How many hard hikes are there in Slovenia?

Our directory currently lists 137 matching routes in Slovenia, each with distance, elevation gain and a mapped route line drawn from OpenStreetMap data.

What is the average length of these trails?

The average is 56.4 km with roughly 1,311 m (4,301 ft) of climbing. The longest on this list is 634 km.

Which is the best one to start with?

JK12 ranks highest here on our popularity score, which weighs route quality, scenery and how well documented it is.

Are these routes suitable for beginners?

Most routes on this list are rated moderate or harder. If you are just starting out, filter by easy difficulty or by distance under 5 km.

Hard Hiking Trails in Slovenia

There are 137 hikes in Slovenia in our database that fit. They average 56.4 km and 1,311 m (4,301 ft) of ascent, with the longest running to 634 km.

That is 9 percent of the 1,502 routes we map in Slovenia. They run noticeably longer than average for the area, 56.4 km against 9.6 km, so budget more daylight than a typical outing here. The climbing is steeper too: 1,311 m (4,301 ft) on average versus 218 m (715 ft) across the wider area.

Hard routes mean sustained ascent, long descents and a real need to watch the clock and the forecast. These lean toward the demanding end, so plan for a full day and check the forecast before you commit.

Hard

JK12

Triglav National Park · Slovenia

Distance: 19.8 km
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
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
Elevation gain: 470 m
Typical duration: 5 hr 21 min

