Stages 1 and 2 through the Pohorje Hills of northern Slovenia involved four days of hiking through pine forest, finding our trail legs….
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Stage 3 of the Slovenian Mountain Trail: Kamnik Savinja Alps
The Kamnik Savinja Alps are a giant mountaineering playground. We had so much fun in this area that we stayed two weeks exploring the peaks of Ojstrica, Grintovec, Skuta, Kočna, Križ and more…
Stages 4-5 of the Slovenian Mountain Trail: Storžič and the Karavanke
The coolest aspect about the Karavanke is being able to see where you’ve come from (Pohorje Hills and Kamnik-Savinja Alps) and where you are headed next (Julian Alps)…
Stages 6-8 of the Slovenian Mountain Trail: Julian Alps
The Julian Alps are the crown jewel of Slovenia, with 8500+ foot peaks, alpine meadows, crystal clear turquoise rivers, and waterfalls galore. During Stages 6 through 8 of the Slovenian Planinska Pot, we climbed to the peaks of Triglav, Cmir, Razor, Prisojnik, Mojstravka, Sleme and Jalovec…
Stages 9-11 of the Slovenian Mountain Trail: Mines, Lace, Wine and Caves
Stages 9 through 11 became more of a cultural experience. We improvised a lot, taking extra days to explore various attractions and enjoy the slow pace of Slovenia…
Stage 12 of the Slovenian Mountain Trail: Istria on the Adriatic Coast
To be honest, we hiked just one day of stage 12 (which is intended to be 3 days). There are a few reasons for this…
Hiker's Guide to the Slovenia Mountain Trail
The Slovene Mountain Trail — also known as the Slovenska Planinska Pot, SPP-1 and Transversala — is a nearly 350 mile continuous trail criss-crossing Slovenia through the Alps and to the Mediterranean Sea. In the following posts, we share what we learned about terrain, equipment, cost, accommodation, food, culture, side-trips and other tidbits within the various stages.