Juliana Trail · Stage 8 of 16

Bohinjska Bistrica to Podbrdo

Stage 8 of the Juliana Trail covers 12.9 km from Bohinjska Bistrica to Podbrdo, with 787 m of ascent and 788 m of descent. The highest point is 1,286 m. Allow about 5 hours of walking, plus breaks.

12.9 kmdistance
787 mascent
788 mdescent
~5 hwalking time
moderatedifficulty
1,286 mhighest point
≈ 2.75 L
≈ 1,610 kcal
1,286 m 519 m 0 km 12.9 km
Elevation profile in walking direction.

Distance, climb and elevation come from the Outest route data. Difficulty and time are estimates from distance and climb; your pace will vary with heat, pack weight and photo stops.

Where to stay

Podbrdo

Apartments Utrinek

Apartmaji Utrinek

  • Rooms

Rooms and apartments in a restored house at the entrance to old Podbrdo, for 1 to 20 guests. Podbrdo has a shop but few places to eat. It is on the trail.

Apartment and garden house among the mountains

Apartma in vrtna hiška med gorami

  • Rooms

Self-catering apartment for up to 4 and a small garden house in Podbrdo. About 0.3 km from the trail.

Trtnik

Rooms Tanja

Sobe Tanja

  • Rooms

Apartment and rooms in the hamlet of Trtnik, about 1 km from Podbrdo station. It is on the trail.

Checked online in October 2026. Places marked "listed, not confirmed" appear on a public listing (the local tourist board, the Julian Alps accommodation search or OpenStreetMap) but could not be confirmed on their own website. Goreljek, Podbrdo, Grahovo ob Bači and Log pod Mangartom have only a few beds and no shop or a very small one: book at least 3 months ahead, and in spring for late June to September.

Help and services on this stage

Emergency: call 112 in Slovenia and Italy (ambulance, fire and mountain rescue). Police: 113 in Slovenia. Emergency & health guide

Nearest hospital

Health centres

On or near the trail

Pharmacies, ATMs, shops and stops: © OpenStreetMap contributors. Hospitals and health centres checked online.

Walk Bohinjska Bistrica to Podbrdo with Outest

The full stage works offline in Outest, with the route, elevation, water and village points, and a trail guide you can ask about conditions and the next place to sleep.