Prominent U.K. newspaper The Guardian put together a list of Europe’s Best Wilderness Cabins And Mountain Huts For Hikers and we are delighted to report that Slovenian Mountain Huts were included on this prestigious list.
There are more than 180 mountain huts, shelters and bivouacs in the Slovenian Alps. On the photo is the Ticarjev Dom mountain hut that stands on the southern side of the Vrsic pass at an elevation of 1,620 metres (5,315 feet). (Image by Masa Vodenik)
The full list of Europe’s best wilderness cabins and mountain huts for hikers is below:
– Smugglers’ den, Finland
– Mountain cabins, Sweden
– Designer dens, Denmark
– Shelters, Crete
– Hut in the Blâches forest
– Hermitage, Spain
– Wild camping in the Lysefjord, northern Norway.
– Mountain huts, Slovenia
– Mountain huts, Austria, Germany & Switzerland
– Highland huts, Iceland
– Forest huts, Estonia
– Green hostels, Poland
– Cattle sheds, Andorra
– Lighthouse stay, Ireland
– Mountain hostel, Croatia
– Eco village, Romania
– Lodges, the Balkans
The article is available here!
The Planika Pod Triglavom mountain hut (left) lies on the Ledine plateau at an elevation of 2,401 meters (7,877 feet) on the southern side of Mount Triglav. The Kredarica mountain hut (right) lies on the Kredarica plateau east of Mt. Triglav and is the highest, largest and most frequented mountain hut in Slovenia at an elevation of 2,515 meters (8,251 feet). (Image by Masa Vodenik)
The Koca Na Gozdu mountain hut lies right next to the Vrsic mountain pass road at an elevation of 1,226 meters (4,022 feet).
(Image by Walle Grevik)
Next 9 photos below courtesy of Slovenia.info!
Aljazev Dom V Vratih or Aljaz Lodge In The Vrata Valley as it is called in English stands at an elevation of 1,015 metres (3,330 feet) near the Triglavska Bistrica stream in the upper end of the Vrata Valley. The mountain hut is the starting point to ascend Mt. Triglav, Mt. Skrlatica and Mt. Cmir. It was named after the Slovenian priest and composer Jakob Aljaz, who ordered the construction of the first wooden hut in the valley in 1896. (Image by Nea Culpa d.o.o.)
The Ceska Koca mountain hut stands at an elevation of 1,543 metres (5,062 feet) on the Spodnje Ravni cirque above the Ravenska Kocna valley below the northern part of Mount Grintovec, the highest mountain of the Kamnik–Savinja Alps, with an elevation of 2,558 metres (8,392 feet). The mountain hut has been named after the Czechs from Prague who built it in 1900. (Image by Jost Gantar)
The Erjavceva Koca Na Vrsicu mountain hut stands at an elevation of 1,515 metres (4,970 feet) by road to the Vrsic Pass from Kranjska Gora in the Trenta valley. (Image by Boris Pretnar)
Koca Na Kamniskem Sedlu or the Kamnik Saddle Lodge as it is called in English stands at an elevation of 1,864 metres (6,115 feet) just below the Kamnik Saddle with Mt. Brana to its west and Mt. Planjava to its east, and the Kamnik Bistrica Valley to its south. On its north is a steep descent toward the beautiful Logarska Valley, home to the Rinka waterfall. The mountain hut was built in 1906, then rebuilt in 1983, and then again slightly modified in 2010. (Image by Jost Gantar)
Planinski Dom Tamar is a 50-bed mountain hut located in the Tamar Valley at an elevation of 1,108 metres (3,635 feet). It lies in the shadow of Mt. Mojstrovka to the east and Mt. Jalovec to the south. (Image by Matjaz Vidmar)
At the summit of the Vrsic mountain pass, there is a parking area. A 20-minute hike up the hill on the left takes you to the Postarski Dom Na Vrsicu mountain hut standing at an elevation of 1,688 meters (5,538 feet). The views from the mountain hut are breathtaking and there is an up-close view of the Pagan Girl on the hike up to the hut. (Image by Boris Pretnar)
Triglavski Dom Na Kredarici or The Triglav Lodge At Kredarica as it is called in English stands at an elevation of 2,515 metres (8,251 feet). It is the highest mountain hut in Slovenia. It stands on a small plateau just under the peak of Kredarica, an elevation in the ridge between Mt. Rjavina and Mt. Triglav. (Image by Matjaz Vidmar)
The Koca Pri Triglavskih Jezerih is a mountain lodge nestled quietly at an elevation of 1,685 metres (5,528 feet) in the Triglav Lakes Valley in Slovenia’s Julian Alps. (Image by Joza Mihelic)
When hiking the Slovenian Alps, it is always good to rest and recuperate at one of Slovenia’s 180 or so mountain huts. (Image by Boris Pretnar)