Slovenian Mountain Hiking Trail

The Slovenian Mountain Hiking Trail (Slovene: Slovenska planinska pot), sometimes also called Transverzala, is a route from Maribor to Ankaran. It covers most of the Slovenian mountain areas including Pohorje, Julian Alps, Kamnik-Savinja Alps, Karavanke and the southwestern part of Slovenia. It is the oldest hiking track in Europe.^[1]

History

The idea of connecting the most beautiful, hilly, and mountainous area in Slovenia came from Ivan Šumljak in 1950. Originally, the trail was meant to be a circular route, which would start and end in Maribor. It was later changed to include Postojna and other areas towards the sea. It mostly included existing hiking trails. However, on some shorter parts it was necessary to make new demarcations to connect them together.

The trail opened on August 1, 1953, with 80 control points. Since then, the trail has only changed slightly. These are the trail's current features: Control points: 75; Length: 599 km; Total ascent: 45.2 km; Total descent: 45.5 km.

There are 58 huts and two museums -- Slovenski planinski muzej in Mojstrana, and Franja from WW2) -- and a cavern named Škocjanska jama.

The first guided tour of Slovenski planinski transverzali was conducted in 1958. About 9500 hikers have completed the route over 60 years of the trail's history.

The Slovenian Mountain Hiking Trail also has an enhanced route with 35 control points throughout Slovenia.

Route

It is possible to start in Maribor, Ankaran, or anywhere else on the circular route. Hikers must obtain a book from Planinska Zveza Slovenije in which they will be able to collect stamps that are located on mountain tops or huts along the way. If no stamp is available, a photo also counts. The hiking is not time limited.

The route is comprised mainly of easy trails, but there are also some more challenging ones.

Pohorje and Northeastern area

• Mariborska koča (1068 m)
• Ruška koča near Areh (1246 m); Šumik (1030 m)
• Koča na Klopnem vrhu (1280 m)
• Koča na Pesku (1386 m); Lovrenška jezera
• Ribniška koča (1507 m); Črni vrh (1543 m)
• Grmovškov dom pod Veliko Kopo (1371 m)
• Koča pod Kremžarjevim vrhom (1102 m); Slovenj Gradec
• Poštarski dom pod Plešivcem (805 m)
• Dom na Uršlji gori (1670 m)
• Andrejev dom na Slemenu (1096 m)

Kamnik-Savinja Alps

• Smrekovec Lodge (Slovene: Dom na Smrekovcu; 1377 m); Koča na Travniku (1548 m)
• Loka Lodge at Raduha (Slovene: Koča na Loki pod Raduho; 1520 m)
• Big Mount Raduha (2062 m)
• Grohot Lodge at Raduha (Slovene: Koča v Grohatu pod Raduho; 1460 m); Gostišče Rogovilc (610 m)
• Kocbek Lodge at Korošica (Slovene: Kocbekov dom na Korošici; 1808 m)
• Ojstrica (2350 m)
• Kamnik Saddle Lodge (Slovene: Koča na Kamniškem sedlu; (1864 m)
• Turska gora (2251 m)
• Skuta (2532 m)
• Zois Lodge at Kokra Saddle (Slovene: Cojzova koča na Kokrskem sedlu; 1793 m)
• Grintovec (2558 m)
• Jezerska Kočna (2540 m)
• Czech Lodge at Spodnje Ravni (Slovene: Češka koča na Spodnjih Ravneh; 1543 m); Jezersko (880 m)
• Kališče Hiking Lodge (Slovene: Planinski dom na Kališču; 1534 m)
• Storžič (2132 m)
• Storžič Lodge (Slovene: Dom pod Storžičem; 1123 m); Tolsti vrh (1715 m)
• Mount Križe Lodge (Slovene: Koča na Kriški gori; 1471 m); Tržič (515 m)
• Koča na Dobrči (1478 m); Preval (1311)

Karavanke

• Begunjščica (2060 m)
• Roblekov dom na Begunjščici (1657 m)
• Planinski dom na Zelenici (1536 m)
• Prešernova koča na Stolu (2174 m); Koča na Golici (1582 m)
• Golica (1836 m)

Julian Alps

• Slovenski planinski muzej (641 m); Mojstrana (641 m)
• Aljažev dom v Vratih (1015 m)
• Dom Valentina Staniča under Triglav (2332 m)
• Triglavski dom na Kredarici (2515 m)
• Triglav (2864 m)
• or dom Planika pod Triglavom (2404 m) or Tržaška koča na Doliču (2151 m); Luknja (1758 m); Bovški Gamsovec (2392 m)
• Pogačnikov dom na Kriških podih (2052 m)
• Razor (2601 m)
• Prisojnik (2547 m)
• Vršič - Poštarski dom na Vršiču (1688 m) ali Tičarjev dom na Vršiču (1620 m) ali Erjavčeva koča na Vršiču (1515 m)
• Zavetišče pod Špičkom (2064 m)
• Jalovec (2645 m)
• Koča pri izviru Soče (886 m); Logu in Trenta (620 m)
• Zasavska koča na Prehodavcih (2071 m)
• Koča pri Triglavskih jezerih (1685 m)
• Komna - Dom na Komni (1520m) or Koča pod Bogatinom (1513 m)
• Planinski dom pri Krnskih jezerih (1385 m)
• Gomiščkovo zavetišče na Krnu (2182 m)
• Koča na planini Razor (1315 m)
• Vogel (1922 m)
• Rodica (1966 m)
• Dom Zorka Jelinčiča na Črni prsti (1835 m); Petrovo Brdo (803 m)
• Dom Andreja Žvana-Borisa na Poreznu (1590 m)
• Partizanska Bolnica Franja (536 m)

