A guidebook to trekking the Slovene Mountain Trail, crossing Slovenia
from Austria to the Adriatic. The 550km route is presented in a series
of 12 3 to 6-day treks of all levels of difficulty, all featuring start
and finish points that can be accessed by public transport. They can be
completed as single sections or linked to create a longer trip. Each day
is graded: low-grade walking is mostly on tracks or lanes with no steep
ascents, whereas the most difficult stages may involve steep and
technical terrain including fixed protection or sections of via ferrata,
for which a helmet, self-belaying equipment and the appropriate
experience are required.
In addition to clear route description and mapping, the guide provides
all the practical information you will need to plan your trip, covering
transport, accommodation and safety, as well as background notes on
geology, plants and wildlife.
From Maribor, close by the Austrian border in the north-east, to Ankaran
on the Adriatic coast in the south-west, the route covers outstanding
mountain and upland walking: the vast forested plateau of Pohorje, the
sheer limestone peaks of the Julian and Kamnik-Savinja Alps with their
via ferrata protected routes, the traditional alpine pastures and
flower-strewn ridges of the Karavanke, and the forested hills and olive
groves of the limestone karst country that stretch towards the coast.
