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Kocevje and the Rog forest
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Kocevje and the Rog forest

Eight days of primeval forest: Kocevje, Rog, Kocevska Reka, a bear-country walk, the Kolpa look from the other side. Tesla in Novo Mesto; Gremo na elektriko in Kocevje.

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Season: Year-round. Bear-watching typically April-October. Rog roads ice in January. Kocevska Reka is a walking day.

Eight days of primeval forest: Kocevje, Rog, Kocevska Reka, a bear-country walk, the Kolpa look from the other side. Tesla in Novo Mesto; Gremo na elektriko in Kocevje.

Day by day

Day 1

Kocevje

A town at the edge of the forest. Destination charger.

Why stop hereWhy stop here: Kocevje. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.

Kocevje
KocevjePhoto: Mihael Grmek / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Day 3

Kocevska Reka

A village in the trees. Charge after 22 percent.

Why stop hereWhy stop here: Kocevska Reka. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.

Kocevska Reka
Kocevska RekaPhoto: User:Xyxyx / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0)
Day 5

Rog

Primeval spruce. A quiet night.

Why stop hereWhy stop here: Rog. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.

Spruce
SprucePhoto: The original uploader was Ljuba brank at Slovenian Wikipedia. / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Day 6

Novo Mesto

Back to the Krka. Overnight Petrol.

Why stop hereCharge nearby: Petrol (Petrol Novo Mesto) — typical arrival 22%, about 26 min to 80%. Why stop here: Novo Mesto. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.

Lake
LakePhoto: Sl-Ziga / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Day 8

Ljubljana

Last Tesla. The forest is still in the rear-view.

Why stop hereAccess: walk from the overnight — leave the car.

Forest trail
Forest trailPhoto: Doremo / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Quiet charging pauses

  • Petrol in Novo Mesto — a calm stop on this leg, about 26 min.

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