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The trail through diversity

Long-distance hiking trail Juliana Trail

Pokljuka

Along the extended Juliana Trail, you won't conquer any of the alpine peaks. At the foothills of high peaks, the trail leads you along the edge of the Julian Alps and Triglav National Park. 

  • Total length: 270 km (original circular trail - 16 stages)
    + 42 km (3 extra stages to Breginjski kot)
    + 60 km (4 access stages from Brda)
  • The total difference in altitude: 10,000 m ascent and 10,000 m descent
  • Average stage length: 17.5 km (4–5 hrs)
  • If you need help with planning your adventure on the trail: contact Booking centre

News and important updates

Before starting your journey, we strongly recommend checking updates and current conditions for each stage to ensure a safe and enjoyable experience.

Please also note that there are no mountain huts along the Juliana Trail. The route takes you through the foothills of the Julian Alps and Triglav National Park, without ascending alpine peaks. 

Join our community in the Juliana Trail Facebook Group to ask questions, share your impressions, and connect with fellow trail enthusiasts!

ORIGINAL JULIANA TRAIL OVERALL ROUND TOUR (16 stages, 270 km)

Long Distance Hiking · Eastern Julian Alps
JULIANA TRAIL – overall tour
recommended route Difficulty difficult Multi-day route Open
Distance 269.9 km
Duration 85:35 h
Ascent 7,412 m
Descent 7,412 m

JULIANA TRAIL is a 267-km-long trail around the Julian Alps. The trail leads through valleys, over mountain passes, forests, through urban and ...

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from Julijske Alpe,   The Julian Alps

NEW: Extra stages to BREGINJSKI KOT (3 stages, 42 km)

EXTRA: Access stages from BRDA (4 stages, 60 km)

THE JULIAN ALPS BOOKING CENTRE

Make the most of first-hand information and let us organize your Juliana Trail experience. Our local experts will be happy to prepare a tailor-made programme for you, including accommodation, luggage transfers and private shuttles. For more information follow the link: 

Make the most of first-hand information and let us organize your outdoor experience in the Julian Alps. Our local ...

The Julian Alps

ALL FACES OF THE JULIANA TRAIL

A trail that does not conquer mountain tops but leads you in a respectful distance of the peaks along the edge of the Julian Alps and Triglav National Park.

It takes you where you will feel the true pulse of life in the Julian Alps and learn about the rich natural and cultural heritage of this magnificent and astonishing alpine world that abounds in biodiversity. It will challenge you to find your role in relation to nature and responsible tourism.

The Juliana Trail seeks different heroes – those that aspire advancement in their spirit as well as altitude. The Juliana Trail is a fairly non-demanding, educational, circular trail, inviting you to discover, learn and experience barely noticeable small natural wonders that can bring about an unusual feeling called happiness.

PUT ON YOUR HIKING SHOES AND EXPLORE THE TREASURE TROVE OF NATURAL BEAUTY IN THE JULIAN ALPS

Online guide for Juliana Trail - check maps, 3D previews and GPS tracks (GPX, KML) for each stage. There is also Juliana Trail mobile app available for download for iPhone and Android. The trail is safe and mostly easy to navigate as it follows marked paths, forest roads and mountain trails, logically connecting destinations around the Julian Alps. Circumnavigation of the Julian Alps along the Juliana Trail follows the stages listed below, but start and finish points can be adjusted to your preferences. 

Hiking Trail · Eastern Julian Alps
JULIANA TRAIL: stage 1 Kranjska Gora - Mojstrana
recommended route Difficulty difficult Stage 1
Distance 16.6 km
Duration 5:30 h
Ascent 240 m
Descent 409 m

The stage 1 leads you along the Sava Dolinka Valley and partially on the edges of the Karavanke mountain range, and connects the winter and summer ...

3.9
from Julijske Alpe,   The Julian Alps
Hiking Trail · Upper Carniola
JULIANA TRAIL: stage 2 Mojstrana - Jesenice
recommended route Difficulty moderate Stage 2
Distance 20.5 km
Duration 6:00 h
Ascent 691 m
Descent 782 m

The stage 2 runs from Mojstrana through Dovje and the foothills of the Karavanke to the ironworks city of Jesenice. In the last section, the trail ...

