Trekking in Slovenia: The Slovene High Level Route [Paperback]

A guidebook to walking the 550km (342 mile) Slovene Mountain Trail or Transverzala between Maribor near the Austrian border and Ankaran on the Adriatic Coast. This long-distance trek across Slovenia can be completed as single sections or joined together to form a longer route.

• Presented as a series of 12 treks of 3-6 days 
• The grading system for each day ranges from 1 to 3, Grade 1 are mostly track-based routes without steep ascents, while Grade 3 involves technical terrain featuring fixed protection or sections of via ferrata, necessitating adequate experience and equipment
• Route passes Slovenj Gradec, Solcava, Zgornje Jezersko, Tr~ic, Dovje/Mojstrana, Vraic, Trenta, Petrovo Brdo, Idrija, Col, Matavun
• Highlights include the Pohorje uplands, Kamnik-Savinja Alps, Julian Alps, Triglav, Vraic Pass, Karst region, Idrija, `kocjan caves
• Suitable to be walked June to September
• Sketch maps are included for each stage
• Detailed information on transport, accommodation and safety

A guidebook for trekking the Slovene High Level Route across Slovenia. The 500km hike from Maribor, near the Austrian border, to Ankaran on the Adriatic coast, is described as a series of 3 to 6 day treks. The route runs through the regions of Pohorje, the Julian Alps and Kamnik-Savinja Alps, the Karavanke, and the limestone Karst country.

Roy Clark and Justi Carey started visiting the British mountains in their teens, a discovery which shaped their whole lives. In 2002 they moved to Slovenia in search of new challenges, and are currently living in the heart of the Julian Alps, where they are happily exploring this new area and culture.Roy Clark and Justi Carey started visiting the British mountains in their teens, a discovery which shaped their whole lives. In 2002 they moved to Slovenia in search of new challenges, and are currently living in the heart of the Julian Alps, where they are happily exploring this new area al