A guidebook to hiking Slovenia’s Juliana Trail, a circular route through the Triglav National Park. Covering 330km (206 miles), this trek in the Julian Alps takes around 3 weeks to walk and is suitable for beginner and experienced hikers alike.

The route is described clockwise from Kranjska Gora in 20 stages, each between 8 and 22km (4–14 miles) in length. The route is split into a 270km (168 mile) circular route around Triglav and a 60km (37 mile) extension to the Brda wine region. Several side trips are also described to places of local interest.

• 1:50,000 maps included for each stage
• GPX files available to download
• Refreshment, transport and accommodation information given for each trek stage
• Advice on planning and preparation
• Highlights include Lake Bled, Soca Valley and Tolmin Gorges

Rudolf Abraham (www.rudolfabraham.co.uk) is an award-winning travel writer and photographer specialising in Central and Eastern Europe. He is the author of a dozen books, and his work is published widely in magazines