Stahovica: Hiking Trails to Velika Planina and St. Primus

Hiking

Stahovica is a starting point for the Stahovica–St. Primus–Velika Planina route. It reaches Velika Planina via a marked trail and is considered a three-hour hike. Stahovica is also a starting point in the direction of the cable car to Velika Planina via Kamniška Bistrica. Thus, from the same village, there is both a marked trail and a connection towards the cable car to Velika Planina. When hiking, up-to-date information on trail conditions and transport times helps you plan the day realistically before departure. For connections involving a cable car, check the current operating hours before setting off.

The route begins at the bus stop in Stahovica; alternatively, the hike can begin at the car park near Calcit. The starting point for the hike to St. Primus nad Kamnikom is in Stahovica, opposite Calcit’s industrial building. This hike takes approximately one hour. The route to Velika Planina, at three hours, is considerably longer than the approximately one-hour hike to St. Primus nad Kamnikom. When hikes vary in length, the available time can be factored into the day’s planning before setting off.

Cycling

A named cycling route also passes through Stahovica: cycling route G1: Za devetimi gorami runs through the village. In the wider regional area around Stahovica, a paved road runs through the Kamniška Bistrica Valley to a mountain hut at the river’s source. The valley is popular with cyclists. Thus, the route through Stahovica is complemented by a paved valley road leading to the source of the Kamniška Bistrica. For cycling tours, it is advisable to check the latest information on the conditions along the planned route and on transport times before departure.

Other places: Kališe, Kamnik, Kamniška Bistrica, Velika Planina, Snovik, Podgorje

Landscape

In the wider regional area around Stahovica, the 30-metre-high Orglice Waterfall is located in the side valley of the Kamniška Bela stream and is considered an easily accessible and particularly attractive hiking destination. Velika Planina is also located in the wider regional area around Stahovica and is one of the few remaining active high-altitude herders’ settlements in Europe. Both destinations combine a specific landscape feature with a named hiking or cultural connection.

In the wider regional area around Stahovica, the Kamniška Bistrica is considered one of Slovenia’s cleanest rivers. In the wider regional area around Stahovica, the Veliki Predaselj and Mali Predaselj gorges form a 30-metre-deep incision in the riverbed of the Kamniška Bistrica. The gorges therefore form an immediate part of the riverbed, while the paved road through the valley leads to a mountain hut at the source.

Culture

The Church of Sts Primus and Felician contains well-preserved medieval wall paintings. Near the source of the Kamniška Bistrica, in the wider regional area around Stahovica, there is also a hunting lodge of King Alexander, designed by Jože Plečnik in 1933.

Back to the main travel overview: Kamnik.