Soteska Pekel – Pekel Gorge – Let’s go to hell

Image by Eva Taucar

“Pekel” means hell in Slovenian and Pekel Gorge deservedly got its name. It is hard to reach and steep rocky walls and wild water give it dingy look. But it is a great place if you want to have a break in the wild nature.

You can adapt the length of your walk to how much you want to see. The main attraction of the spot are definitely the waterfalls, five of them actually. The highest one (20 meters) is 1.5 hours walk away from the starting point.

Very attractive are the second and third waterfall with 16 and 18 meters height: appropriate for people who are not really climbers. The idea here is that the further up you go, the more you have to climb on ladders and pitons, which can be quite a challenge if they are a bit slippery. I know flip-flops and white socks are ultra obligatory fashion if you are a tourist (not!:), but please swallow your dignity and don’t use this footwear if you do this trip!

Canyon Pekel is located near Borovnica, on the edge of Ljubljana marsh, half an hour by car from city center. Who would have thought you could experience a bit of ‘mountaineering’ so close to the capital, huh?

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Soteska Pekel – Pekel Gorge | Relaxing | Free
Near Borovnica | Surroundings
Daily during daylight