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135-km Alpe Adria Loop Opens for Week-Long Hikes

By Drooid · Sep 22, 2026, 3:12 AM UTC · How we work

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Alpe Adria Loop Launched

Austria, Slovenia and Italy present the Alpe Adria loop, a 135 km circuit for week-long hikes.
The loop’s highest point is the 1,842-metre Schwarzkogel, offering views of Julian peaks and Carinthian lakes.
Hikers can spend a night at Zacchi refuge at 1,380 metres on the Slovenian border.
Daily stages usually finish at valley inns, giving hikers frequent rest points.
The trail passes the verdant Sava Valley and the town of Kranjska Gora.

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Kugy Library Opens

The base hotel of the Alpe Adria loop houses the Julius Kugy Library, a niche alpinism collection.
Julius Kugy (born 1858 in Gorizia, then Austrian empire, now Italy) was a writer-mountaineer.
Kugy is credited with pioneering exploration of the Julian Alps, opening the range to later hikers.
The library’s intimate setting lets hikers read Kugy’s introduction and pause before continuing the circuit.

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Hikers Explore Sanctuary

Hikers visit the Monte Lussari sanctuary, a church linked to a 1360 Virgin Mary apparition.
Nearby shops sell tote bags, local liqueurs, and souvenir slippers to pilgrims and tourists.
The Sentiero del Orso trail weaves through fir and spruce forests.
A cycle path leads trekkers to the twin Fusine glacial lakes, noted for blue-green water.
Little grebes vocalize near the lakes, adding wildlife soundscape before the ascent to Rifugio Zacchi.

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Alpe Adria Loop Launched

Austria, Slovenia and Italy present the Alpe Adria loop, a 135 km circuit for week-long hikes.
The loop’s highest point is the 1,842-metre Schwarzkogel, offering views of Julian peaks and Carinthian lakes.
Hikers can spend a night at Zacchi refuge at 1,380 metres on the Slovenian border.
Daily stages usually finish at valley inns, giving hikers frequent rest points.
The trail passes the verdant Sava Valley and the town of Kranjska Gora.

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