Natur trifft Geschichte: Historischer Weg Kobarid

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Kobarid

Natur trifft Geschichte: Historischer Weg Kobarid

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Natur trifft Geschichte: Historischer Weg Kobarid

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7.44km

260m

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The Kobarid Historical Trail combines historic sites and spectacular natural sights. Enjoy mysterious waterfalls and the jewel of the Alpine rivers, the Soča. History buffs will embark on a journey through time from antiquity to the First World War. Along the trail, you can discover the Kobarid Museum, the Italian…

Last updated: August 27, 2025

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728 m

Italian Ossuary and Church of St. Anthony (Kobarid)

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The twelfth and final battle of the Isonzo (Soca) in 1917 later became known as the "Battle of Karfreit" (today's Kobarid). Thousands of people fell victim to the cruel trench warfare on the Isonzo Front.

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2.72 km

Tonovcov Grad Archaeological Site

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Tonocov grad is an important ancient hilltop settlement, inhabited as early as the Stone and Iron Ages. Information about the archaeological site is available on-site in several languages. From here, …

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4.63 km

Veliki Kozjak Waterfall

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The Kozjak Waterfall is apparently the highest waterfall in the Kozjakbach.

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6.56 km

Napoleon Bridge over the Soča Gorge

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This extremely photogenic bridge crosses the Soča near Kobarid over a narrow rocky channel. The transition at this point has always been important. Only a few places along the raging …

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7.44 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.70 km

1.74 km

1.20 km

611 m

153 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.48 km

1.95 km

1.30 km

504 m

162 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (380 m)

Lowest point (220 m)

Weather

Monday 5 October

20°C

8°C

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Comments

July 3, 2025,Caporetto il percorso della memoria

Route downloaded from the municipality website.
You can visit Austrian and Italian trenches.
Everything well marked, dirt road.
Very shady.

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June 21, 2026,20260621 🇸🇮: Historischer Weg von Kobarid und Kozjak Wasserfall

Today we left our ship and are now back in Slovenia. Although it is very warm here too, we decided to go for a hike. A tour with a lot of history. On Tonovcov Grad lies one of the most important excavation sites in the Alpine region. This settlement already existed from the 4th century AD.
Then there are many …

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July 23, 2022,🇸🇮 Slowenien - Historischer Lehrpfad von Kobarid (Karfreit)

The starting point of today's tour was again our campsite in Kobarid. In the south of the Julian Alps lies the small town of Kobarid, steeped in history. During the First World War, Karfreit (Kobarid) was heavily fought over during the costly Isonzo battles. Here Ernest Hemingway worked as a war correspondent and medical officer on the Italian side, describing …

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September 13, 2026,Slowenien: Tour 9 – Kobarid: Tonocov grad & Slap Kozjak

☀️ Ninth and last tour of our Slovenia holiday, in the afternoon after the Tolmin Gorge. At 25°C and constant sunshine, it went steeply into the forest – sweaty, but beautiful and pleasantly shady.

🦎 Until the ruin, we encountered exactly one person. On the other hand, lots of animals: a black woodpecker at work, two snakes fighting right on …

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July 24, 2024,Die Fußgängerbrücke über die Soča – Veliki Kozjak (Waterfall) Runde von Karfreit

This tour in Kobarid, the westernmost municipality in Slovenia, is simply fantastic. It contains everything a hiker's heart could desire. The most beautiful views of the mountains and the enchanting Soca, the impressive Kozja waterfall, the Napoleon Bridge, hiking through wild natural areas, heated bathing in the turquoise, ice-cold Soca on an enchanting beach. Coffee in a pretty café, a …

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June 20, 2026,🇸🇮...🥾Natur🌳trifft Geschichte...Historischer Weg Kobarid ⛪...

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the hike actually begins in the center of Kobarid at the church...
there are again no day tickets for parking...
payment is only possible by the hour 😕..
because we like to be independent in terms of time, we park the car on the outskirts of town 😉...

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October 1, 2023,Kozjak Fall - Tonovcov Grad - Italijanska Kostnica

After 7 hours of driving we arrived at our destination. It won't be an ordinary hut hike. This time we decide to hike with a lightly packed backpack and go on two to three day hikes in Slovenia at three different destinations in order to find out a little more about this country.

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July 28, 2025

The Kobarid Historical Trail combines historic sites and spectacular natural sights. Enjoy mysterious waterfalls and the jewel of the Alpine rivers, the Soča. History buffs will embark on a journey through time from antiquity to the First World War. Along the trail, you can discover the Kobarid Museum

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