A three-day experience of the Roška Hiking Trail (self-guided)
An unforgettable experience for everyone who loves hiking and unspoiled nature. Take the 64 km long Roška Hiking Trail, where you will be discovering the Secret Kočevsko forests for three days, get to know the natural and cultural sights, visit the abandoned Gottschee villages and feel the power of the primeval forests. Embark on an unforgettable trip where you will connect with nature and reconnect with yourself.
Program duration: 3 days
Season: April - October
Difficulty: moderately demanding
Suitable for: families with older children, couples, individuals, smaller groups
Minimum number of people: 5; Maximum number of people: 18
Length of the hike: 64 km (19 km first day, 27 km second day, 18 km third day)
Package description:
- early in the morning after breakfast you will set off on a 19 km long hike,
- you will visit Lake Kočevsko and Gottschee villages,
- you will visit the forest reserve Pugled - Žiben,
- you will end the day with dinner by the campfire at the bivouac shelter on Luža,
- the next day you will continue your hike to the heart of Kočevski Rog,
- you will see the Rog Sawmill,
- you will continue along the edge of the Rajhenavski forest to the Queen of Rog,
- you will end the day with dinner and socializing on the farm Rajhenav,
- on the last day you will visit the forest reserve Prelesnik Collapse Valley,
- you will have time for rest and a snack at Lovski vrh,
- you will end the hike at the Bearlog Hostel.
Schedule:
After breakfast, the group will set off on a hike that leads past Lake Kočevje towards Pugled, which represents the remains of one of the oldest Gottschee villages. Just a few steps further you will enter the first forest reserve Pugled - Žiben, a beautiful example of a desolated cultural landscape, older than 400 years. Here you can stop to rest. Then you continue your way towards the bivouac shelter on Luža, which is your final stop on the first day. In the evening you will have time for socializing and dinner by the campfire.
After breakfast on Saturday, you will continue your hike into the heart of Kočevski Rog, until you reach the highest point at an altitude of 1099 m. Here you can climb to a lookout point and admire the grandeur of the forest, as far as the view can see. From there, you will descend towards Rog Sawmill, where you will see the once largest sawmill in the area of the wider Kočevsko region. Here you will have time to rest. Only a few steps further, you will enter the edge of the Rajhenavski Rog primeval forest, where under the canopy of a few hundred years old giants you will get to admire a forest that is managed only by nature. Then you will continue past the Queen of Rog, the largest fir tree in Kočevski Rog (reaching 50 meters in height), towards the farm Rajhenav, where the hike ends for the day. There dinner will be waiting for you, followed by socializing and sleeping.
On Sunday you will start your day with fresh coffee and a rich farm breakfast. After breakfast you continue with the hike that leads from Rajhenav towards the forest reserve - Prelesnik Collapse Valley, which is a real natural peculiarity. It is known for its original spruce primeval forest, due to the thermal reversal. From there you continue towards Lovski vrh, where you are greeted by a picturesque view. Here you rest and then continue past Onek towards Kočevje. In the afternoon you return to the Bearlog Hostel, which is the final point of the hike.
Price:
170 EUR / person
Price includes:
- transportation of luggage, food and water to Koča na Luži (first overnight stop)
- meals (2x dinner, 2x breakfast)
- sleeping in a cabin on Luža and the Rajhenav farm
Contact and inquiries:
The program can be adapt to your requests. For more info and inquiries, contact us at info@kocevsko.com, we will be happy to help you.
We are looking forward to your visit to Kočevsko, the Secret Forest of Slovenia.
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