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The cut
1,071 metres, to scale.
A slice through Dovžan Gorge where it is deepest and narrowest, measured on the Copernicus relief model every 30 m. Same scale as the landmark standing on the floor.
Standing on the floor, to scale: Eiffel Tower · 330 m · Burj Khalifa · 828 m
Depth is measured to the lower rim; the width is from rim to rim. A 30 m relief model smooths the narrowest walls, so a slot canyon reads shallower than it is.
1,071m
Depth
measured on the 30 m relief model
8.6km
Rim to rim
measured on the 30 m relief model
40°
Steepest wall
average over 300 m, from the relief
510m
Floor altitude
Rim to floor
7 °C warmer at the bottom.
In July the afternoon reaches 26 °C on the floor, against 19 °C on the rim. The best months to hike are in May and in September. The rim freezes at night from November to April. The wettest months are from August to September.
- 3°-4°Jan
- 4°-3°Feb
- 9°2°Mar
- 15°8°Apr
- 20°12°May
- 24°17°Jun
- 26°19°Jul
- 26°18°Aug
- 20°13°Sep
- 15°8°Oct
- 9°2°Nov
- 4°-3°Dec
Afternoon highs, 1991–2020 averages (NASA POWER) brought to the altitude of the rim and of the floor with the standard lapse rate (6.5 °C per 1 000 m). Shade, wind and rock change this on the day. Not a forecast.
Dovžan Gorge is a ravine in Slovenia, cut by the Tržiška Bistrica river. The relief model measures 1,071 m from the floor to the lower rim. Rim to rim it is 8.6 km wide where the cut was taken.
Getting there.
- Tržičnearest town · 2.8 km in a straight line
- Parking 150 m awaynearest car park in OpenStreetMap, straight line
- Viewpointsnearest viewpoint · 0.7 km from the floor
- Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 20 km in a straight lineCar hire at LJU airport (Zgornji Brnik)Discover Cars · sponsored link↗
- In May and in Septemberbest months to hike (estimate)
Plan the visit
Guided hikes, a bed nearby, a car.
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From the sky.
The canyon from above, with the relief shaded, the line of the cut, the river and what people have mapped around it.
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Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 (EOX, CC BY 4.0), 19 × 19 km, north up. The line is the cut above. Points © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Around the canyon.
- 16viewpoints within 5 kmDovžanova soteska viewpoint, Saškina klopca, Mala Poljana and 13 more
- 34marked hiking routes within 4 kmSlovenska planinska pot, Slovenska geološka pot, Via Alpina Purple A8 and 31 more
- 1via ferrata routes within 4 km
- 6footbridges and suspension bridges within 3 km
- 2named waterfalls within 4 kmSlap na Tržiški Bistrici, Slap Lomščica
- 27car parks within 3 km
- 15information boards and visitor centres within 4 km
- 1bus stops within 2 km
- 3campsites within 8 kmEkološka kmetija Šlibar, Camp Podljubelj, Kamp Hribar
- 23hotels and guesthouses within 8 kmKoschutahaus / Koča pod Košuto, Sobe Mojca, Koča na Ljubelju and 20 more
- 13restaurants and cafés within 4 km
- climbing crags within 3 km
- rafting, canoe, kayak or canyoning spots within 4 km
- swimming spots within 3 km
- caves within 3 km
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit, around the floor of the canyon. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Towns nearby
- Tržič2.8 km in a straight line
- Bistrica pri Tržiču4.5 km in a straight line
- Golnik5.8 km in a straight line
- Mlaka pri Kranju11 km in a straight line
- Preddvor12 km in a straight line
- Naklo12 km in a straight line
- Radovljica13 km in a straight line
- Kokrica13 km in a straight line
In our other atlases
What else is around Dovžan Gorge.
The river that carved it, the waterfalls inside it, the mountains on the rim, the lakes, beaches and island nearby — from our six sister atlases, each with its own figures.
Cascadyas2 waterfalls nearbyComing soon
Peakyas61 mountains within 15 kmFigures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, NOAA, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Month by month
The weather, at the floor and at the rim.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon · floor | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 4 |
| Afternoon · rim | -4 | -3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 2 | -3 |
| Night · rim | -12 | -11 | -8 | -3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 2 | -2 | -5 | -10 |
| Rain (mm) | 45 | 56 | 61 | 71 | 100 | 110 | 114 | 125 | 124 | 94 | 91 | 67 |
| Rainy days | 7 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 9 |
| Sun hours/day | 2.9 | 4.1 | 5.3 | 6.1 | 6.9 | 7.9 | 8.4 | 7.5 | 5.6 | 4.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 |
| Snow on the ground (cm) | 17 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 15 |
| Afternoon · floor | Afternoon · rim | Night · rim | Rain (mm) | Sun hours/day | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3 | -4 | -12 | 45 | 2.9 |
| Feb | 4 | -3 | -11 | 56 | 4.1 |
| Mar | 9 | 2 | -8 | 61 | 5.3 |
| Apr | 15 | 8 | -3 | 71 | 6.1 |
| May | 20 | 12 | 1 | 100 | 6.9 |
| Jun | 24 | 17 | 6 | 110 | 7.9 |
| Jul | 26 | 19 | 8 | 114 | 8.4 |
| Aug | 26 | 18 | 7 | 125 | 7.5 |
| Sep | 20 | 13 | 2 | 124 | 5.6 |
| Oct | 15 | 8 | -2 | 94 | 4.4 |
| Nov | 9 | 2 | -5 | 91 | 2.4 |
| Dec | 4 | -3 | -10 | 67 | 2.3 |
Averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, brought to the floor (510 m) and the rim (1,644 m) with the standard lapse rate. Not a forecast.
Photographs
Seen from the trail.
Recent years
Wet years, dry years.
Rain of each month as a share of the 1991–2020 average. A dry year means a lower river and hotter rock; a wet one, more water in the gorge.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 33% | 67% | 143% | 43% | 93% | 157% | 153% | 154% | 111% | 214% | 37% | 317% |
| 2021 | 274% | 134% | 50% | 96% | 250% | 45% | 119% | 109% | 56% | 75% | 162% | 126% |
| 2022 | 94% | 74% | 46% | 121% | 92% | 82% | 92% | 81% | 208% | 72% | 108% | 194% |
| 2023 | 274% | 40% | 137% | 136% | 172% | 137% | 250% | 207% | 53% | 240% | 154% | 213% |
| 2024 | 208% | 165% | 223% | 136% | 201% | 136% | 142% | 62% | 207% | 219% | 49% | 49% |
| 2025 | 211% | 84% | 229% | 112% | 122% | 54% | 160% | 69% | 120% | 111% | 116% | 33% |
130% or more: wet month 70% or less: dry month
Compare with the neighbours.
Dovžan Gorge
Slovenia
- 1,071 mDepth
- 8.6 kmRim to rim
- —Length
- 40°Steepest wall
Where these figures come from
| Name, type, published depth and length | Wikidata (Q15715332) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| The cut: depth, width, wall and 3D model | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Climate | NASA POWER, 1991–2020 |
| Viewpoints, trails, bridges and the river line | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Rivers, waterfalls, mountains, lakes, beaches and islands nearby | Coastya, Lakeyas, Peakyas, Cascadyas, Islandyas, Riveryas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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