Slovenian Mountain Trail
Slovenska planinska pot
Slovenia's oldest long-distance mountain route, from Maribor over the Alps and the Karst to the Adriatic at Debeli rtič.
At a glance
- Starts in
- Maribor (Spodnje Radvanje)
- Ends in
- Debeli rtič
- Length
- 616 km
- On foot
- 37 days
- Countries
Slovenia
About the trail
The Slovenian Mountain Trail was opened by the Alpine Association of Slovenia on 1 August 1953, two years after Ivan Šumljak proposed a route that would link the country's main mountain groups. It starts in Maribor in the north-east and ends on the coast at Debeli rtič near Ankaran, crossing Slovenia from the Pannonian edge to the sea.
The route climbs over the forested Pohorje, then into the Kamnik-Savinja Alps and the Karawanks before reaching the Julian Alps and the summit of Triglav at 2,864 m, the highest point in the country. After the high mountains it descends through the forests and plateaus of western Slovenia and across the Karst to the Adriatic, so the walk ends among vineyards and olive groves.
The association's site gives 616.4 km and about 37 days on foot, with 80 control points where walkers collect stamps for the completion badge. The alpine sections involve exposed protected paths and are walked in summer when the huts are open.