Southwestern area

• Planinska koča na Ermanovcu (964 m)
• Bevkov vrh (1051 m)
• Sivka - Mrzli vrh (1008 m); Idrija (325 m)
• Koča na Hleviški planini (818 m): Vojsko (1077m)
• Mali Golak (1495 m); Iztokova koča pod Golaki (1260m)
• Koča Antona Bavčerja na Čavnu (1242 m)
• Sinji vrh (1002 m); Col (619 m)
• Pirnatova koča na Javorniku (1156 m); Podkraj (797 m)
• Furlanovo zavetišče pri Abramu (900 m)
• Vojkova koča na Nanosu (1201 m); Razdrto (577 m); Senožeče (580 m)
• Vremščica (1026 m);
• Matavun - Škocjanske jame (393 m); Artviže (817 m); Markovščina (567 m)
• Tumova koča na Slavniku (1028 m); Prešnica (480 m)
• Socerb (389 m)
• Tinjan (374 m)
• Ankaran (19 m)

Old control points

• Frischauf Lodge at Okrešelj (Slovene: Frischaufov dom na Okrešlju; 1396 m)
• Kranj Lodge at Ledine (Slovene: Kranjska koča na Ledinah; 1700 m)
• Koroška Rinka (2433 m)
• Valvasor Lodge at Stol (Slovene: Valvasorjev dom pod Stolom; 1180 m)
• Dom Pristava v Javorniškem rovtu (930 m)
• Golica Lodge (Slovene: Dom pod Golico; 933 m)
• Rudar Hiking Lodge at Vojsko (Slovene: Planinski dom »Rudar« na Vojskem; 1080 m)
• Predjama (503 m)
• Sv. Trojica (gora) (1106 m)

Enhanced Slovenian Mountain Hiking Trail

The Enhanced Slovenian Mountain Hiking Trail was created in 1966 to include mountains that are dispersed all over the country and are not connected. Until 1993 it had 18 obligatory and 20 non obligatory control points. (10 of them are over 1000 m high). Then it was enhanced to 35 obligatory control points and one hill.

Julian Alps

• Stol (Kobariški) (1673 m)
• Visoki Kanin (2587 m) or Rombon (2208 m)
• Mangrt (2678 m)
• Bavški Grintavec (2347 m)
• Škrlatica (2740 m) ali Špik (2472 m)
• Debela peč (2014 m)
• Ratitovec - Krekova koča na Ratitovcu (1642 m)

Karavanke

• Veliki vrh (Košuta) (2088 m)
• Olševa (1929 m)
• Peca - Kordeževa glava (2125 m)

Kamnik-Savinja Alps

• Mrzla Gora (2203 m) non obligatory
• Menina planina - Dom na Menini planini (1453 m)

Northeastern Slovenia

• Paški Kozjak - Dom na Paškem Kozjaku (960 m)
• Košenjak (1522 m)
• Žavcarjev vrh - Koča na Žavcarjevem vrhu (863 m)
• Zavrh v Slovenskih goricah (370 m)
• Jeruzalem, Ljutomer (338 m)
• Selo v Prekmurju (295 m)
• Donačka gora (882 m)
• Boč (979 m)

Posavsko hribovje

• Bohor - Koča na Bohorju (898 m) or Lisca - Tončkov dom (927 m)
• Resevna - Planinski dom na Resevni (645 m)
• Mrzlica - Planinski dom na Mrzlici (1093 m) or Kum - Planinski dom na Kumu (1211 m)
• Geometric center of Slovenia - GEOSS (645 m)

Dolenjska an Bela krajina

• Gradišče - Lavričeva koča na Gradišču (510 m)
• Mala gora - Planinska koča pri Sv. Ani (910 m)
• Gorjanci - Trdinov vrh (1178 m)
• Mirna gora - Planinski dom na Mirni gori (1000 m)

Notranjska

• Veliki Snežnik - Zavetišče na Velikem Snežniku (1796m)
• Slivnica - Dom na Slivnici (1075m)
• Krim - Planinska koča na Krimu (1107m)

Polhograjsko hribovje

• Grmada (898 m)

Škofjeloško hribovje

• Lubnik - Koča na Lubniku (1025 m)

Primorska

• Matajur (1642 m)
• Korada - Zavetišče na Koradi (803 m)
• Trstelj - Stjenkova koča (610 m)

References

See also

• List of mountains in Slovenia

External links

• Media related to Slovenian Mountain Hiking Trail at Wikimedia Commons