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Zala, also called Podresnik in its upper course, is a left tributary of the river Iška. Although smaller in flow than the Iška, it is all the more wild and with a greater gradient.

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Distance 35.9 km

24:40 h

1,556 m

1,122 m

884 m

349 m

Author’s recommendation

It is good to have spare dry clothes, including socks and perhaps even spare footwear.

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difficult

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884 m

Lowest point

Iški Vintgar Hut, 349 m

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We do not go on the path alone.

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From the House in Iški Vintgar along the right bank of the Iška to Vrbica, the confluence of Iška and Zala (left tributary of the Iška) and the meeting point of four municipalities (Brezovica, Cerknica, Velike Lašče, and Ig), where we cross the Iška and go up through Ustje to Rakitna. Back towards Osredek to Zala and along it again to the confluence of Vrbica and the House in Iški Vintgar.

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Ljubljana - Ig - Iška vas
Ljubljana - Brezovica pri Ljubljani - Notranje Gorice - Podpeč - Iška vas.

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Parking is possible at the House in Iški Vintgar.

Coordinates

45.910826, 14.498144

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45°54'39.0"N 14°29'53.3"E

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33T 461077 5084262

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Hiking poles, helmet, first aid, one or more support ropes. Footwear with good grip on rough terrain and with good drainage to allow water to drain away continuously.

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Difficulty

difficult

Overall difficulty

difficult

Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

Distance

35.9 km

Duration

24:40 h

Ascent

1,556 m

Descent

1,122 m

Highest point

884 m

Lowest point

349 m

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