Walking in Slovenia: The Karavanke

This guidebook offers 23 walking routes across the 120km Karavanke mountain range, a natural border between Austria and Slovenia. The one and two-day routes are graded for difficulty, and range from low-level walks to high summits. The approaches are mainly from the Slovenian valleys, with bases in unspoilt towns and villages.

Map keyOverview map of SloveniaOverview map of the KaravankeIntroductionLandscape and geologyClimate and weatherEnvironmentWildlife and flowersThe walksWhen to goGetting thereTravelling within SloveniaAccommodationFood and drinkMoney and shoppingCommunicationsHealth and hazardsLanguageMapsWaymarkingEquipmentUsing this guideThe Western KaravankeWalk 1 Pec (Tromeja)Walk 2 Trupejevo poldne and VošcaWalk 3 KepaWalk 4 Dovška BabaWalk 5 Hrušica to Planina pod GolicoWalk 6 GolicaWalk 7 Hruški vrh and KlekWalk 8 Dovška Baba to Planina pod GolicoWalk 9 AjdnaWalk 10 StolWalk 11 VajnežWalk 12 Stol from AustriaWalk 13 DobrcaWalk 14 PrevalWalk 15 BegunjšcicaWalk 16 VrtacaWalk 17 The Ljubelj PassWalk 18 KošuticaWalk 19 KošutaThe Eastern KaravankeWalk 20 Hochobir (Ojstrc)Walk 21 OlševaWalk 22 PecaWalk 23 Uršlja gora (Plešivec)Appendix A Walk summary tableAppendix B Key names in GermanAppendix C GlossaryAppendix D Useful contactsAppendix E Further reading