Tunnels of Fort Kluže – Fort Hermann loop from Bovec
Tunnels of Fort Kluže – Fort Hermann loop from Bovec
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Tunnels of Fort Kluže – Fort Hermann loop from Bovec
00:53
2.75km
120m
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Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.
Last updated: July 29, 2026
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75 m
Koritnica Gorge
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145 m
Kluže Fortress
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The original fortress was built in 1472 near Bovec on the road between Cave del Predil and Carinthia. Its likely original purpose was defence of Friuli against the Turks. In the course of the 16th century Bovec came under Austrian authority as a result of the wars between Venice and the Habsburgs. However, for the time being it remained as an ecclesiastical dependence of Cividale and Aquileia. At the end of the 18th century it was entirely under Austria's administration, and remained so until 1918. In 1796 and 1797 fighting took place around the fort, as Napoleon's army pushed through the Koritnica gorge. Napoleon's forces took the fort in 1797 by placing artillery at a higher elevation (where Fort Hermann now stands). The fortress was then destroyed. The current fort was built upon the site by the Austrians in the late 19th century. Fort Hermann, covering the higher elevation, was built at the same time. The two are linked by a trail and a tunnel. Fort Hermann was heavily damaged and rendered unusable by Italian artillery bombardment in 1915.
In 1903 part of Bovec was destroyed by a fire. What remained standing was ravaged in World War I, when the Italian-Austrian front (Battles of the Isonzo) crossed through the valley as the battle cut from north to south.
From wikipedia : en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kluže_Fortress
Opening hours :
July, August - Daily, 9.00–20.00
June, September - Sunday to Friday, 10.00–17.00; Saturdays, 10.00– 8.00
May, October - Saturdays and Sundays, 10.00– 17.00
other - Open for larger groups by agreement
Admission prices
adults: EUR 3
secondary school and university students, pensioners: EUR 2
groups of over 20 adults: EUR 2
groups of over 20 secondary school or university students or pensioners: EUR 1.5
* There is a 50% discount on admission to the permanent exhibition for audience members of Društvo 1313 performances.
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256 m
Tunnels of Fort Kluže
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1.39 km
Ruins of a Military Bunker in Triglav National Park
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1.44 km
Fort Hermann
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1.51 km
Fort Hermann
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The upper fortress Fort Hermann, which is located on a rocky slope of the Rombon mountains, also belongs to the building complex of the Flitsch dam. It was built by the Austrians in the years 1897-1900. Compared to the lower fortress, it was more modern for that time. Their task was to control the Bovec basin and ensure artillery surveillance. First it was named Rombon plant and later Fort Hermann, after Johann Hermann von Hermannsdorf. He was the Austrian commander of the Predel Fortress, who died in 1809 with almost his entire garrison in battles with the French. According to the estimates of the builders at the time, the building should be strong enough to withstand the impact of the most powerful shells. Until the First World War, the fortress was modernized several times. A short connection of iron wedges was made between the two fortresses. The wedges are in bad shape today.
Right at the beginning of the fighting on the Isonzo front in May 1915, Italian artillery shelled the fortress and later completely destroyed it. Therefore, in May 1916, the Austro-Hungarian soldiers left Fort Hermann.
Altitude: 650 m
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2.71 km
Cave near Fort Kluže
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2.75 km
End point
Parking
Way Types & Surfaces
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2.61 km
122 m
Surfaces
2.26 km
274 m
122 m
< 100 m
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Highest point (620 m)
Lowest point (530 m)
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