The main drop
A single 90 m step down the rock.
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Rinka Falls is one of the best-known waterfalls in Slovenia, dropping 105 m at the head of the Logar Valley and counted as the source of the Savinja River. It is the highest of the valley's 20 waterfalls, protected as a natural heritage feature and visited in every season. Its water starts at an ice-cold spring beneath the Okrešelj Cirque, at 1,280 m, before plunging over a coloured rock wall. The longest single step measures 90 m. The name is shared by four nearby mountains called Rinka, among them Carniola Mount Rinka at 2,453 m. A short trail from the car park at the end of the valley runs through trees past wooden signposts and across a scree slope to the base of the falls. The water slides between orange and grey rock, and a wooden hut known as the Eagle's Nest clings to the cliff nearby. In winter the frozen fall attracts ice climbers. The falls lie about 2.5 km from the middle of the Logar Valley in a straight line. The trail is stony and steep towards the end, so wear sturdy shoes, especially after rain when it turns slippery. Flow is strongest in spring with the snowmelt and can weaken a lot in late summer. Avoid standing directly below the cliff, given the risk of falling stones.
A single 90 m step down the rock.
A wooden hut perched on the cliff.
An orange and grey wall around the falls.
Head of the Logar Valley, Municipality of Solčava, Slovenia
It is short but stony and steep at the end. Sturdy shoes are enough in dry weather.
In spring with the snowmelt. Its flow can weaken a lot by late summer.