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Stage 15
JULIANA TRAIL: stage 15 Log pod Mangartom - Tarvisio (ITALY)
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Photo: Mitja Sodja, The Julian Alps
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STAMP - Predel, 1165 mSafety information
The Predil Pass is one of the three stages of our trail that exceed an altitude of 1000 metres, therefore, it is the most demanding pass besides the pass over Bačarsko sedlo. In winter or in snow, usually from December to April, the described stage is exposed to avalanches and is impassable.
Since the trail runs across the Mangartski potok mountain stream, it can also be impassable during heavy rainfall. The best choice in such conditions is the use of the regional road that runs more or less along the trail.
Tips and hints
Hint by Triglav National Park: Loška stena and Mangart
The mountain landscape of the Julian Alps is an open book on a geological history spanning more than 200 million years. Layer after layer the sea deposited limestone sediments, creating rock faces of the Julian Alps that rise more than a thousand metres high. The diversity and age of marine environments, in which these rocks were formed, is also manifested in numerous beautifully preserved fossil remains.
At many sites within the national park, the visitor’s eye will be caught by images from the petrified seafloor, including seashells, anemone, searching and corals. The Mangart and Loška Stena massifs are a display of impressive geological phenomena. Although mountain chains seem majestic and permanent, they are nothing but a flicker in the geological time.
Erosion always wins, regardless of the power of internal forces. Precipitation in the form of rain, snow and ice can modify the limestone surface and the underground world of the Julian Alps.
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Destination
Turn-by-turn directions
We ascend from Log to Predil along regulated paths, from Predil to Cave del Predil along the old military road, and continue along the main road to Tarvisio.
Right after the bridge across Predilca we come to a hiking trail that takes us uphill. We continue below Strmec village almost to the regional road and then descend back to the gorge, i.e. to the Predilce and Mangartski potok confluence. We can visit the Zaročenca Waterfall and continue across the steep slope to the top of the fault back to the gorge and the waterfalls of Predil. The last ascent above the waterfalls takes us back to the road and to the pass. We come to a path on the Italian side that takes us to the lake and around it. In a few minutes, we access Cave del Predil.
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Getting there
Regional road:
Bovec – Log pod Mangartom
Kranjska Gora– Tarvisio (Italy) – Predel border crossing – Log pod Mangartom
Parking
Car park outside Log pod Mangartom.
Car parks in Cave del Predil.
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Equipment
Hiking equipment suitable for the season.Statistics
- 13 Waypoints
- 13 Waypoints
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