The Grumble Bear Trail-Bohinjska Bela
| Region | Upper Carniola Statistical Region |
| Starting point | Cultural Association (Kulturni dom) of Bohinjska Bela parking lot |
| Route length | The Grumble Bear Trail: 2 km (1.42 miles) The Iglica Waterfall: an extra 1 km (0.10 miles) |
| route duration | 1-1,5 h |
| Best time to visit | All year |
| Appropriate for | Baby Carriers , 1-3 years of age , 3-6 years of age , 6+ years of age |
| Level of difficulty | Easy route |
Route Description
Walk the 2-kilometre (1.42 miles) long Grumble Bear Trail and have a lovely family trip with your children. Discover the adventures of a cheeky local bear, which are prepared by the Bohinjska Bela Tourist Association.
Grumble Bear Trail will take you into ancient history, when a real bear once walked into the village of Bohinjska Bela, coming to be known as Grumble Bear. The paws will direct you where to go, while tasks at the fourteen stops will test your enthusiasm and skill.
Take a close look at nature, its trees and its flowers; explore! At each stop, perform the task described on its signboard and elaborated in the list you get. If you have a pen on you, find a letter on each signboard, and copy them one by one into the boxes below – thus, you will get a message in the end. There is a surprise in the end – the bravest among you will be able to look into a real bear den. Would you like to hear the story of the Grumble Bear? Read it in the Vita, Olja and Juna Recommend section.
Only a kilometre away from the starting point flows the Iglica Waterfall (read more about it in the Interesting Facts below). Enjoy the charming surroundings and the beautiful view of Bohinjska Bela. Only the bravest can climb the stairs just above the waterfall. There you will meet many climbers who bravely conquer the natural climbing wall of the sports area.
Find more info about Bled on this web page.
Interesting Facts
The Iglica Waterfall, a 24-metre-high (78-feet-high) waterfall, is hidden in the cliffs of Iglica, right above the village of Bohinjska Bela. Its spring is the Suha Stream and it falls over the vertical Permian Neoschwagerina limestone wall. The waterfall is set at the end of a natural stone hall and meanders on the wall to the pool that has been expanded with a dam to make a small artificial lake. After finishing the Grumble Trail, do visit this spot, which is located just under half a kilometer from your starting point.
The town of Bled is located in the vicinity and is not famous merely for its delicious “kremšnite”, but for its local legend.
LEGEND OF THE SUNKEN BELL
Once upon a time there lived a young widow in the castle of Bled. Her husband was killed by robbers and his body was thrown into the lake. She was so inconsolable that she gathered all her gold and silver and cast a bell for the chapel on the island, in memory to her husband. But the bell didn’t arrive there. The bell, the boat and boatmen sank during a terrible storm. The desperate widow sold all her property after this accident. She offered the proceeds for the construction of a new church on the island. She left Bled and lived the rest of her life in Rome as a nun. After her death the Pope had heard of her misfortune and of her good deeds during her life as a nun, so in memory to her he decide to make a new bell. He said that anyone that rings the bell three times and believes in God, his or her wish would come true. Even today sometimes, on a dark night you can hear the sunken bell ringing from the depths of the lake.
The Iglica Waterfall
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Nearby Restaurants
Restaurant and Pension Mlino
This restaurant is famous for its delicious cuisine and a wide and quality assortment of wines. You can choose among a la carte dishes, game, meat, fish and national or house specialties. At your request, they prepare delicious vegetarian or diet meals. Their staff is very friendly, professional and cater to your every need. Did I mention their summer garden has a view of the lake?
Cesta svobode 45,
4260 Bled
04 574 14 04
Vita, Olja and Juna Recommend
THE STORY OF GRUMBLE BEAR
Bear paw prints have been discovered on the Pokljuka Plateau! Hunters from nearby villages, including the Bohinjska Bela Village, gathered to hunt down the beast. However, they could not find the sly animal and as soon as they left, Grumble Bear walked straight into Bohinjska Bela. He probably came from the direction of Sava River Gorge where he drank water and then decided to enter the village.
Where did Grumble Bear go on from Podroje? Did he return to the Sava River? Or did he go further on, perhaps even right into another story? Who knows? Bohinjska Bela never saw him again …
That's how the Story about Grumble Bear goes ...
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