Slovenian Mountain Trail Highlights Hike

Your adventure begins beside the Završnica lake, just above the village of Žirovnica. The path will lead you past the Valvasor mountain hut beneath Mt. Stol before traversing its southern slopes, crossing a mountain pasture, and winding through the woods before emerging on the grassy hillside of the mountain and reaching the Prešeren lodge below the mountain top.

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You will kick the day off with a climb to the top of Mt. Stol, the highest point of the Karawanks. Afterward, you will follow one of the most scenic Slovenian mountain ridges, which borders Austria and offers awe-inducing views of the southern valley and the Julian Alps beyond. Crossing grassy meadows and alpine pastures, you will arrive at the Koča na Golici mountain hut.

Once again, you will have a mountain top to conquer for a good morning. After that, you will enjoy similarly grand views as the day before while you are making your way toward the Dovška Baba mountain. Can you spot Mt. Triglav?

Upon reaching Dovška Baba, you will descend to the village of Dovje and continue through Mojstrana to the Vrata Valley, entering the Triglav National Park while following the lively Triglavska Bistrica mountain stream. You will spend the night in the Aljaž lodge beneath the massive north face of Mt. Triglav.

From Vrata Valley, you will ascend to Luknja, a narrow passage through the mountains to the Trenta Valley. Traversing the slopes beneath Mt. Triglav and its western plateau, you will eventually climb above an altitude of 2000 meters to reach the Dolič hut beneath Mt. Kanjavec.

Circumventing Mt. Kanjavec on its southern side, you will head toward the north entry point of the Triglav Lakes Valley — Prehodavci. Following that, you will gradually descend along the valley floor and past some of its most picturesque glacial lakes until you reach Double Lake and the mountain hut next to it.

On your last day, you will descend across the charming mountain pastures above Bohinj, including the Dedno Polje and Blato mountain pastures. The journey will wrap up in Stara Fužina, an authentic alpine village on the shore of Lake Bohinj.

Day 0: Draga Valley to Zelenica hut
You can begin your hut-to-hut hike in the Draga Valley, from where you will ascend past the Preval mountain pasture to the top of Mt. Begunjščica to lay your eyes on one of the most striking views in Slovenia. By descending to the other side of the mountain, you will reach the Zelenica hut, a popular ski touring destination in winter.

You will hike to Mt. Stol from here the next day.

Day 7: Bohinj to Pokljuka Plateau
To prolong your hiking adventure in Slovenia, you can ascend the Pokljuka Plateau, marching through its wooded area and crossing the famous Zajamniki mountain pasture dotted with wooden shepherd huts and a mountain vista in the background. You will spend the night in a hotel in Goreljek.

Day 8: Goreljek to Lake Bled
The final stage will take you straight to the shores of the Slovenian crown jewel. You will strike across the Pokljuka Plateau, visit some less-known mountain pastures, and gently descend to Bled. You’ll know you’re at the end when you see the magical Lake Bled with an island in its middle!