Published: 19 Mar 2019 Edition: Second Pages: 256 Size: 17.2 x 11.6 x 1.5cm
Weight: 280g Slovenska planinska pot A guidebook to trekking the Slovene
Mountain Trail, crossing Slovenia from Austria to the Adriatic. The 550km route
is presented in a series of 12 3 to 6-day treks of all levels of difficulty, all
featuring start and finish points that can be accessed by public transport. They
can be completed as single sections or linked to create a longer trip. Each day
is graded: low-grade walking is mostly on tracks or lanes with no steep ascents,
whereas the most difficult stages may involve steep and technical terrain
including fixed protection or sections of via ferrata, for which a helmet,
self-belaying equipment and the appropriate experience are required. In addition
to clear route description and mapping, the guide provides all the practical
information you will need to plan your trip, covering transport, accommodation
and safety, as well as background notes on geology, plants and wildlife. From
Maribor, close by the Austrian border in the north-east, to Ankaran on the
Adriatic coast in the south-west, the route covers outstanding mountain and
upland walking: the vast forested plateau of Pohorje, the sheer limestone peaks
of the Julian and Kamnik-Savinja Alps with their via ferrata protected routes,
the traditional alpine pastures and flower-strewn ridges of the Karavanke, and
the forested hills and olive groves of the limestone karst country that stretch
towards the coast.