Trekking in Slovenia - the Slovene High Level Route - Europe
Trekking in Slovenia
The Slovene High Level Route by Justi Carey, Roy Clark
The first English-language guidebook to trekking the Slovene High Level Route across Slovenia. From Maribor to Ankaran the route covers 500km through the forested plateau of Pohorje, the Julian and Kamnik-Savinja Alps, the alpine pastures of the Karavanke, and the limestone karst country. A series of 3 to 6 day treks of all levels of difficulty. More...
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Activities
walking, backpacking, trekking, via ferrataSeasons
routes clear of snow and weather stable from mid-June to the end of September; high mountain huts Read More... only open from July to September; many facilities closed from October to May and snow possibleCentres
stage starts and finishes: Maribor, Slovenj Gradec, Solcava, Zgornje Jezersko, Tržic, Mojstrana, Read More... Vršic, Trenta, Petrovo brdo, Idrija, Col, Matavun, AnkaranDifficulty
series of 3 to 6 day treks of all levels of difficulty; each day graded from 1 (mostly on tracks Read More... or lanes, not steep or technical) to 3 (long and strenuous, often with fixed protection, self-belaying equipment and helmet recommended)Must See
highest peak Triglav (2864m); vast forested plateau of Pohorje; sheer limestone peaks of the Read More... Julian and Kamnik-Savinja Alps; traditional alpine pastures and flower-strewn ridges of the Karavanke; forested hills and olive groves of the limestone karst countryThe two most useful books are in Slovene only, unfortunately: these are the official guidebook to the Slovenska Planinska Pot, and a guidebook to all the mountain huts in Slovenia. Both are written by Jože Dobnik and published by PZS. Books in English that we have found helpful include the following.
Mountaineering in Slovenia by Tine Mihelic (Sidarta, Ljubljana 2003). A definitive guide to the major mountain ranges of Slovenia. It is written as a series of day walks rather than ongoing treks, but is useful for orientation and history.
How to Climb Triglav by Stanko Klinar (Planinska založba, Ljubljana 1991). A useful pocket guide to all the routes on Triglav, available from the PZS.
The Julian Alps of Slovenia by Justi Carey and Roy Clark (Cicerone, 2005). Over 60 walks in the Julian Alps, including some parts of the Transverzala.
A Guide to Walks and Scrambles in the Julian Alps by Mike Newbury (Zlatorog Publications, Perth, Scotland 2003). Scrambles and mountain walks in the Kranjska Gora area, often describing several different routes on a mountain.
The Triglav National Park edited by Ivan Fabjan (CGP Delo, Bled 1987). Guide to all aspects of the park, its history, biology and geology, with some suggested (brief) route descriptions to places of interest.
Nature in Slovenia: The Alps edited by Tomi Trilar, Andrej Gogala and Miha Jeršek (Slovenian Museum of Natural History, Ljubljana 2004). A beautifully produced book of essays on different aspects of the natural world in the Julian Alps – geology, flora and fauna, the mountain landscape.
Slovenia Lonely Planet Guide by Neil Wilson and Steve Fallon (Lonely Planet 2007, fifth edition). Full of useful information about the whole country, with details of accommodation, eating houses, places of interest and so on.
The Rough Guide to Slovenia by Norm Longley (Rough Guides 2007, second edition). Similar to the Lonely Planet Guide – in-depth and well documented.
Questions about Slovenia by Matjaž Chvatal (Turistika Publishing House, Kranj 2003). Interesting guide to different aspects of Slovene history, culture and geography.
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