4.2
from Julijske Alpe,   The Julian Alps
Hiking Trail · Upper Carniola
JULIANA TRAIL: stage 3 Jesenice - Begunje
recommended route Difficulty moderate Stage 3
Distance 17.7 km
Duration 5:20 h
Ascent 451 m
Descent 446 m

Stage 3 starts in the ironworks city of Jesenice, over Dobraško polje and over the Sava Dolinka River to the villages beneath Stol, where the ...

3.3
from Julijske Alpe,   The Julian Alps
Hiking Trail · Upper Carniola
JULIANA TRAIL: stage 4 Begunje - Bled
recommended route Difficulty easy Stage 4
Distance 15.1 km
Duration 3:40 h
Ascent 95 m
Descent 159 m

Stage 4 is a flat stage that connects Begunje, a village below the Karavanke mountains, Radovljica, the cultural capital of the Julian Alps, and ...

3.4
from Julijske Alpe,   The Julian Alps
recommended route Difficulty difficult Stage 5 Open
Distance 21.4 km
Duration 6:40 h
Ascent 867 m
Descent 102 m

The stage starts at Lake Bled and runs through Gorje, Pokljuka Gorge, with some steep climbs over the alpine pastures Kranjska dolina and Planina ...

4.3
from Julijske Alpe,   The Julian Alps
recommended route Difficulty moderate Stage 6 Open
Distance 21.1 km
Duration 6:00 h
Ascent 302 m
Descent 1,027 m

The stage leads through the forests and over the alpine pastures of Pokljuka, then downhill to the villages of Gorjuše and Koprivnik and from there ...

4.3
from Julijske Alpe,   The Julian Alps
recommended route Difficulty moderate Stage 7
Distance 11.5 km
Duration 3:00 h
Ascent 125 m
Descent 147 m

A short stage of the trail runs from Stara Fužina, Ribčev Laz near Lake Bohinj on unpaved roads and paths across the panoramic Dobrava meadows to ...

4.7
from Julijske Alpe,   The Julian Alps
recommended route Difficulty T1 difficult Stage 8 Open
Distance 13.6 km
Duration 5:30 h
Ascent 792 m
Descent 788 m

This stage takes you from Bohinjska Bistrica to Podbrdo over the old mountain pass Vrh Bače, which centuries before there were any roads or ...

4.7
from Julijske Alpe,   The Julian Alps
Hiking Trail · Slovenian Littoral
JULIANA TRAIL: stage 9 Podbrdo - Grahovo ob Bači
recommended route Difficulty difficult Stage 9
Distance 16.8 km
Duration 6:30 h
Ascent 975 m
Descent 1,179 m

The stage leads through sunny and enchanted villages high above Baška grapa, which remain hidden to most visitors who travel further down in the ...

4.1
from Julijske Alpe,   The Julian Alps
recommended route Difficulty moderate Stage 10
Distance 16.5 km
Duration 6:00 h
Ascent 704 m
Descent 841 m

The stage leads over and through the lower part of Baška grapa over the Senica viewpoint into the Soča valley and ends in the varied historic Most ...

4.2
from Julijske Alpe,   The Julian Alps
Hiking Trail · Slovenian Littoral
JULIANA TRAIL: stage 11 Most na Soči – Tolmin
recommended route Difficulty T2 moderate Stage 11
Distance 8.1 km
Duration 3:00 h
Ascent 254 m
Descent 213 m

The stage between Most na Soči and Tolmin is the shortest stage of the Juliana Trail and a perfect opportunity to explore the area of Most na Soči ...

3.4
from Julijske Alpe,   The Julian Alps
Hiking Trail · Slovenian Littoral
JULIANA TRAIL - stage 12: Tolmin – Kobarid
recommended route Difficulty moderate Stage 12
Distance 17.3 km
Duration 4:00 h
Ascent 179 m
Descent 138 m

The stage from Tolmin to Kobarid is also very gentle and valley-like. The entire path runs on what the locals call the sunny side of the Soča, ...

