Long-distance trails enable you to go as far as you want and are capable of tackling. You can set them as great targets for your hiking adventures. They can be tackled in stages, which are selected according to the sights of interest along the route.
The most beautiful long-distance hikes in Slovenia
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Photo: Michael Matti, Slovenian Tourist Board
From the Pohorje Hills across the Alps and Mt Triglav to the sea. This longest and most popular transversal route, considered to be one of the oldest such trails in Europe, starts in Maribor and leads through the most scenic sections of Alpine Slovenia and the Karst to Debeli rtič on the Adriatic Coast. The trail can be hiked in stages with the help of the Logbook of the Slovenian Mountain Trail, in which you can collect as many as 80 stamps at checkpoints.
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617 kilometres of trails of all difficulty levels
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between 28 and 37 days of unforgettable views
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55 mountain huts, at least 35 peaks and 5 towns
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Special sight of interest: Mt Triglav, Slovenia’s highest mountain
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From Maribor to Ankaran
This is the longest and by far the most popular long-distance trail in Slovenia. It is also the oldest connecting trail in the world, created in ...
Juliana Trail
Circular long-distance trail of grand views under Mt Triglav. This trail featuring authentic encounters with residents of the Alpine villages and towns leads you around Triglav National Park and the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve of the Julian Alps. With its new stages, the trail extends from the Posočje region into the picturesque and colourful wine producing Goriška Brda Hills. Although it does not exceed a height of 1,326 metres, the trail is distinguished by its exceptional vistas over the highest Slovenian peaks and offers an opportunity to discover the rich natural and cultural heritage of the amazing Alpine world. Selected stages are suitable for easy family trekking, and their starting points are in locations with good bus and railway connections.
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This trail was recommended by The Guardian and the New York Times
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330 kilometres
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20 stages
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Average stage length: 17,5 kilometres (4 – 5 hours of walking)
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Easy to medium difficulty
JULIANA TRAIL is a 267-km-long trail around the Julian Alps. The trail leads through valleys, over mountain passes, forests, through urban and ...
Photo: Iztok Medja, Slovenian Tourist Board
Alpe Adria Trail
From the Karavanke Alps through the Soča River Valley to the Adriatic Sea. The trail that connects the scenic sights of Slovenia, Austria and Italy is designed in such a way that you can walk between 17 and 25 kilometres every day with a relatively minor difference in altitude. Selected cuisine can be found at every stage. The trail starts in Austria under Mt Grossglockner. It enters Slovenia in the Karavanke Alps and then leads over the Vršič Pass to Triglav National Park and the Soča River Valley. After the section in the Friuli–Venezia Giulia region of Italy, the trail returns to the Slovenian Goriška Brda Hills and Karst and continues to the end point at Muggia, near Trieste in Italy.
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Full length: 750 km
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Slovenian section: 145 km
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43 days for the entire trail
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8 days for the Slovenian section
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43 stages; 5 full stages in Slovenia and 5 stages connecting Slovenia and Italy
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This trail, which opened in 2011, has been listed several times among the best hiking trails by the National Geographic Traveller.
The Alpe-Adria Trail, which is signposted from start to finish, is a varied 750-km-long voyage of exploration that traverses the borders of three ...
Photo: Jost Gantar, Slovenian Tourist Board
The walk of peace from the alps to the adriatic sea
A long-distance trail in the area of the former Isonzo Front, one of the most famous battlefields in World War I, links natural attractions to the historical heritage of Slovenia and Italy. Learn the story of a soldier from the Isonzo Front, a unique experience bearing the Slovenia Unique Experiences label, at the Kolovrat Open-Air Museum and the Kobarid Museum. Along the way, you can visit several World War I museums, 21 open-air museums, numerous military cemeteries and ossuaries, and enjoy the peace and the breath-taking views from the Alps to the Adriatic. Owing to its mission and homage to peace, the Walk of Peace, with its World War I heritage on the territory of Slovenia, has also been inscribed on the UNESCO Tentative List of World Heritage Sites.
- More than 500 kilometres
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30 stages
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20 days for the Slovenian part of the trail
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12 days for the Italian part of the trail
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All difficulty levels.
Photo: Jost Gantar, Slovenian Tourist Board
Photo: Tomo Jesenicnik, Slovenian Tourist Board
Via Alpina - Purple Trail
On to the highest Slovenian mountains. The Via Alpina Purple Trail starts under Mt Triglav, Slovenia’s highest mountain. It descends into the Vrata Valley with the Peričnik Waterfall past the majestic Triglav North Face and its 100 climbing routes. Near Kranjska Gora, a popular ski sports and recreational centre, the trail ascends to Golica, known for its meadows full of daffodils, and then to the Karavanke Ridge and its highest peak, Mt Stol (2236 m). Through the beautiful Zgornje Jezersko Valley, the Alpine dairy farming area, the trail continues into Austria.
Internationally known long-distance hiking trail from Slovenia über Österreich to Germany
Photo: Iztok Medja, Slovenian Tourist Board
Zasavje long-distance Trail
From the Kozjansko Regional Park to the hills above the Sava River. The UNESCO Biosphere Reserve of the Kozjansko Regional Park, known for high-trunk meadow orchards, the scenic Posavje Hills above the Sava River and the Geometric Centre of Slovenia (GEOSS) are all on the route of the Zasavje Long-Distance Trail, which is also suitable for hiking in winter. There are several mountain huts and inns on the trail, too. Among the attractive destinations is the trail’s highest peak, 1,220-metre-high Kum, which commands views reaching to the Julian Alps and Mt Triglav.
The many rolling, wine-producing hills of Bizeljsko form the starting point of a 160km hiking trail, that leads through Zasavje and finshes in Litija.
Photo: Jost Gantar, Slovenian Tourist Board
Via Dinarica
Amidst the Karst phenomena of the Dinaric Alps. One of the most interesting hiking trails in Europe starts in Slovenia and ends far to the south, passing through the Balkan countries in stages. The Slovenian section of the trail leads among exceptional Karst sites: the underground world of Križna and Planina caves, the intermittent Lake Cerknica and other extraordinary water phenomena, the ancient beech forests which are part of the UNESCO World Heritage, and a unique cultural heritage. The highest peak on the trail is Mt Snežnik (1796 m).
The picturesque Via Dinarica trail is described by the hiking media as the largest hiking discovery in Europe.
Photo: Jost Gantar, Slovenian Tourist Board
Koroška Mountain Trail
Circular trail through three mountain ranges. You can walk the Meža, Drava and Mislinja valleys and the ranges of the Karavanke Alps, the Pohorje and Kozjak hills, and the Kamnik-Savinja Alps. The trail may be divided into shorter and easier stages or hiked in one challenging tour that takes between ten and twelve days. You may be tempted by the K24 endurance challenge: to climb the five highest Koroška peaks in 24 hours, i.e. Uršlja gora (1699 m), Smrekovec (1577 m), Raduha (2062 m), Olševa (1930 m) and Peca (2125 m).
Photo: Jost Gantar, Slovenian Tourist Board
Pomurje Mountain Trail
On light feet among thermal springs. In eastern Slovenia, where the largest number of natural health resorts can be found, the hiking trails are suitable for everyone. Choose your stage among the fields, orchards, vineyards and forests of the Goričko Landscape Park. Discover biodiversity and numerous animal species. Enjoy the Prekmurje hospitality and cuisine. Learn about the Mura River and the wineproducing regions and hills of Radgonsko-Kapelske gorice, Jeruzalemske and Lendavske gorice.
Photo: Jost Gantar, Slovenian Tourist Board