The trail starts at the spring of the Gabernica Stream, at the foot of the Orlica Hills in the village of Pišece, in the Duplo Cavern. Then it passes a renovated old mill, a small forest stream, which is home to many water plants and animals, and a pond in Pišece. It continues through the valley with an even richer meandering stream, along the Globoko−Pišece road and through the villages of Dednja Vas, Blatno and Piršnberg. The trail then runs across the Brežice Field, along the regulated riverbed and through the villages of Globoko, Cundrovec and Zakot to Mostec, where the stream flows into the Sava River. Along the Gabernica Stream you can admire all the diversity of life: natural watercourse, use of the watercourse (mills), its features in the lowland, regulation of the natural watercourse (why regulate a watercourse and what is the impact on the environment), lowland flood forests of Dobrava, and interesting floodplains near Kapele (Jovsi). You will also enhance your environmental awareness by learning about various forms and importance of water in nature (biotopes, ecology) and the society (water reservoirs, mills, ponds, bed paving, drainage of the “excessive” water for agricultural purposes, use of thermal water, etc.).
Signs: The trail is marked with 7 information boards (Spring, Pišece Castle, Valley, Globoko, Dobrava Forest, Jovsi Reserve (Kapele), Mostec).
Points of interest: spring of the Gabernica Stream in the Duplo Cavern, old mill, Pišece Castle, Dobrava Forest, Jovsi (Kapele), ferry boat across the Sava River (Mostec), plant and natural diversity.
Check out our very instructional video (link below) on the Gabernica Water Learning Trail:
https://vimeo.com/86236801