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The cut
855 metres, to scale.
A slice through Pokljuka 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: Great Pyramid · 139 m · Empire State · 443 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. On one side the ground was still rising 12 km out: the true rim is further away and the canyon deeper.
855m
Depth
measured on the 30 m relief model
17.5km
Rim to rim
measured on the 30 m relief model
38°
Steepest wall
average over 300 m, from the relief
476m
Floor altitude
Rim to floor
6 °C warmer at the bottom.
In July the afternoon reaches 26 °C on the floor, against 20 °C on the rim. The best months to hike are in May and in September. The rim freezes at night from November to March. The wettest months are in August.
- 4°-2°Jan
- 5°-1°Feb
- 9°4°Mar
- 15°9°Apr
- 20°14°May
- 24°18°Jun
- 26°20°Jul
- 26°20°Aug
- 21°15°Sep
- 16°10°Oct
- 10°4°Nov
- 5°-1°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.
Pokljuka Gorge is a ravine in Slovenia, cut by the Radovna river. The relief model measures 855 m from the floor to the lower rim. Rim to rim it is 17 km wide where the cut was taken.
Getting there.
- Zgornje Gorjenearest town · 1.1 km in a straight line
- Parking 370 m awaynearest car park in OpenStreetMap, straight line
- Viewpointsnearest viewpoint · 0.1 km from the floor
- Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 35 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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The river
The Radovna runs highest from April to November.
The Radovna carries about 3.7 m³/s on average here. It runs highest from April to November.
- 1.7 m³/sJan
- 1.7 m³/sFeb
- 3.4 m³/sMar
- 4.0 m³/sApr
- 4.7 m³/sMay
- 4.6 m³/sJun
- 4.1 m³/sJul
- 5.1 m³/sAug
- 6.0 m³/sSep
- 5.8 m³/sOct
- 5.7 m³/sNov
- 3.3 m³/sDec
From about 1.7 m³/s in the lowest month to 6.0 m³/s in the highest. Its basin above this point covers 119 km².
The Sava Bohinjka from source to mouth on Riveryas — coming soon
Estimate: long-term flow from the HydroATLAS model (WaterGAP, 1971–2000) shaped by the monthly rain, snow and temperature of the area (NASA POWER). Dams change it. Not a forecast.
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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6 km
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 (EOX, CC BY 4.0), 24 × 24 km, north up. The line is the cut above. Points © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Around the canyon.
- 42viewpoints within 5 kmTurn, Mala Osojnica and 40 more
- 18marked hiking routes within 4 kmPokljuška soteska, Slovenska geološka pot, Juliana Trail and 15 more
- 1via ferrata routes within 4 km
- 2climbing crags within 3 kmGorje
- 11footbridges and suspension bridges within 3 kmGalerije Kraljeviča Andreja, Pot okoli jezera, Veslaška promenada and 8 more
- 4rafting, canoe, kayak or canyoning spots within 4 km
- 1swimming spots within 3 km
- 3named waterfalls within 4 kmŠum, Slap Iglica, Slap pod Kupljenikom
- 5caves within 3 km
- 34car parks within 3 km
- 38information boards and visitor centres within 4 km
- 7bus stops within 2 km
- 6campsites within 8 kmCamping Perun Lipce, Camping Šobec, Camping Bled and 3 more
- 152hotels and guesthouses within 8 kmPenzion Mayer, GOSTILNA UNION, Ribno Alpine Hotel and 149 more
- 36restaurants and cafés within 4 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
- Zgornje Gorje1.1 km in a straight line
- Zasip4.5 km in a straight line
- Bled4.8 km in a straight line
- Slovenski Javornik5.9 km in a straight line
- Jesenice6.1 km in a straight line
- Breznica7.8 km in a straight line
- Hrušica8.0 km in a straight line
- Lesce8.1 km in a straight line
In our other atlases
What else is around Pokljuka 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.
Riveryas1 rivers in the canyon
Cascadyas3 waterfalls nearbyComing soon
Peakyas52 mountains within 15 km
Lakeyas1 lakes within 15 kmComing soonFigures 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 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 16 | 10 | 5 |
| Afternoon · rim | -2 | -1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 4 | -1 |
| Night · rim | -10 | -9 | -5 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 1 | -3 | -8 |
| Rain (mm) | 58 | 66 | 74 | 83 | 110 | 120 | 125 | 140 | 130 | 118 | 119 | 85 |
| Rainy days | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
| Sun hours/day | 3.8 | 4.6 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 6.2 | 7.4 | 8.3 | 7.4 | 5.9 | 4.6 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
| Snow on the ground (cm) | 19 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 18 |
| Afternoon · floor | Afternoon · rim | Night · rim | Rain (mm) | Sun hours/day | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4 | -2 | -10 | 58 | 3.8 |
| Feb | 5 | -1 | -9 | 66 | 4.6 |
| Mar | 9 | 4 | -5 | 74 | 5.6 |
| Apr | 15 | 9 | -1 | 83 | 5.7 |
| May | 20 | 14 | 4 | 110 | 6.2 |
| Jun | 24 | 18 | 8 | 120 | 7.4 |
| Jul | 26 | 20 | 10 | 125 | 8.3 |
| Aug | 26 | 20 | 10 | 140 | 7.4 |
| Sep | 21 | 15 | 5 | 130 | 5.9 |
| Oct | 16 | 10 | 1 | 118 | 4.6 |
| Nov | 10 | 4 | -3 | 119 | 3.1 |
| Dec | 5 | -1 | -8 | 85 | 3.4 |
Averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, brought to the floor (476 m) and the rim (1,382 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 | 35% | 67% | 153% | 37% | 100% | 172% | 154% | 173% | 114% | 222% | 26% | 342% |
| 2021 | 285% | 157% | 41% | 98% | 268% | 52% | 123% | 111% | 58% | 75% | 147% | 99% |
| 2022 | 97% | 69% | 40% | 125% | 85% | 82% | 96% | 94% | 199% | 70% | 97% | 176% |
| 2023 | 199% | 33% | 131% | 121% | 166% | 128% | 238% | 179% | 62% | 235% | 146% | 199% |
| 2024 | 172% | 209% | 233% | 132% | 210% | 153% | 126% | 60% | 227% | 224% | 36% | 42% |
| 2025 | 240% | 75% | 221% | 107% | 142% | 66% | 161% | 77% | 131% | 103% | 108% | 26% |
130% or more: wet month 70% or less: dry month
Compare with the neighbours.
Pokljuka Gorge
Slovenia
- 855 mDepth
- 17 kmRim to rim
- —Length
- 38°Steepest wall
Where these figures come from
| Name, type, published depth and length | Wikidata (Q1949052) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| The cut: depth, width, wall and 3D model | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| River flow and basin | HydroATLAS / RiverATLAS v1.0 (Linke et al. 2019) · CC BY 4.0 |
| 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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