Slovenia Walking & Hiking

If walking is your thing then a wonderful mountain world of Slovenia walking and hiking trails awaits you with more than 7000 km of marked paths around the country and with a concentration of trails in the area surrounding our Retreats. Slovenians are very keen hikers so the network of trails is extensive, well marked and maintained. From easy valley floor and lakeside / riverside walks to longer hikes up beautiful valleys and towering peaks there is a huge range of walking in the Kranjska Gora area including the possibility of superb walking directly from the front door of your Retreat. Whilst different trails will suit hikers of different ages and abilities one thing unites Slovenia walking in the Julian Alps – spectacular unspoilt scenery!

In each area the local tourist office has detailed information and literature on local trails and we are able to put you in touch with partners who can put together guided walks and tours for our guests. In Winter months a lot of trails are still accessible using snowshoes and accompanied by guides, which is a very special and exhilarating experience.

Many of the trails in the Kranjska Gora area fall within the Triglav National Park which is one of Slovenia’s great treasures - a pristine mountain wilderness centred around Slovenia’s national symbol and highest mountain called Triglav or Three heads.

We would recommend Hribi.net (Hribi means hills in Slovenian) as an excellent source of info on walking in Slovenia with routes, info on mountains and lots of photos - also available in English.

We would also recommend the Cicerone Guide to the Julian Alps of Slovenia as possibly the best guidebook in English about walking in Slovenia, with a large section dedicated to the Kranjska gora region where our Retreats are located.

Click here for information on Kranjska Gora, Slovenia walking . We have also included a secion on walking in the Bohinj region, a beautiful area circ one hours drive from our Retreats and also offering a wealth of walking. Click here Bohinj, Slovenia walking

Our Retreats in the area: Villa Planina (4 apartments, sleeps 12-20, games room, garden), Villa Nebina (4 apartments, sleeps 12-18).

From the charming village of Ratece where Villa Planina and Nebina are situated there are two stunning and relatively easy walks, one called Tromeja or Triple-border which goes from the village up to the point where Italy, Austria and Slovenia meet. The other follows the path of the Tamar Valley under the towering Ponce mountains past the famous ski jumps at Planica to a friendly mountain hut at the end.

Other notable walks in the area are the Triglav valleys of Vrata, Kot and Krma accessed from Mojstrana and which offer the chance for anything from a leisurely stroll in the beautiful surroundings to a 2 day trek to the summit of Triglav (2864metres), Slovenia’s highest mountain.

Higher up the valley towards Kranjska Gora are four smaller valleys of Planica Tamar, Pisnica, Krnica and Martuljski potok which offer 40 kilometres of well maintained paths. Krnica is a favorite for a gentle hike – accessed from the road leading to the Vrsic mountain pass it is a stunning glacial valley in the shadows of the mighty Prisank, Razor and Skrlatica mountains. 

Following the Vrsic road further you reach the Vrsic itself a beautiful mountain pass and threshold between the Gorenjska & Primorska regions and the starting point for many more challenging trails in the area.

Another favourite is the walk from Kranjksa Gora to Srednji Vrh, an picturesque farming village at 960m with stunning panoramas of the Julian Alps. This is Slovenia walking at its best.

For more advanced hikers, trail maps and guides are available showing routes to the peaks of some of the regions highest mountains, many of which take a full day of walking or more and require high fitness levels.

A useful map of local mountains and trails can be found here

The Bohinj regions is well known for its wealth of walking around the Lake, in and around the charming villages that surround it and of course up into the surrounding mountains.

The best known walks in the area are to the famous Savica waterfall, Mostnica canyon, Spodnje Bohinjske Gore mountains, walks to the Vogar and Voje pastures, Pokljuka and Ema pilgrimage trails as well as longer more challenging routes up local mountains such as Crna Prst (Black Finger) and of course Triglav, Slovenia’s highest mountain. There are 3 popular routes up Triglva from Bohinj - via the Voje valley, via Pokljuka and arguable the most scenica and best known via the Dolina Sedmerih Jezer (Valley of the Seven Lakes) which takes you past 7 beautiful high altitude alpine lakes before reaching Triglav itself.

It is also possible to follow a number of historical routes tracing points of interest from the major first world war front in the mountains just west of Bohinj towards the Soca Valley. 

Every year Bohinj hosts a hiking festival with a range of lectures, guided walks and other activities. The 2008 programme can be found here . Here is a panoramic map of the Bohinj area (map link)