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Best Alpine Meadow Hikes in Slovenia

124 routes in Slovenia qualify, ranked below by how much walkers rate them. They average 7.9 km and 175 m (574 ft) of ascent, with the longest running to 46.0 km.

That is 8 percent of the 1,502 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: 79 are rated easy and 22 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
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Hard

JK12

Triglav National Park · Slovenia

Distance
19.8 km
/ 12.3 mi
Elevation gain
45 m
Typical duration
4 hr 20 min
  • 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

JK13

Slovenia

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

Pl. Zadnji Vogel - Konjsko sedlo

Triglav National Park · Slovenia

Distance
4.3 km
/ 2.7 mi
Elevation gain
94 m
Typical duration
1 hr 2 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Wildlife watching
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Pl. Zadnji Vogel - Preval Globoko

Triglav National Park · Slovenia

Distance
4.0 km
/ 2.5 mi
Elevation gain
88 m
Typical duration
58 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Wildlife watching
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Pl. Zadnji Vogel - Vogel

Triglav National Park · Slovenia

Distance
2.9 km
/ 1.8 mi
Elevation gain
64 m
Typical duration
42 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Wildlife watching
  • Waymarked route
Hard

JK07

Slovenia

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

JK14

Slovenia

Distance
20.2 km
/ 12.6 mi
Elevation gain
45 m
Typical duration
4 hr 26 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
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
Easy

Pl. Blato - Pl. v Lazu

Triglav National Park · Slovenia

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

Pl. Dedno polje - Pl. v Lazu

Triglav National Park · Slovenia

Distance
2.6 km
/ 1.6 mi
Elevation gain
57 m
Typical duration
38 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Pl. Govnjač - Konjsko sedlo

Triglav National Park · Slovenia

Distance
4.8 km
/ 3.0 mi
Elevation gain
106 m
Typical duration
1 hr 10 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Pl. Kuhinja - Pl. Leskovca

Triglav National Park · Slovenia

Distance
2.1 km
/ 1.3 mi
Elevation gain
46 m
Typical duration
30 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Pl. Polog - Vas Krn

Triglav National Park · Slovenia

Distance
9.6 km
/ 6.0 mi
Elevation gain
211 m
Typical duration
2 hr 19 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Pl. v Lazu - Pl. Krstenica

Triglav National Park · Slovenia

Distance
2.8 km
/ 1.7 mi
Elevation gain
61 m
Typical duration
40 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Stara Fužina - Pl. Blatce

Triglav National Park · Slovenia

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

Tolmin - Pl. Polog

Triglav National Park · Slovenia

Distance
8.6 km
/ 5.3 mi
Elevation gain
188 m
Typical duration
2 hr 4 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Tolminske Ravne - Pl. na Kalu

Triglav National Park · Slovenia

Distance
3.2 km
/ 2.0 mi
Elevation gain
70 m
Typical duration
46 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Uskovnica - Pl. Tosc

Triglav National Park · Slovenia

Distance
6.1 km
/ 3.8 mi
Elevation gain
134 m
Typical duration
1 hr 28 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Voje - Pl. Krstenica

Triglav National Park · Slovenia

Distance
4.4 km
/ 2.8 mi
Elevation gain
97 m
Typical duration
1 hr 4 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Hard

JK08

Slovenia

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

JK17

Slovenia

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

Rjava skala - Pl. Zadnji Vogel

Triglav National Park · Slovenia

Distance
2.0 km
/ 1.2 mi
Elevation gain
44 m
Typical duration
29 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Wildlife watching
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Vogar - Pl. pri Jezeru

Triglav National Park · Slovenia

Distance
4.6 km
/ 2.8 mi
Elevation gain
101 m
Typical duration
1 hr 6 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

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
European long distance path E12 - part SloveniaSlovenia46.0 km1,013 m12 hrExpertApril to October
JK05Slovenia24.2 km45 m5 hr 23 minHardApril to October
JK13Slovenia35.0 km45 m7 hr 58 minHardApril to October
Pl. Zadnji Vogel - Konjsko sedloTriglav National Park4.3 km94 m1 hr 2 minEasyApril to October
Pl. Zadnji Vogel - Preval GlobokoTriglav National Park4.0 km88 m58 minEasyApril to October

If you only have time for one, start with JK10, JK11, 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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