3.2
from Julijske Alpe,   The Julian Alps
Hiking Trail · Slovenian Littoral
JULIANA TRAIL: stage 13 Kobarid – Bovec
recommended route Difficulty T1 moderate Stage 13
Distance 23.1 km
Duration 7:00 h
Ascent 575 m
Descent 348 m

The stage runs along the river Soča and along the gorge that lies between Kobarid and Trnovo ob Soči. Here the river is at its most picturesque ...

4.5
from Julijske Alpe,   The Julian Alps
recommended route Difficulty moderate
Distance 15.5 km
Duration 4:45 h
Ascent 370 m
Descent 54 m

This stage has a steady climb of almost 8 km that begins approximately halfway through the stage, below the village of Potoki, and continues all ...

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from Julijske Alpe,   The Julian Alps
recommended route Difficulty difficult Open
Distance 15.3 km
Duration 4:25 h
Ascent 380 m
Descent 650 m

The stage has a short but fairly demanding climb (approximately 330 meters over a distance of just 2 km). The climb starts below the village of ...

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from Julijske Alpe,   The Julian Alps
recommended route Difficulty easy
Distance 12.2 km
Duration 3:10 h
Ascent 70 m
Descent 136 m

Most of the stage is flat, but caution is needed in some parts, as there is a very steep descent (about 50m) on a short section under the village ...

4.5
from Julijske Alpe,   The Julian Alps
Hiking Trail · Slovenian Littoral
JULIANA TRAIL: stage 14 Bovec - Log pod Mangartom
recommended route Difficulty moderate Stage 14 Open
Distance 11.1 km
Duration 4:00 h
Ascent 344 m
Descent 157 m

This is a picturesque trail stage that runs past the remains of WWI to Log pod Mangartom, one of the most beautiful villages of the Juliana Hiking ...

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from Julijske Alpe,   The Julian Alps
recommended route Difficulty difficult Stage 15 Open
Distance 18.3 km
Duration 7:00 h
Ascent 717 m
Descent 611 m

This stage offers the greatest ascent on the Primorska side of the Juliana Trail. You climb about 600 meters from Log pod Mangartom to the Predel ...

2.5
from Julijske Alpe,   The Julian Alps
Hiking Trail · Tarvisio holiday region
JULIANA TRAIL: stage 16 Tarvisio (Italy) - Kranjska Gora
recommended route Difficulty T1 difficult Stage 16
Distance 20.2 km
Duration 5:30 h
Ascent 209 m
Descent 154 m

This stage runs from Tarvisio, following the cycling-hiking route to Slovenian-Italian border at Rateče, from where the local side road takes you ...

2.9
from Julijske Alpe,   The Julian Alps
recommended route Difficulty difficult
Distance 12.6 km
Duration 4:40 h
Ascent 999 m
Descent 448 m

The most beautiful part of the 17th stage of the Juliana Trail is the panoramic Kolovrat ridge, where the third defensive line of the Italian army ...

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from Julijske Alpe,   The Julian Alps
recommended route Difficulty moderate
Distance 20.5 km
Duration 6:55 h
Ascent 720 m
Descent 670 m

The 18th stage runs along the Kolovrat ridge and offers a wonderful panoramic view of the Julian Alps, the Soča Valley, Venetian Slovenia, and the ...

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from Julijske Alpe,   The Julian Alps
Hiking Trail · Eastern Julian Alps
JULIANA TRAIL – stage 19: Korada - Šmartno
recommended route Difficulty moderate
Distance 11.4 km
Duration 4:00 h
Ascent 67 m
Descent 613 m

The stage leads from the highest point of Brda, Korada (812 m), with views of the western Julian Alps, Friuli Plain, Brda Hills, and the Adriatic ...

No ratings (yet)
from Julijske Alpe,   The Julian Alps
Hiking Trail · Eastern Julian Alps
JULIANA TRAIL – stage 20: Šmartno - Solkan
recommended route Difficulty difficult
Distance 13.2 km
Duration 4:30 h
Ascent 509 m
Descent 687 m

The stage leads from the Brda tourist gem, the medieval village of Šmartno, over the Sabotin hill to Solkan. This is one of the steepest descents ...

