Veliko Ubeljsko at the foot of Nanos

Veliko Ubeljsko is a distinctive, densely clustered settlement in the western part of the lower Pivka Valley at the foot of Nanos. Veliko Ubeljsko is one of the settlements recorded as settlement heritage or that have preserved a historic villagescape and a traditional settlement pattern. For your planning, the settlementscape, terrain, cultural destinations, the marked trail and the cycling routes can be considered as separate topics alongside one another.

Nature and landscape

The local terrain combines a gently undulating flysch slope with a limestone, rocky slope. Above Veliko Ubeljsko, there are very water-rich springs in the contact zone between limestone and flysch. Debeli Hrib and Ter are located in the surroundings of Veliko Ubeljsko; both are mountains. Postojna Cave is a cave there, while Čebulovica is also a mountain in the surroundings of Veliko Ubeljsko. Veliko Ubeljsko can be reached from the direction of »Treh hiš« or from Razdrto.

The landscape terms refer to different forms and types of destinations, which you can consider separately when planning your day.

Culture and history

Sveti Vid is a church in the surroundings of Veliko Ubeljsko. Vedetta di S. Lorenzo is a viewpoint in the wider regional surroundings of Veliko Ubeljsko. The historic site The Roman fortress Castra is located in the wider regional surroundings of Veliko Ubeljsko.

The church, viewpoint and historic site can be distinguished according to their geographical location in the surrounding area or the wider regional surroundings.

Other places: Narin, Stara Vas, Planina, Pivka, Prestranek, Predjama, Hruševje and Landol.

Trails and routes

The formats described differ in terms of activity, distance, difficulty rating, duration and route; you can compare these characteristics separately. This provides several independent criteria for classification: a time indication for the hike, distance and difficulty information for the circular route, and information on road surface, places involved and the further course for the cycling routes. Such differences show whether hiking or cycling is the main focus of your day planning. The starting points and respective route connections also remain separately readable. The place names connect the routes with the surrounding area without creating a uniform route character. This allows the offerings to be arranged side by side according to form, scope and route. The routes therefore require different readings: for the hike, the duration is the main focus, while for the Erasmus’ Cycling Route it is the combination of 27 kilometres and a medium difficulty level. The Postojna Cycling Route, on the other hand, is characterised by its sequence of places and the subsequent climb at the quarry in Laže.

From Veliko Ubeljsko, an easy marked trail leads to The Vojko’s Hut on Nanos in 1 hour and 45 minutes.

From Razdrto, the Erasmus’ Cycling Route follows a 27 km-long, moderately difficult circular route on a paved road through Veliko Ubeljsko and Malo Ubeljsko. The Postojna Cycling Route passes through Malo Ubeljsko, Veliko Ubeljsko and Razdrto, then continues uphill at the quarry in Laže.

For the higher-level travel overview: Postojna.