Komna is a mountain karst plateau rising up above western side of the Bohinj basin. Because of its unique location it is one of the best places to visit in Triglav National Park all year round.

Outdoor sports paradise in Slovenia

Komna covers a big part of Triglav National Park

Since Komna plateau is so huge, it can be divided into three main parts:

• Spodnja (Lower) Komna on the south, where you will find abandoned pasture Govnjač with ruins of herdsman cottages under the mountains Tolminski Kuk and Mahavšček;

• Lepa (Pretty) Komna in the middle, which is full of hills with dwarf pines, which all disappear in the winter and the scenery looks like from some other planet;

• Zgornja (Upper) Komna on the north is rising above the Seven Triglav Lakes Valley and is rarely visited by human foot.

Map of Komna plateau

Total coverage is around 27 square kilometers (6700 acres), which is equivalent of 8 Bohinj lakes,
4300 footbal fields or about 4 percent of whole Triglav National Park.

In greater part, this vast karst plateau lies at elevations between 1300 and 1750 meters (asl), is covered with limestone pavements of all shapes and sizes and overgrown with dwarf pines and larches. Komna is very well connected to Soča Valley with a network of military mule tracks from World War 1 which are built out of stone and therefore very well preserved.

Hike to Komna

Dom na Komni (1520m) / Komna Hut (1520m)

On the edge of plateau is located a mountain hut, which is actually visible from the Bohinj lake if you see far enough. Hut location is also one of the best viewpoints towards Bohinj lake, Pokljuka, Jelovica, spodnje Bohinjske gore, Triglav and Seven Lakes Valley. In the winter and autumn, there is a high chance of temperature inversion, which means you will be sunbathing at Komna, while looking down into the valley filled with sea of clouds.

The hut was built in 1936 by back then so called Slovenian Alpine Club, but it burnt down in 1941. It was restored to its previous state in 1948 and upgraded in 2005. Dom na Komni is open throughout the year, so you are always able to get hot or cold beverage and meal after a long hike up. It also has sleeping capacities for 90 people, but you better make a reservation (especially in the summer) if you don’t want to sleep outside, since the hut is located directly at the crossroad of many hiking trails and is therefore very popular place to stay.

Other possible routes to Komna

Hikes around Komna

Now that you’ve arrived to Dom na Komni, sun is shining and you are still full of energy. Where to go next?

If you are on a multi-day hiking trip in the Julian Alps, you should definitely go towards Krn Lake and then down into Soča Valley or Lepena, or in direction of Triglav through Seven Lakes Valley to Prehodavci hut,