| Hiking, mountaineering & ski touring / Galleries Snežnik (from Sviščaki) |
Location | Ilirska Bistrica, Notranjska |
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Duration: | 4 h |
Start point elevation: | 1250 m |
Highest point: | 1796 m |
Total vertical climb: | 600 m |
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Snežnik (or Veliki Snežnik) is the highest mountain of southern Slovenia. A bare summit, which rises above the land of bears, wolves and lynxes offers excellent view - from Kvarner Bay (Rijeka) and Slovene sea all the way to the Alps and Ljubljana. There is a little mountain hut just below the summit. The popular starting point is a lovely hamlet of holiday houses (...