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HIKING

IN S LOVE NIA

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Well, it’s time to hit the track …

which never really ends, since

Slovenia is just the right size to

be fully explored and experienced

on foot.

Over and over again.

Slovenia only a step away

hough spanning only about 20,000 square kilometres, with less than a three-hour drive along motorways between opposite

corners, Slovenia is criss-crossed by nearly 10,000 kilometres of waymarked walking routes. Usually our attention is irst cap-

tured by the high-elevation mountain areas – the Julian Alps, Kamnik and the Savinja Alps, and Karavanke Alps – afording

captivating views of distant reaches that draw us closer. And so we get to know the mid-elevation areas: Idrija and the Cerkno

hills, Škoja Loka hills, Polhov Gradec hills, Posavje hills, etc. We can visit the Pohorje massif or the Snežnik-Javorniki range,

which is the longest uninhabited forest range in northwest Europe, take a stroll on the rolling hills of the Dolenjska and Bela

Krajina regions and have some exercise along the paths in the Prekmurje region, which may not be steep, but are perfect for

Nordic walking.

WHERE TO WALK IN SLOVENIA?

• hemeroutes

• Woodlandnaturetrails

• Nordicwalkingroutes,whosenetworkisgaininginsize

• Mountaintrails,rangingfromeasytodemandingandextremelydemandingsecuredclimbingtrails,at7,000kilometresintotal

lengthcomprisingthebulkofwaymarkedroutesinSlovenia

• Trekkingalongregionalandall-Slovenianinterconnectedlong-distancewalkingtrails

• Participationinhikingevents:organisedmountainandthemetrailhikes,hikingcompetitions

• Snowshoeingoversnow-coveredmid-andhigh-elevationmountainareas

Organisations

Komna

Towards the top of Mount Storžič

HIKING & BIKING SLOVENIA

he association ofers special accommoda-

tionfacilitiesforhikersandcyclists.Itisa

partneroftheSlovenianTouristOrganisa-

tion.

Information: www.slovenia.info/hiking

ALPINE ASSOCIATION OF

SLOVENIA

he tradition of organised mountaineer-

ing in Slovenia dates back to 1893, when

theSloveneAlpineSocietywasfoundedin

Ljubljana.ItssuccessoristheAlpineAsso-

ciationofSlovenia(AAS),foundedin1948,

which brings together some 245 moun-

taineeringsocietieswithatotalof50,000+

members. Visit the oicial AAS website at

www.pzs.si .

Resting on a fragrant meadow

SLOVENIAN MOUNTAIN GUIDE

ASSOCIATION

Professionalguidingservicesarerendered

SLOVENIAN NORDIC WALKING

ASSOCIATION

he Slovenian Nordic Walking and Recrea-

tionAssociationbringstogethermorethan

400 INWA-certiied training instructors

fromaroundthecountry.Moreinformation

at www.nordicwalking.si .

Sv. Jakob pri Katarini hill

mountain

guides, members of the Slovenian Moun-

tain Guide Association (SMGA). To learn

more about Slovenian mountain guides,

visit www.zgvs.si .

IFMGA/UIAGM-certiied

Exploring Slovenia on foot

Komna

Blaze

Zeleniške špice ridge

Komna

Mountaineering equipment

Mountains above the Logarska Valley

WHY GO HIKING IN SLOVENIA

USEFUL INFORMATION FOR

HIKERS

Weather:

• www.arso.gov.si,www.pro-vreme.net

Public transport:

• buses:www.vozni-red.si

• trains:www.slo-zeleznice.si

Specialised hiking hotels:

• www.slovenia.info/hiking

Mountain huts:

• www.pzs.si,www.slovenia.info/hiking

SPENDING THE NIGHT

Specialised hiking accommodation is of-

feredbymorethan50hotelsthataremem-

bersoftheHikingandBikingAssociation.

In the lower areas as well as in the moun-

tains,youcanspendthenightinmountain

huts.heuplandhutsareonlyopeninthe

summer, whereas the lower-lying ones are

openallyearroundoronweekends.

• Slovenia is too small to be walked in a

shortamountoftime,soitisonlynatu-

ral to want to keep coming back to the

beautyofitsdiverselandscape.

• Yousimplydon’tloseweightdespitebe-

inghungryandthirstymostoftheway,

as there are numerous culinary chal-

lengesalongthewaythatwillsatisfythe

greatestofhungers.

• You want to experience the feeling of

heavyfeet.Itisdiiculttostoponceyou

have made your irst step on the trails

aroundSlovenia.

• Youwanttomultiplythenumberofdays,

for“justadayortwo”caneasilystretchout

onceyouhitSlovenia’swalkingroutes.

• Youwanttogetawayfromtheheatand

bustleoftheseaside,torefreshyourself

bywalkingthroughfragrantforestsand

highupinthemountains.

• Youwanttowalkupanddown,leftand

right.Andcomebacktimeandagain.

BEST TIME FOR HIKING

Hiking in Slovenia is possible year-round.

he best time to head for high-elevation

areas is summer and autumn. Normally,

weather conditions in the mountains are

the most stable at the end of August and

in autumn. Mid-elevation mountain areas

are the most attractive in spring, autumn

andwinter.

ARE THE TRAILS MARKED?

he majority of the Slovenian mountain

trailsaremarkedwithsignpostsandblazes

consistingofawhitecirclewitharededge.

Manytrailshavetheirownindividualsym-

bols.

THEMED WALKING TRAILS

Slovenia has over 380 various trails. he

majority of them have their own symbols.

In2010,theywillstartreplacingthemwith

uniformsymbols.hebasicsymbolwillre-

semble the mountaineering blaze, except

thattheoutercirclewillbeyellowandthe

centrewillbewhite.hesignboardswilluse

thesamecolourscheme.

WINTER HIKING IN SLOVENIA

At that time of year visit the Primorska

regionanditshillyhinterland,whichrises

around1,000metresabovesealevelandis

usually snow-free. Marked short and long

trails aroundthe Karst, Karst Edge, Slove-

nianIstriaandtheGoriškoareaarenotably

mostattractiveinwinter,whenspectacular

viewsopenupasfarastheeyecansee.

WinterisalsoagreattimetoheadforSlov-

enia’s mid-elevation areas, with numerous

attractive trails around the Idrija, Cerkno,

Škoja Loka, Polhov Gradec and Posavje

hills,Pohorje,andtherollingnortheastern

partofthecountry.

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