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Vrsic Pass and the Soca
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Vrsic Pass and the Soca

Eight days of emerald water: Kranjska Gora, Vrsic, Trenta, Bovec, Kobarid, the Soca valley. Tesla in Ljubljana; Petrol in Bovec. Vrsic eats range and holds snow.

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Season: Vrsic typically May-October; snow into June. Soca valley year-round. Rafting May-September.

Eight days of emerald water: Kranjska Gora, Vrsic, Trenta, Bovec, Kobarid, the Soca valley. Tesla in Ljubljana; Petrol in Bovec. Vrsic eats range and holds snow.

Day by day

Day 1

Kranjska Gora

The pass is still closed in the morning if it is May. Destination charger.

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

Kranjska Gora
Kranjska GoraPhoto: Michael Gäbler / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0)
Day 3

Bovec

Emerald under a wall of limestone. Charge after 20 percent.

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

Bovec
BovecPhoto: Sl-Ziga / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)
Day 5

Kobarid

A museum of a river war. A quiet night.

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

Kobarid
KobaridPhoto: Mark Iverson / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Day 6

Tolmin

Gorges that walk. Destination charger.

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

Vrsic
VrsicPhoto: Erik from Laagri, Estonia / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)
Day 8

Ljubljana

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

Why stop hereCharge nearby: Tesla Supercharger (Tesla Supercharger Ljubljana) — typical arrival 20%, about 26 min to 82%. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.

Trenta
TrentaPhoto: Mundo Resink from Amsterdam, Netherlands / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Quiet charging pauses

  • Tesla Supercharger in Ljubljana — a calm stop on this leg, about 26 min.

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