Alpe Adria Tour Guide
Alpe Adria Tour Guide
43 STAGES WITH MAPS AND ACCOMMODATION
ST23 AAT – Kranjska Gora – Trenta
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Alpe Adria Tour Guide
Alpe Adria Tour Guide
Stage 22
Faaker See/Baumgartnerhöhe – Kranjska Gora
Cross-border majesty
High above Lake Faaker See, we will hike towards the Austrian-Slovenian border from the Baumgartnerhöhe heights, which offer great views. Only the wind and the fantastic views will accompany us over the majestic mountain range of the Karawanken to Slovenia. What once separated two cultures now forms a splendid connection. Hidden between the mountains, we discover the mountain village and winter sports centre of Kranjska Gora, directly at the gateway to the Triglav National Park, one of the authentic gardens of Eden in the Julian Alps.
ST23 AAT: Kranjska Gora – Trenta
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Jepca saddle: The Austrian-Slovenian border crossing embedded between the Schwarzkogel and Mittagskogel in the Karawanken mountains at an altitude of 1.438m. Schwarzkogel is a 1.842 m high mountain with great views of the Karawanken mountain range. Srednji Vrh: Viewpoint (960 m) with great views of the Julian Alps and the 2.472 m high Špik. Liznjek House: The 300-year-old house in the centre of Kranjska Gora was long regarded as a prototype for regional farmhouses. At the moment, along with the “black kitchen” (smokehouse kitchen), there is an ethnological collection and a permanent exhibition on the life and work of Josip Vandot, an esteemed author of children’s books, in the house. Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin: This late gothic building from 1510, constructed by Jernej Firtaler from Villach, can be found in the centre of Kranjska Gora.
Russian chapel: The road over the Vršič pass was built by Russian prisoners of war in the First World War. The chapel is in memory of an avalanche tragedy in 1916 when over 200 prisoners of war and soldiers were killed.
Reserve your stay at Erjavčeva mountain hut located on the Vršič mountain pass.
Vršič: The Vršič mountain pass is the highest road pass (1.611 m) in the eastern part of the Julian Alps. From a viewpoint, you can see the rocky face of the “pagan girl”. “Pagan girl” (“Ajdovska deklica”): Legend has it that she prophesied the death of Zlatorog, a legendary chamois buck. As a punishment, she was turned into a rock. Dr. Julius Kugy monument: The lawyer and humanist Julius Kugy (1858 – 1944) was one of the greatest admirers and pioneers of the Julian Alps.
Soča spring: One of the most beautiful karst springs in the Julian Alps.
Alpe Adria Tour Guide
Alpe Adria Tour Guide
Stage 23
Kranjska Gora – Trenta
Soča spring, a natural gem
From Kranjska Gora in Slovenia, this lush green stage takes us past the Best Western Hotel Kranjska Gora to the lakes of Jasna and, from there, further along the Pišnica mountain stream to the fork towards the Mihov dom shelter. Passing the Russian chapel along the old donkey trail, we finally reach the Vršič Pass, the highest mountain pass in the Julian Alps.
The Soča spring, one of the most beautiful Alpine springs, will leave a lasting impression before we reach Trenta.
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Accommodation in a mountain hut
Trips and Hikes around the hut
Trips and Hikes on the map
Slovenia (en)
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Erjavčeva mountain hut is open the whole year. Reserve your stay and spend some time in the natural paradise of Triglav National Park (UNESCO) near Kranjska Gora on Vršič mountain pass in the heart of Triglav National Park.
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