Hike to Dom na Komni (Mountain Hut)
This demanding circular walk takes you high above Lake Bohinj and onto the forested Komna Plateau. Starting with a steep, exposed climb up the face of Komarča, the path levels off somewhat as you contour around Črno Jezero (Black Lake). This lake has no surface outflow – instead, the water passes through underground caverns and feeds Slap Savica some 600m below.
Heading through the forest, you arrive at Dom na Komni , a high mountain hut where refreshments are usually available. The descent from here is more gentle than the climb up, following a world war one soldier’s trail which switches back and forth to the valley below.
Hike to Dom na Komni - Details & Map
Difficulty – a strenuous hike, on exposed, uneven mountain paths
Start point – Slap Savica car park (parking fee or accessible by bus)
End point – Slap Savica car park
Highest point – 1,494m (Dom na Komni)
Total climb – 930m
Total distance – 13km
Walking time – allow 6+hrs
Path type – exposed, rocky paths, vertiginous in places
Refreshments – available at Dom na Komni
This interactive map allows you to view the route, and should show your location if you have GPS enabled. Click here to download a .gpx file for use with GPS-enabled devices.
Directions to Dom na Komni
This hike starts from the car park at Slap Savica. You can get there by bus from Lake Bohinj in summer (bus website is here), or can drive and park your car here for a small fee. There is a café and restaurant here and, of course, the trail to Slap Savica (waterfall).
Heading north from the car park, cross the bridge over the Savica river. The path initially heads down the valley towards the lake, but after a few hundred metres, and signpost guides you left towards črno jezero. Looking up at the face of Komarča in front of you between the trees, it is hard to believe that a path finds it way through. You start to rise, quickly gaining height through the forest and then zig-zagging up the cliff face. There are some metal holds and ropes to guide you – this is not a path for the faint-hearted.
You are rewarded with fantastic views down over the lake and up to the mountains of the lower bohinj ridge. At the top of the steep climb, the path heads away from the cliff that you have just scaled, and you soon come across črno jezero, the black lake. This is a good spot for a sit down and a snack. Note that swimming is not permitted in this lake, nor any other high-altitude lakes in the Triglav National Park.
The path continues around the right shore of the lake and then curves to the left as it starts to climb once more. After an initial steep section, it levels off and becomes and nice forest path, springy as you bound over fallen leaves and pine needles. After about 3km, you join the path that will take you down. Turn right, following signs to dom na komni, which is reached after 10-15 more minutes.
Dom na komni means “mountain hut of komna”. It is one of only a few huts to be open 365 days/year, so you should be able to order drinks and food to replenish. The lake looks surprisingly distant from here – see photo at the top of the page.
If you have time and energy, you can hike a little further onto the komna plateau to a second hut, koča pod bogatinom. Situated in what was originally a world war one field hospital, this hut has a very different feel – more peaceful, in its own microclimate.
To descend, follow the path back down from dom na komni and keep straight when the path that you arrived on comes in from the left. You quickly find yourself on a wide path switching back and forth through the forest. Built for soldiers to hike up to the hospital that is now koča pod bogatinom and to the soča valley front line beyond it makes for an easy, if long descent back to the car park.
