Slovenia - Mountain Walking - August - September 2015
Page 1 - Maribor - Pohorje Plateau - Slovenj Gradec
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The first part of my walk in Slovenia - from Maribor, over the
Pohorje Plateau to Slovenj Gradec took 4 days.
Above - Maribor. The building behind the sculpture is the castle -
now the regional museum
Above - Maribor - a very nice city with lots of cafe's, bars and
restaurants.
Above - Drava River - Maribor
While in Maribor I stayed in the very nice Ministudent Hostel - close to
the station and city centre. The staff were very friendly couldn't
be more helpful.
Above - Official start of my walk
Above - Yellow Stagshorn - Calocera viscosa
The forest - mixture of beech and pine
Above - Waymarks
Above - Gentians
Above - Memorial to the mountaineer who originated the concept of
the Slovene High Level Walk
Above - The first hut I stayed in - Ruška Koča
Above - Forest on the Pohorje Plateau
Above - Yellow Stagshorn - Calocera viscosa
Above - Memorial to partisans (one of many)
Above - This modest mountain hut was where I stayed on the second
night - Koča
na Pesku
Above - Lorenška jezera - a series of bog lakes
Above - These grasslands are ecologically important
Above - The next hut - Ribniška
koča - a good refuge in bad weather
Above - Looking ahead at the Kamniško-Savinjske Alpe
Above - This wider shot shows the approach - from right, over the
peak with the tower on top, and then over the hills towards the
left, and back a bit to the right - to Raduha (the tree covered
peak, with a few bumps on top, in the sun) and down to Solčava
Above - A good sentiment
Above - an interesting chapel
Above - Rural scene on the way down to Slovenj Gradec
I arrived at Slovenj
Gradec in the early afternoon. I went to the tourist
office in the main street to ask about accommodation. The
staff there were very helpful. They suggested the local youth
hostel, but after a phone call they found it was fully booked out by
a sporting group. So they suggested the big hotel, just up the road.
But it too turned out to be booked out by more of the sporting
group. So I considered walking to the first hut of the next stage
(only 2 hours or so away) - and the staff at the tourist office
called them and fund they had plenty of room, and the lady I had
spoken to - also suggested that if I waited till she finished work
then I could get a lift to it as she lived close to it. As it was
starting to rain this seemed a very good idea and I accepted her
kind offer. I had time to have lunch and then buy some maps which I
needed of the rest of the walk.
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