Excursions

Spruce of Potnik
It is a dendrological specialty, it grows on a marble plate above a stream, the trunk has a circumference of 240 cm and is 35 m high.
(Distance: around 45 minutes walking time from the Kovačnik farm)

Chestnut of Potnik
This is a protected dentrological monument. It is a mighty, hollow chestnut tree with a circumference of 800 cm and a height of 10 m.
(Distance: around 50 minutes walking time from the Kovačnik farm)

A moment of tranquility at the church of the Holy Cross in Planica
The chapel was built already in 1679, the church in 1816.  It lies on a beautiful panoramic location, in front of it is a linden tree which is among the thickest of its kind in Slovenia. Visit the celebration of the patron saint of the church in September.
(Distance: around 30 minutes walking time from the Kovačnik farm)

Nostalgic moments at the Vešner farm
The Vešner farm is a reconstructed ethnological monument, which bears witness to the historical ways of living in the area. It is a typical pre-alpine farm, situated at the highest point of Planica at 900 m above sea.
(Distance: around 50 minutes walking time from the Kovačnik farm)

The water fan of Pohorje
The waterfall of Fram shortly after the source of the Fram stream falls 16 m deep. There is a nicely arranged footpath towards the lowest point of the waterfall and it gives the visitor a splendid view on the water fan. It is just perfect for a short walk through nature.
(Distance: 20 minutes by car + 15 minutes walk)

Bolfenk
Today the reconstructed church from the beginning of the 16th Century serves as a tourist-info centre with occasional exhibitions and music concerts. Nearby is an observation tower.
(Distance: 30 minutes by car)

Church of St. Henrik on Areh
It is the central cultural monument on the eastern part of Pohorje. The most important event is the celebration of the patron saint on the “Areh-day”, which is the last Sunday in July.
(Distance: 30 minutes by car)

The magnificent waterfalls of Pohorje
The waterfall “Veliki Šumnik [The Great Šumnik]” is the most splendid and popular waterfall in the area of Pohorje. Water falls over a 36 m long tonalite ridge. Two hundred meters underneath the Great Šumnik is the Small Šumnik, which falls in three sections 9 m deep and then another 9 m over a tonalite ridge.
(Distance: 40 minutes by car + 15 minutes walk)

Osankarica
At the site “Pri treh žrebljih [The three tacks]” one of the most shocking stories of the Slovenian resistance fight during World War II took place. 69 soldiers died there.
(Distance: 45 minutes by car + 5 minutes walk)

Črno jezero [The Black Lake]
This is a natural reserve of rare flora which has a distinctive dark, almost black colour due to the silt at the bottom of the lake; the water itself is crystal clear. (Distance: 45 minutes by car + 15 minutes walk)

Kočno
Kočno near Polskava is a smaller village on the sunny side of the Pohorje from where you have a nice view on the plain Dravsko polje. A few years ago they established an ethnographic open-air museum. Throughout the village they have exhibited old farmers’ tools, machines and other equipment which were once used on farms in Kočno and nearby.
(Distance: 20 minutes by car)

The gorge of Bistrica with waterfalls and a Roman quarry.
The gorge of Bistrica is a picturesque valley of the stream Bistrica, full of natural sights and remains of human living and housing. The tourist and educational hiking trail leads us to a Roman quarry of white marble and to the waterfall Šum which is a rich cascade of small waterfalls which fall over granite rocks. (Distance: 35 minutes by car)