Vrsic Pass – Vršič Pass (1611 m) loop from Russian Chapel

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Vrsic Pass – Vršič Pass (1611 m) loop from Russian Chapel

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Vrsic Pass – Vršič Pass (1611 m) loop from Russian Chapel

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9.32km

620m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 23, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Triglavski narodni park

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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521 m

Russian Chapel on the Vršič Pass

Highlight • Religious Site

Not 10,000 people died in the avalanche during construction, but just over 100.

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2.85 km

Alpe Adria Trail in Triglav National Park

Highlight • Trail

narrow but very beautiful path

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3.50 km

View of Mala Mojstrovka and Velika Mojstrovka from the Alpe Adria Trail switchbacks

Highlight • Viewpoint

From this spot along a series of steep switchbacks you get fantastic views o the surrounding mountains, including, the Nad Šitom glava, Mala Mojstrovka and Velika Mojstrovka. This is a great place to snap some photos and catch your breath.

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3.60 km

World War I Artillery Outpost Ruins in Triglav National Park

Highlight • Historical Site

Here you often come across old gun emplacements, trenches and accommodation from the First World War

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4.80 km

Poštarski Dom on Vršič

Highlight • Mountain Hut

The mountain hut is open from mid-June to the end of September and can accommodate numerous guests in rooms and dormitories. It is situated in a stunning location with panoramic views of numerous surrounding peaks, valleys, and striking rock formations.

Further information and opening hours can be found here: postarskidom.com.

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4.97 km

Ajdovska Deklica (Heathen Maiden) Rock Face

Highlight • Natural Monument

The face of the Ajdovščina girl in the northern side of Prisojnik was formed by broken rocks. The most beautiful view of it is from Poštarski dom in Vršič. The story goes that it was a petrified buckwheat girl. When she lived, she was of a good and merciful heart; it led mountaineers and trucks through snowdrifts into the Trenta Valley. She was also a soybean who prophesied to newborns. She prophesied to a newborn in Trenta that he would become a brave hunter like never before under Prisojnik; he will shoot a white chamois with golden horns, sell the antlers and enrich it fabulously. When the soybean sisters learned of the prophecy, they cursed her to be petrified when she returned to the wall.

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5.07 km

Vrsic Pass

Highlight • Mountain Pass

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The Vrsic saddle is on the way from the Vrsic pass with parking up to the Postarski hut. From the saddle, two paths lead up to the famous rock window (Prisank Okno), the largest rock window in the Alps. A path leads in an easterly, then south-easterly direction about 100 m down into the green valley, then along the slope slightly up to the entrance to the via ferrata on the north face of the Prisank rock massif. The via ferrata is demanding, only partially secured (only exposed areas) and leads excitingly up to the impressive rock window, through which a steep path leads up. After crossing the rock window one can continue to climb to the Prisank.
The path south leads over a hilltop, then slowly uphill for a long time on a gravel slope on the west side of the Prisank massif to the Na Robu crossroads and from there in a northeasterly direction on the steep southwest slope of the massif about 500 meters up to the upper opening of the huge rock window ( and from there just further up to the Prisank summit).
A nice day tour consists of climbing up via the via ferrata and then descending via the latter paths. Such a round trip can easily be done in five to six hours.

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Vršič Pass (1611 m)

Highlight • Mountain Pass

The climbs to the top of the pass are quite challenging from both sides, with a total of 51 bends to be mastered.

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9.32 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.79 km

2.68 km

883 m

828 m

128 m

Surfaces

4.41 km

2.80 km

941 m

607 m

349 m

202 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 7 October

16°C

7°C

96 %

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Comments

June 28, 2025,Vrsic saddle – Vršič loop from Kranjska Gora

It was a nice hike with beautiful views. We can recomend it if you don't have enough time or if you want something easier than trail to Slemenova Spica but still be in the mountains. We had a great time.

August 28, 2024,🇸🇮 Vršič-Pass mit Jessi

The first of two tours today.
Wonderful weather and a great landscape, mountains as far as the eye can see 🤩
The well-known places with parking are quite crowded... but everything is very relaxed on the hiking trails

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July 20, 2024,🇸🇮6 Hütten (6Bier) Schlechtwetterwanderung am Vrsicpass🇸🇮

From the Erjavceva koca in the fog and 10°C we head to the Ticarjev dom hut at the top of the Vrsic pass. There we had a bad weather beer and then continued to the Postarski dom hut. Great desserts and beer😉 Then it goes steeply downhill to the Tonkina Koca, which was unfortunately closed, so we continued straight on …

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