bridge on the road, and a log cabin in the forest on the left, a little above the road. Before the small bridge, we go on a cart track which leads uphill towards the mentioned (beekeeping) log cabin, and through the forest, we continue upwards by the right bank of the stream, or by the left side of a riverbed looking in the direction of walking. An occasionally steep path in good 15 minutes of walking from the turn-off at the bridge brings us near the waterfall below Kurica. Especially attractive view of the waterfall we will get in periods after heavy rainfall.
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