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The cut
953 metres, to scale.
A slice through Vintgar 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. This is a narrow canyon: the published depth, where there is one, is the better figure.
953m
Depth
measured on the 30 m relief model
18.8km
Rim to rim
measured on the 30 m relief model
37°
Steepest wall
average over 300 m, from the relief
446m
Floor altitude
Rim to floor
8 °C warmer at the bottom.
In July the afternoon reaches 27 °C on the floor, against 18 °C on the rim. The best months to hike are in May and in September. The rim freezes at night from October to April. The wettest months are from August to September: in a narrow canyon a flash flood arrives without warning, even from rain upstream.
- 3°-5°Jan
- 5°-4°Feb
- 10°1°Mar
- 16°7°Apr
- 20°12°May
- 25°16°Jun
- 27°18°Jul
- 26°18°Aug
- 21°12°Sep
- 16°7°Oct
- 10°1°Nov
- 4°-4°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.
Slot canyon in the municipalities of Bled, Gorje and Jesenice in Slovenia
Vintgar Gorge is a slot canyon in Slovenia, cut by the Radovna river. The relief model measures 953 m from the floor to the lower rim, and 1,295 m to the higher one. Rim to rim it is 19 km wide where the cut was taken. It lies within Triglav National Park.
Getting there.
- Zasipnearest town · 1.7 km in a straight line
- Parking 1,540 m awaynearest car park in OpenStreetMap, straight line
- Viewpointsnearest viewpoint · 0.9 km from the floor
- Klagenfurt Airport (KLU)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 34 km in a straight lineCar hire at KLU airport (Klagenfurt am Wörthersee)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 May to November.
The Radovna carries about 4.0 m³/s on average here. It runs highest from May to November.
- 1.9 m³/sJan
- 2.5 m³/sFeb
- 3.8 m³/sMar
- 4.4 m³/sApr
- 5.1 m³/sMay
- 5.0 m³/sJun
- 4.7 m³/sJul
- 5.3 m³/sAug
- 6.5 m³/sSep
- 5.7 m³/sOct
- 4.7 m³/sNov
- 3.0 m³/sDec
From about 1.9 m³/s in the lowest month to 6.5 m³/s in the highest. Its basin above this point covers 132 km².
Follow the Sava from source to mouth on Riveryas
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.
- 48viewpoints within 5 kmMala Osojnica, Ajdna nad Potoki, Malnež and 45 more
- 24marked hiking routes within 4 kmPokljuška soteska, Slovenska geološka pot, Juliana Trail and 21 more
- 3climbing crags within 3 kmGorje
- 12footbridges and suspension bridges within 3 km
- 5rafting, canoe, kayak or canyoning spots within 4 km
- 1swimming spots within 3 km
- 1named waterfalls within 4 kmŠum
- 4caves within 3 km
- 73car parks within 3 km
- 41information boards and visitor centres within 4 km
- 22bus stops within 2 km
- 10campsites within 8 kmCamping Perun Lipce, 3 rivers - Camp & Glamping, Camping Šobec and 7 more
- 168hotels and guesthouses within 8 kmZabreska planina, Klagenfurter Hütte, Penzion Mayer and 165 more
- 72restaurants and cafés within 4 km
- via ferrata routes 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
- Zasip1.7 km in a straight line
- Zgornje Gorje2.2 km in a straight line
- Slovenski Javornik3.5 km in a straight line
- Bled3.7 km in a straight line
- Jesenice4.6 km in a straight line
- Breznica5.1 km in a straight line
- Koroška Bela6.3 km in a straight line
- Lesce6.6 km in a straight line
In our other atlases
What else is around Vintgar 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.
Riveryas10 rivers in the canyon
Cascadyas2 waterfalls nearbyComing soon
Peakyas47 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 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 16 | 10 | 4 |
| Afternoon · rim | -5 | -4 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 1 | -4 |
| Night · rim | -12 | -12 | -8 | -4 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 2 | -2 | -6 | -11 |
| 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 | -5 | -12 | 45 | 2.9 |
| Feb | 5 | -4 | -12 | 56 | 4.1 |
| Mar | 10 | 1 | -8 | 61 | 5.3 |
| Apr | 16 | 7 | -4 | 71 | 6.1 |
| May | 20 | 12 | 1 | 100 | 6.9 |
| Jun | 25 | 16 | 5 | 110 | 7.9 |
| Jul | 27 | 18 | 7 | 114 | 8.4 |
| Aug | 26 | 18 | 7 | 125 | 7.5 |
| Sep | 21 | 12 | 2 | 124 | 5.6 |
| Oct | 16 | 7 | -2 | 94 | 4.4 |
| Nov | 10 | 1 | -6 | 91 | 2.4 |
| Dec | 4 | -4 | -11 | 67 | 2.3 |
Averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, brought to the floor (446 m) and the rim (1,741 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.
Vintgar Gorge
Slovenia
- 953 mDepth
- 19 kmRim to rim
- —Length
- 37°Steepest wall
Where these figures come from
| Name, type, published depth and length | Wikidata (Q671860) · 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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