Alpine meadow

Hard

Via Alpina Stage 10: Črna prst - Dom na Komni

Triglav National Park · Slovenia

Distance: 19.1 km
Elevation gain: 421 m
Typical duration: 4 hr 45 min

Expert

Juliana Trail

Triglav National Park · Slovenia

Distance: 161 km
Elevation gain: 3,535 m
Typical duration: 43 hr

Mountain
Waymarked route
Long-distance path

Expert

European long distance path E12 - part Slovenia

Slovenia

Distance: 46.0 km
Elevation gain: 1,013 m
Typical duration: 12 hr

Coastal
Mountain
Alpine meadow

Hard

JK05

Slovenia

Distance: 24.2 km
Elevation gain: 45 m
Typical duration: 5 hr 23 min

Mountain
Alpine meadow
Waymarked route

Hard

JK13

Slovenia

Distance: 35.0 km
Elevation gain: 45 m
Typical duration: 7 hr 58 min

Mountain
Alpine meadow
Waymarked route

Expert

European long distance path E7 - part Slovenia

Slovenia

Distance: 634 km
Elevation gain: 13,940 m
Typical duration: 171 hr

Mountain
Waymarked route
Long-distance path

Expert

Jakobova pot – Dolenjska veja

Slovenia

Distance: 154 km
Elevation gain: 3,396 m
Typical duration: 41 hr

Mountain
Waymarked route
Long-distance path

Expert

Jakobova pot – Gorenjska veja

Slovenia

Distance: 138 km
Elevation gain: 3,044 m
Typical duration: 37 hr

Mountain
Waymarked route
Long-distance path

Expert

Jakobova pot – Prekmursko-Štajerska veja

Slovenia

Distance: 269 km
Elevation gain: 5,910 m
Typical duration: 72 hr

Mountain
Waymarked route
Long-distance path

Expert

Jakobova pot – Primorska veja

Slovenia

Distance: 124 km
Elevation gain: 2,730 m
Typical duration: 33 hr

Mountain
Waymarked route
Long-distance path

Expert

Saint James's Way / Via Pannonia - main section with short alternatives

Slovenia

Distance: 399 km
Elevation gain: 8,785 m
Typical duration: 107 hr

Mountain
Waymarked route
Long-distance path

Hard

JK07

Slovenia

Distance: 21.1 km
Elevation gain: 45 m
Typical duration: 4 hr 38 min

Alpine meadow
Waymarked route
Long-distance path

Hard

JK14

Slovenia

Distance: 20.2 km
Elevation gain: 45 m
Typical duration: 4 hr 26 min

Alpine meadow
Waymarked route
Long-distance path

Expert

Jakobova pot – Maribor

Slovenia

Distance: 40.0 km
Elevation gain: 880 m
Typical duration: 10 hr

Mountain
Waymarked route

Hard

JK08

Slovenia

Distance: 23.4 km
Elevation gain: 45 m
Typical duration: 5 hr 12 min

Alpine meadow
Waymarked route

Hard

JK17

Slovenia

Distance: 23.2 km
Elevation gain: 45 m
Typical duration: 5 hr 9 min

Alpine meadow
Waymarked route

Expert

Slovenska geološka pot

Slovenia

Distance: 275 km
Elevation gain: 6,059 m
Typical duration: 74 hr

Mountain
Waymarked route
Long-distance path

Hard

Kugy-Dreiländerweg E 11A

Triglav National Park · Slovenia

Distance: 20.7 km
Elevation gain: 1,460 m
Typical duration: 6 hr 40 min

Waterfall

Hard

Blejska Dobrava-Zg. Radovna-Mojstrana

Triglav National Park · Slovenia

Distance: 22.6 km
Elevation gain: 430 m
Typical duration: 5 hr 35 min

Mountain

Expert

Kugy-Dreiländerweg E 10A

Triglav National Park · Slovenia

Distance: 31.9 km
Elevation gain: 1,150 m
Typical duration: 8 hr 53 min

Mountain

Hard

Soča Trail

Triglav National Park · Slovenia

Distance: 29.2 km
Elevation gain: 642 m
Typical duration: 7 hr 28 min

Hard

JK12b

Triglav National Park · Slovenia

Distance: 22.9 km
Elevation gain: 1,520 m
Typical duration: 7 hr 17 min

Cave

Hard

Alpe Adria Trail E25

Slovenia

Distance: 22.3 km
Elevation gain: 491 m
Typical duration: 5 hr 36 min

Alpine meadow

Hard

Alpe Adria Trail E26

Slovenia

Distance: 22.2 km
Elevation gain: 489 m
Typical duration: 5 hr 35 min

Alpine meadow

Hard

Alpe Adria Trail E27

Slovenia

Distance: 18.3 km
Elevation gain: 403 m
Typical duration: 4 hr 31 min

Alpine meadow

Hard

Alpe Adria Trail E30

Slovenia

Distance: 23.2 km
Elevation gain: 511 m
Typical duration: 5 hr 51 min

Alpine meadow

Hard

Alpe Adria Trail E35

Slovenia

Distance: 20.4 km
Elevation gain: 448 m
Typical duration: 5 hr 5 min

Alpine meadow

Hard

Alpe Adria Trail E36

Slovenia

Distance: 17.6 km
Elevation gain: 386 m
Typical duration: 4 hr 19 min

Alpine meadow

Hard

Alpe Adria Trail E37

Slovenia

Distance: 23.8 km
Elevation gain: 523 m
Typical duration: 6 hr

Alpine meadow

Hard

Alpe Adria Trail R6

Slovenia

Distance: 17.2 km
Elevation gain: 379 m
Typical duration: 4 hr 13 min

Alpine meadow

Expert

Via Dinarica

Slovenia

Distance: 162 km
Elevation gain: 3,562 m
Typical duration: 43 hr

Long-distance path

Hard

Trenta-Sedlo Dolič-Vodnikov dom

Triglav National Park · Slovenia

Distance: 17.8 km
Elevation gain: 1,310 m
Typical duration: 5 hr 45 min

Hard

Via Alpina Purple A8

Slovenia

Distance: 11.6 km
Elevation gain: 1,151 m
Typical duration: 4 hr 8 min

Hard

Via Alpina Purple A9

Slovenia

Distance: 15.9 km
Elevation gain: 770 m
Typical duration: 4 hr 29 min

Hard

Via Alpina Red R3

Slovenia

Distance: 16.8 km
Elevation gain: 370 m
Typical duration: 4 hr 7 min

Hard

Via Alpina Stage 2: Refugio Premuda - Matavun (Divača)

Slovenia

Distance: 24.7 km
Elevation gain: 543 m
Typical duration: 6 hr 15 min

Hard

Via Alpina Stage 5: Predjama - Črni vrh

Slovenia

Distance: 20.5 km
Elevation gain: 451 m
Typical duration: 5 hr 7 min

Hard

Via Alpina Stage 7: Idrija - Planinska koča na Ermanovcu

Slovenia

Distance: 23.5 km
Elevation gain: 517 m
Typical duration: 5 hr 55 min

Hard

Via Alpina Stage 8: Planinska koča na Ermanovcu - Porezen

Slovenia

Distance: 16.8 km
Elevation gain: 369 m
Typical duration: 4 hr 6 min

Hard

Via Alpina Stage 9: Porezen - Črna Prst

Slovenia

Distance: 15.6 km
Elevation gain: 344 m
Typical duration: 3 hr 47 min

Hard

Via Alpina Yellow B8

Slovenia

Distance: 30.4 km
Elevation gain: 668 m
Typical duration: 7 hr 47 min

Expert

Badjurova krožna pot

Slovenia

Distance: 83.5 km
Elevation gain: 1,836 m
Typical duration: 22 hr

Mountain
Waymarked route
Long-distance path

Expert

Fény a határon zarándokút

Slovenia

Distance: 91.7 km
Elevation gain: 2,018 m
Typical duration: 24 hr

Mountain
Waymarked route
Long-distance path

Expert

Great Krpan trail

Slovenia

Distance: 110 km
Elevation gain: 2,427 m
Typical duration: 29 hr

Mountain
Waymarked route
Long-distance path

Expert

Idrijsko-Cerkljanska planinska pot

Slovenia

Distance: 202 km
Elevation gain: 4,441 m
Typical duration: 54 hr

Mountain
Waymarked route
Long-distance path

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
Route	Distance	Ascent	Time	Difficulty	Best season
JK12Triglav National Park	19.8 km	45 m	4 hr 20 min	Hard	April to October
Alpe Adria Trail E23Triglav National Park	21.9 km	481 m	5 hr 29 min	Hard	April to October
Alpe Adria Trail E24Triglav National Park	21.4 km	470 m	5 hr 21 min	Hard	April to October
Via Alpina Stage 10: Črna prst - Dom na KomniTriglav National Park	19.1 km	421 m	4 hr 45 min	Hard	April to October
Juliana TrailTriglav National Park	161 km	3,535 m	43 hr	Expert	April to October
European long distance path E12 - part SloveniaSlovenia	46.0 km	1,013 m	12 hr	Expert	April to October
JK05Slovenia	24.2 km	45 m	5 hr 23 min	Hard	April to October
JK13Slovenia	35.0 km	45 m	7 hr 58 min	Hard	April to October
European long distance path E7 - part SloveniaSlovenia	634 km	13,940 m	171 hr	Expert	April to October
Jakobova pot – Dolenjska vejaSlovenia	154 km	3,396 m	41 hr	Expert	April to October

If you only have time for one, start with JK12, Alpe Adria Trail E23, Alpe Adria Trail E24. 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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