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Alpe-Adria trail – Days 31 to 33

We woke on August 24th to a cool morning, the Bora having caused the temperature to drop by about 12 degrees during the night. After a quick shower with the floor blind well in place, we went down for an excellent breakfast served by Giorgio. We would be in for a pretty long day of… Continue reading Alpe-Adria trail – Days 31 to 33

The Alpe-Adria trail – Days 28 to 30

After a good night’s sleep, we set off on our 28th day on the trail for one of our shorter hikes, just 17 kilometres to cover. We could have done a lot more but, with a couple of long days coming up, we opted for a short-cut that shaved 12 kilometres off the route to… Continue reading The Alpe-Adria trail – Days 28 to 30

The Alpe-Adria trail – Days 25 to 27

Our 25th day on the trail saw us leave Slovenia and cross into Italy, once again unable to fill out a traveller locator form as the Italian one didn’t provide for arrival on foot either. To reach Italy, we had a 1,000-metre climb to the border, high above Tolmin. After a hearty breakfast and a… Continue reading The Alpe-Adria trail – Days 25 to 27

Alpe-Adria – Days 22 to 24 of hiking (plus one rest day)

Following our amazing night’s sleep on the hay of Stanka’s farm, we set off after a terrific organic breakfast mostly produced on site, a little reluctant to leave such a glorious spot and the very friendly people we’d met there. Two nights there would have been a good idea, but we had to keep moving… Continue reading Alpe-Adria – Days 22 to 24 of hiking (plus one rest day)

Alpe-Adria trail – Days 19 to 21

We woke on day 19 to clear blue skies, bright sun (the weather that would accompany us for the next ten days or so) and a magnificent view of the mountains from our balcony. It would turn out to be one of the easiest days on the trail (before a very tough crossing into Slovenia)… Continue reading Alpe-Adria trail – Days 19 to 21

The Alpe-Adria trail – Days 16 to 18

Day 16 consisted of one long and steady climb to the top of the Gerlitzen, a peak that we had seen ahead of us for the last few days. After a hearty breakfast, we said goodbye to our friendly Flemish hosts (and their affectionate parrot) and set off towards the foot of the Arriach valley.… Continue reading The Alpe-Adria trail – Days 16 to 18

Alpe-Adria trail – Days 13 to 15

Even though neither of us are particularly superstitious, after a night in room 13 at the Erlacherhaus, our 13th day on the trail turned out to be one of the worst where the weather was concerned. It was also a day when I realized I might have missed my true vocation! Light rain was falling… Continue reading Alpe-Adria trail – Days 13 to 15

The Alpe-Adria trail – Days 10 to 12

And so, after a very lazy rest day with lots of good food, we returned to the trail for our tenth day. The charming manageress of the hotel sent us off with two packs of Manner wafers from Vienna that would fuel our rest stops over the next couple of days. This tenth day on… Continue reading The Alpe-Adria trail – Days 10 to 12

The Alpe-Adria trail – Days 7 to 9

Day seven was another easy one, our shortest day, a pleasant 13-km hike from Obervellach, ending with a tough midday climb to the Danielsberg summit where a terrific reward awaited us. It was a gloriously sunny day and we began it with an easy hike up out of Obervellach until reaching the train line from… Continue reading The Alpe-Adria trail – Days 7 to 9

The Alpe-Adria trail – Days 4 to 6

Day four on the trail was one rich in encounters. Everything began at 7 in the morning. The only other person having breakfast at the same time turned out to be French. She too was a hiker, also heading for Trieste, but following the high-mountain route from Munich. Horrifically self-centered, she didn’t listen to a… Continue reading The Alpe-Adria trail – Days 4 to 6