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Best Alpine Meadow Hikes in Slovenia

49 routes in Slovenia qualify, ranked below by how much walkers rate them. They average 11.9 km and 224 m (735 ft) of ascent, with the longest running to 35.0 km.

That is 6 percent of the 818 routes we map in Slovenia.

High pasture walking sits above the treeline, at its best in early summer when the meadows are in flower. The mix is broad: 20 are rated easy and 19 are hard or harder, so there is something here whether you have two hours or a full day.

Trails

Moderate

JK10

Triglav National Park · Slovenia

Distance
17.6 km
/ 11.0 mi
Elevation gain
45 m
Typical duration
3 hr 49 min
  • Mountain
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

JK11

Triglav National Park · Slovenia

Distance
13.8 km
/ 8.5 mi
Elevation gain
45 m
Typical duration
2 hr 56 min
  • Mountain
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Hard

JK12

Triglav National Park · Slovenia

Distance
19.8 km
/ 12.3 mi
Elevation gain
45 m
Typical duration
4 hr 20 min
  • Mountain
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Alpe Adria Trail E23

Triglav National Park · Slovenia

Distance
21.9 km
/ 13.6 mi
Elevation gain
481 m
Typical duration
5 hr 29 min
  • Alpine meadow
Hard

Alpe Adria Trail E24

Triglav National Park · Slovenia

Distance
21.4 km
/ 13.3 mi
Elevation gain
470 m
Typical duration
5 hr 21 min
  • Alpine meadow
Hard

JK05

Slovenia

Distance
24.2 km
/ 15.0 mi
Elevation gain
45 m
Typical duration
5 hr 23 min
  • Mountain
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Hard

JK07

Slovenia

Distance
21.1 km
/ 13.1 mi
Elevation gain
45 m
Typical duration
4 hr 38 min
  • Mountain
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Hard

JK08

Slovenia

Distance
23.4 km
/ 14.6 mi
Elevation gain
45 m
Typical duration
5 hr 12 min
  • Mountain
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Hard

JK13

Slovenia

Distance
35.0 km
/ 21.8 mi
Elevation gain
45 m
Typical duration
7 hr 58 min
  • Mountain
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Hard

JK14

Slovenia

Distance
20.2 km
/ 12.6 mi
Elevation gain
45 m
Typical duration
4 hr 26 min
  • Mountain
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Hard

JK17

Slovenia

Distance
23.2 km
/ 14.4 mi
Elevation gain
45 m
Typical duration
5 hr 9 min
  • Mountain
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Hard

JK12b

Triglav National Park · Slovenia

Distance
22.9 km
/ 14.2 mi
Elevation gain
1,520 m
Typical duration
7 hr 17 min
  • Lake
  • Alpine meadow
  • Cave
Moderate

Krnica - Pl. Kranjska dolina

Triglav National Park · Slovenia

Distance
7.3 km
/ 4.6 mi
Elevation gain
162 m
Typical duration
1 hr 46 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Mangartska pl. - Čez Stože

Triglav National Park · Slovenia

Distance
1.4 km
/ 0.9 mi
Elevation gain
30 m
Typical duration
20 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Alpe Adria Trail E25

Slovenia

Distance
22.3 km
/ 13.9 mi
Elevation gain
491 m
Typical duration
5 hr 36 min
  • Alpine meadow
Hard

Alpe Adria Trail E26

Slovenia

Distance
22.2 km
/ 13.8 mi
Elevation gain
489 m
Typical duration
5 hr 35 min
  • Alpine meadow
Hard

Alpe Adria Trail E27

Slovenia

Distance
18.3 km
/ 11.4 mi
Elevation gain
403 m
Typical duration
4 hr 31 min
  • Alpine meadow
Moderate

Alpe Adria Trail E29

Slovenia

Distance
13.1 km
/ 8.1 mi
Elevation gain
288 m
Typical duration
3 hr 10 min
  • Alpine meadow
Hard

Alpe Adria Trail E30

Slovenia

Distance
23.2 km
/ 14.4 mi
Elevation gain
511 m
Typical duration
5 hr 51 min
  • Alpine meadow
Moderate

Alpe Adria Trail E31

Slovenia

Distance
15.2 km
/ 9.5 mi
Elevation gain
335 m
Typical duration
3 hr 41 min
  • Alpine meadow
Hard

Alpe Adria Trail E35

Slovenia

Distance
20.4 km
/ 12.7 mi
Elevation gain
448 m
Typical duration
5 hr 5 min
  • Alpine meadow
Hard

Alpe Adria Trail E36

Slovenia

Distance
17.6 km
/ 10.9 mi
Elevation gain
386 m
Typical duration
4 hr 19 min
  • Alpine meadow
Hard

Alpe Adria Trail E37

Slovenia

Distance
23.8 km
/ 14.8 mi
Elevation gain
523 m
Typical duration
6 hr
  • Alpine meadow
Hard

Alpe Adria Trail R6

Slovenia

Distance
17.2 km
/ 10.7 mi
Elevation gain
379 m
Typical duration
4 hr 13 min
  • Alpine meadow
Easy

Vransko - Menina planina

Slovenia

Distance
5.4 km
/ 3.4 mi
Elevation gain
119 m
Typical duration
1 hr 18 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Ambrož - Pl. Osredek

Slovenia

Distance
3.4 km
/ 2.1 mi
Elevation gain
75 m
Typical duration
50 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Dolga njiva - Pl. Brsnina

Slovenia

Distance
3.9 km
/ 2.4 mi
Elevation gain
85 m
Typical duration
56 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Dražgoše - Vodiška pl.

Slovenia

Distance
6.5 km
/ 4.1 mi
Elevation gain
144 m
Typical duration
1 hr 35 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Idrija - Hleviška pl.

Slovenia

Distance
3.7 km
/ 2.3 mi
Elevation gain
81 m
Typical duration
53 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Kopišče - Pl. za Liscem

Slovenia

Distance
0.9 km
/ 0.5 mi
Elevation gain
19 m
Typical duration
13 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Kočna - Pl. Obranca

Slovenia

Distance
1.9 km
/ 1.2 mi
Elevation gain
43 m
Typical duration
28 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Kriška pl. - Pl. Koren

Slovenia

Distance
2.2 km
/ 1.4 mi
Elevation gain
48 m
Typical duration
32 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route

The shortlist, side by side

The ten highest scoring routes on this page, so you can compare effort before opening any of them.

Distance, ascent, walking time and difficulty for the top routes
RouteDistanceAscentTimeDifficultyBest season
JK10Triglav National Park17.6 km45 m3 hr 49 minModerateApril to October
JK11Triglav National Park13.8 km45 m2 hr 56 minModerateApril to October
JK12Triglav National Park19.8 km45 m4 hr 20 minHardApril to October
Alpe Adria Trail E23Triglav National Park21.9 km481 m5 hr 29 minHardApril to October
Alpe Adria Trail E24Triglav National Park21.4 km470 m5 hr 21 minHardApril to October
JK05Slovenia24.2 km45 m5 hr 23 minHardApril to October
JK07Slovenia21.1 km45 m4 hr 38 minHardApril to October
JK08Slovenia23.4 km45 m5 hr 12 minHardApril to October
JK13Slovenia35.0 km45 m7 hr 58 minHardApril to October
JK14Slovenia20.2 km45 m4 hr 26 minHardApril to October

If you only have time for one, start with JK11, JK10, JK12. Those are the routes people come back to. Every route on this page links through to a full guide with the map, elevation profile, seasonal advice and what to bring.

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