Hiking Mt.

Matajur: Slovenia to Italy

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Cant decide whet her t o hike in Slovenia or It aly? Hike in bot h, on Mt . Mat ajur a cross-border mount ain.
Despite having lived in Germany for over 3 1/2 years, the Canadian in me gets excited about cross- border hikes and Mt. Matajur is an especially fine one.

Tr a i l m a r ke r o n a r o cky o u tcr o p n e a r th e s u m m i t.

Its not the tallest in the area, and certainly not the hardest, but with largely open views over the Julian Alps and on a clear day stretching to the Adriatic Sea, your efforts will be rewarded. I hiked it in fall and LOVED the colors:

Fa l l i s a n e s p e ci a l l y b e a u ti fu l ti m e to h i ke Mt Ma ta j u r .

Although admittedly it also looks rather nice in summer as well. I hiked it from the Slovenian side with Hedonistic Hiking. After a few easier hikes in Triglav National Park, a tour to the historic Franja Partisan Secret WWII Hospital and a day of hiking the Kobarid Historic Trail, our group was warmed up. We were ready for what would be the hardest day of hiking on our Slovenia and Friuli tour.

Tr a i l m a r ke r s l e a d i n g yo u to wa r d s Ita l y o r S l o ve n i a .

There are various options for hiking to the summit of Matajur, but we choose one of the more difficult ways, hiking up ~ 800m from a village south of Kobarid, to Mt Matajur. Our efforts were rewarded along the way with a delicious picnic prepared by Dina:

P i cn i c l u n ch p r e p a r e d b y He d o n i s ti c Hi ki n g

Bellies full, we then headed south into Italy to the Rifigugo Peliz z o (mountain hut) where Hedonistic Hiking had pick- up vehicles waiting for us. Two countries, a peak and a total of 9.5 km? Thats what I call a fantastic day!

Hi ke r o n a r o cky o u tcr o p wi th th e J u l i a n Al p s i n th e b a ckg r o u n d .

If our route is a little too much for you, or you werent able to arrange transportation, you could drive up to the Rifiugio Peliz z o and hike up from there, which is only ~ 300m of elevation or try this alternative by Summit Post which also describes a route ascending from the Italian side. I personally recommend going with Hedonistic Hiking though since food, wine and vehicles just seem to magically appear on the mountain!

S m a l l ch a p e l a t to p o f Mt. Ma ta j u r

Next up it was time to explore the nearby Italian villages of Cividale di Gorz ia, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and Goriz ia. Fortunately the magic continuedstay tuned Disclaimer: Thank you to Hedonistic Hiking for taking me to Mt. Matajur. As always all opinions expressed are my own.