A 2200m trail along the slopes of the Gobavica hill, this route starts and ends at Oranžerija and has 26 exercise stations along the way to keep your heart pumping. Whilst the route itself isn’t too demanding, the rewards are great. Beautiful views to all sides of Mengeš, whether it is the Mengeš plain, the Kamnik-Savinja Alps or the Karavanke mountain range, make every sloped step and every task worth every drop of sweat.

It is by no means the only hiking option in and around Mengeš, as a whole plethora of choices are available with differing levels of intensity and difficulty. Almost all of them lead you through shaded greenery and past a number of sights and attractions. Dobeno and Rašica hills are more popular, and are easily navigated either on foot or by bicycle. Dobeno is all about agro-tourism and Rašica has a lookout tower at the top (641m up), with views every bit as spectacular as one would assume from such great heights. The air is clean, the water pure, the health benefits hard to deny.

Lovers of plants are encouraged to follow the path from Gobavica towards Pristava Lake for a fascinating variety of rare fauna and flora. The lake itself has a number of different sized carp and catfish within, although anyone interested in fishing must posses the correct permit beforehand. The Bistrica-Domžale Fishing Association is the company to ask (rd.bistricadomzale@gmail.com).