The Matk Cirque lies in the upper catchment area of the Savinja River in the Kamnik-Savinja Alps of Slovenia. The valley floor ranges between and in elevation. It is surrounded by high mountains to the southwest, from Cold Mountain (, ) to the west to Mount Savinjka () to the east. The border between Slovenia and Austria runs along the western ridge, and to the east it borders the Logar Valley. The Matk Cirque is relatively remote and difficult to reach. There is a forest road into it from the Logar Valley, which also connects the farms in it. At the bottom of the valley, this road branches off from the road leading to the former border crossing at the Pavlič Pass (, ; ) in the Karawanks.