No ratings (yet)
from Julijske Alpe,   The Julian Alps

Guide book and collecting stamps

You can now collect 24 stamps on the Juliana Trail (usually one per stage, in some places even two). The locations of the stamps are marked. We have published a new edition of the trail guide and included a section for collecting stamps (you need an ink pad for this). The person who collects the stamps and sends the section with the stamps to our Juliana Trail Booking Centre will receive a diploma and a prize.

The price of the printed guide is €5. You can buy the trail guide at one of the 25 points of sale (mostly tourist information centres) and at the online shops of each destination. NOTE: Unfortunately, we do not offer shipping outside the EU.

Please check the opening times.  

  • TIC Kobarid, Trg svobode 16, 5222 Kobarid
  • TIC Bled, Cesta svobode 10, 4260 Bled
  • TIC Tolmin, Petra Skalarja 4, 5220 Tolmin
  • TIC Bovec, Trg golobarskih žrtev 22, 5230 Bovec
  • TIC Podbrdo, Podbrdo 18, 5243 Podbrdo
  • TIC Kranjska Gora, Kolodvorska ulica 1c, 4280 Kranjska Gora
  • Slovenski planinski muzej, Triglavska cesta 49, 4281 Mojstrana
  • TIC Bohinj - Ribčev Laz, Ribčev Laz 48, 4265 Bohinjsko jezero
  • TIC Bohinj – Stara Fužina, Stara Fužina 53b, 4265 Bohinjsko jezero
  • TIC Bohinj - Bohinjska Bistrica, Mencingerjeva ulica 10, 4264 Bohinjska Bistrica
  • Center Triglavskega narodnega parka Bohinj, Stara Fužina 38, Stara Fužina
  • Info center Dom Trenta, Na Logu, 5232 Soča
  • TIC Radovljica, Linhartov trg 9, 4240 Radovljica
  • TIC Begunje, nasproti Gostilne Avsenik
  • TIC Jesenice, Cesta Maršala Tita 18, 4270 Jesenice
  • Infocenter Triglavska roža na Bledu, Ljubljanska cesta 27, 4260 Bled
  • Čopova rojstna hiša, Žirovnica 14, 4274 Žirovnica
  • Prešernova rojstna hiša, Vrba 2, 4274 Žirovnica
  • TIC Brda, Šmartno 13, 5211 Kojsko
  • Planinski dom Pod Ježo, Kuščarji 3, 5215 Ročinj
  • Entrance point - Tolmin Gorge, Zatolmin
  • Cerkev Sv. Duha v Javorci, Dolina Tolminke, Zatolmin
  • Knjigarna Mladinska Knjiga Tolmin, Trg maršala Tita 19, 5220 Tolmin
  • Knjigarna Mladinska Knjiga v Novi Gorici, Bevkov trg 2, 5000 Nova Gorica
  • Knjigarna Mladinska Knjiga Nova Gorica, Cesta 21. junija 1a, 5000 Nova Gorica

Find some answers on the most common questions about Juliana Trail on the link below 

  • Is Juliana Trail difficult? 
  • What kind of equipment is required on the trail?
  • Where can I sleep? 
  • Is there an option for the transport of my luggage? 
  • And more.... 

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The Julian Alps

Navigate your trails like a PRO

For a perfect adventure, planning ahead is essential. And when you are already on the trail, you can navigate safely using both, digital and printed versions of the map. If in doubt, follow the signs and don't hesitate to ask locals for directions. We update the digital version of the maps when necessary, making sure, the real-time conditions are reflected as soon as possible. 

More help for planning your trail

If you plan your Juliana Trail expedition by yourself, you might find some of the following information very helpful. 

Juliana Trail - pot okrog Julijskih Alp // The trail around the Julian Alps
Video: Julijske Alpe - The Julian Alps
Juliana Trail - pot okrog Julijskih Alp // The trail around the Julian Alps
Video: Julijske Alpe - The Julian Alps
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