The pass with its numbered turns is amazing. Road is winding up the mountain until you reach the pass. Take a walking tour around the pass, awesome views of natural beauty.Only downside that can not be understood, in the middle of nowhere up in the mountain taking a 3 Euros for parking ?
We loved the spectacular views of the mountains. Road has many hairpin turns and a bit of as,ow trip if you are following a bus.
We travelled by bus to Vrsic to do a walk up to Sleme. What a superb spot! No one should go to Kranjska Gora and not take the trip to Vrsic!
Having read about this amazing road on Dangerous Roads .org I thought it was something not to miss. I can confirm the drive up this mountain pass is breathtakingly beautiful. Having read Dangerousroads.org article on here I left early in the morning of Friday the 26th December 2014 from Kranska Hora for the summit.Taking in spectacular views of the Triglav mountain range to my left I carefully manovered the cobble hairpin in my Peugeot hire car. There are several viewpoint cafes at various points.The Vršič Pass is a high mountain pass at an elevation of 1,611 m (5,285 ft) above the sea level, located across the Julian Alps in northwestern Slovenia. The cobbles road to the summit is the highest road in the country.The road to reach the summit is known as Ruska cesta ("Russian Road"), renamed in July 2006 to honor the Russian prisoners of war that were forced to build it. The mountain road from Kranjska Gora (810m) across Vrisic (1,611m) to Log v Trenti (620m) spans 24 kilometres of 50 hairpin bends, 24 on the Kraniska Gora side and 26 on the Trenta side of the pass. Each turn is numbered.
The way up was very nice and not much difficult. Lot of sight views. Fresh air. Quiet. Very much recommended.
Some do it by cycle some do it by bus and car but take the time too walk it pack a lunch get your walking poles and allow yourself a full day and soak it all up the walk the views the scenery cant be beaten so make this a must walk
We did the drive up there by car, which is very doable, easy road with plenty of space for cars to pass by, on top there is a restaurant where we ate pancakes and sausages, nice way to spend a morning
The road from Kranjska Gora to the pass, some 20+ switchbacks on each side over the alps, was built by Russian prisoners of war in WW1. It's a fantastic piece of engineering using cobblestone. It's a pleasure to drive, and an insight into a little known piece of war history. The hike at the top along the crest of the alps is truly a wonderful botanical and sightseeing experience. There's a small fee for parking at the top of the road.
In the car it is a very nice trip from either kranjska Gora or Trenta to vrsic. On a bicycle you have to wel trained or masochist. But on the cycle you have more time and opportunity to enjoy very nice views on te mountains, valleys in front and back of you. on the top of Vrsic you can even find snow in the middel of summer !
A feel for the Alps with the Trails from here. beautiful scenery Wonderful hiking, extremely easy to follow trails, some which take you as high as you want and others that traverse the mountain ranges.