Slovenia is mostly known for the amazing lake Bled. Few actually know that this tiny country hides one of the most spectacular Alpine valleys - the Triglav Lakes valley. The purest rivers and mountainous lakes surrounded by silver rocky peaks and karst formations can be found here. Don’t miss this incredible hiking trail - stay a few days more in Slovenia and enjoy the best of what nature has to offer. Contrary to similar places in neighboring countries (Italy, Austria, Croatia), you won’t find crowds here - therefore the whole area seems even more enjoyable. In this post I’ll describe the trail and how we got here from Bled and continued onwards hiking to the Soca River valley.

From Bled to Bohinj

The lake Bled is the main attraction in Slovenia (take a look here at my post about it). Apart from Bled, we also wanted to do some hiking in the Julian Alps and see the amazing Soca River on the other side of the Triglav range. It is quite confusing as the connection between Bled and Bovec (where the Soca Valley is located) is not that good. Therefore, we decided to combine the lake Bled, hiking in Julian Alps and visiting Soca river into one.

From Bled we took a bus to Bohinj (which is yet another spectacular Alpine lake with turquoise waters - definitely w worth to spend a day there!). In Bohinj, we stayed in a hostel closer to the starting point of the trail to Triglav lakes and in the morning we set off on our journey. Then, we hiked through the Julian Alps all the way to the village of Trinta on the other side where we took a bus to Bovec (Soca river) from. It was one of the best hiking experiences.

See the map below:

1. Bled, 2. Bohinj, 3. Hostel pod Voglom in Bohinj, 4. The start of the trail, 5. The Triglav Lakes Valey, 6. Jezero v Ledvicach - the most spectacular lake, 7. Koca na Dolicu hostel, 8. Triglav peak, 9. Trenta

Trail to Triglav Lakes

We did the whole trail in 2 days. We only stayed one night in the “Koca na Dolicu” hostel (it’s located close to the Triglav peak). It is possible to do it this way, however, I must admit that it was extremely exhausting and basically the only thing we did was hiking all day long. If you have more time, it would be more enjoyable and recommended that you stay one night in the Triglav Lakes hostel (5 on the map) and then the second night in Koca na Dolicu (or another hostel nearby).

The trail starts in the village of Ukanc - it is well marked and there are many signs pointing where you should head to. The first part of the trail is extremely steep as you must climb on top of the rocky ledge - so prepare yourself. You can also see the beautiful waterfall Slap Savica before you start the trail. As we didn’t have enough time, unfortunately, we had to skip it.

When you’ve reached the top of the first part of the trail, you’ll see the first lake - Crne Jezero. Continue on to the Hostel in the Triglav Lakes Valey (Koca pri Triglavskih jezerih). We had a short stop there. Make sure you bring plenty of water with you - the summer heat can be unbearable and the water in the hostels can be as expensive as 6 EUR/6.60 USD per 2 liter bottle. Also, snacks as well as accommodation is pretty expensive - don’t expect amazing conditions and comfort either - it is very basic, for example, in Koca na Dolicu, they had no running water. It’s understandable however, they keep the huts open only for the summer hiking season.

We kept going through the valley, passing some of the little lakes and streams until we reached the most spectacular turquoise/deep blue lake - Jezero v Ledvicach (number 6 on the map). It’s the deepest lake in the Triglav Valey and makes a perfect spot for some rest and a picnic. I can’t even find the words to describe how beautiful it’s here - silver rocky mountains and the tropical looking waters of the lake - just like paradise.

Ukanc village - at the start of the trail - you have to reach the top of the cliff

On the trail - this part is not as difficult as it seems here

Dvojno jezero - second lake - Koca pri Triglavskih Jezerih hostel

Jezero v Ledvicach - the most beautiful lake

The most beautiful lake in the Triglac Lakes valley

Koca na Dolicu hostel

We decided to stay in Koca na Dolicu. There are more hostels around, so you can choose for yourself which one you wish to stay in. Make sure that you book it early enough as the availability is scarce and pretty limited. Koca na Dolicu is the best place if you want to plan to climb Slovenia’s highest peak - Triglav (which means three-heads).

The trail from Jezero v Ledvicach to Koca na Dolicu is pretty steep again. The terrain changes - the greenery of the meadows and trees gives way to more rough, raw landscape - silver karst rock formations. There’s nothing else but rocks now. Clouds pass right by and the whole scenery is simply beautiful. We reached Koca na Dolicu in the early evening, some time before the sunset. We had dinner there (it was a simple goulash - good but overpriced) and then had some time to admire the amazing sunset.

I’ll describe the trail from Koca na Dolicu - Triglav - Trinta in the next part.