Slovenian High Alpine Trail Day 5 to 7

August 13, 2025
by Jens Hevike
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The days slowly blur into a rhythm of walking, looking, marveling – and yet every section of the high alpine trail brings new surprises. Sometimes the path leads over rugged stone slabs that seem hard and angular underfoot, then again over springy forest floor that fills the senses with the scent of coniferous wood and damp moss. Peace and variety alternate almost every minute between quiet stretches of forest and expansive views.

Slovenian High Alpine Trail Day 1 to 4

August 3, 2025
by Jens Hevike
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In search of my next adventure, I ended up in Slovenia.
I had often heard how beautiful and pristine the nature there is – green forests, rugged mountains, crystal-clear lakes. And as I wanted to get out into the mountains again anyway, preferably on a long, continuous route, I ended up on the Slovenian High Alpine Trail.
You can’t find much about it online – at least not in German. That made it all the more exciting for me. The High Alpine Trail, or Slovenska planinska pot in Slovenian, is the longest long-distance hiking trail in the country and runs for around 600 kilometers right across the Slovenian Alps – from Maribor to Ankaran on the Adriatic.
This time I wanted to take it a little easier: without a tent, with reduced luggage, from hut to hut. I was in the mood for the mountains, but also for a little more spontaneity and lightness on the road. No meticulously planned stages, just see how far I get – and how it feels to just keep going day after day.

The tide is turning

July 18, 2024
by Jens Hevike
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I start packing everything into my rucksack, leaving only the sleeping bag and sleeping mat outside for the time being. This is the baptism of fire for my new tent. It has to prove itself. Not much can break. Unless the fabric tears.

False summit striker

June 30, 2024
by Jens Hevike
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While we were still in the Allgäu in the Pyrenees in the first week, we were in the real high mountains in the last week. Every day we have between 1000 and 2000 meters of altitude on our plates.

The return: A new beginning on my hero’s journey

March 29, 2024
by Jens Hevike
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After a year and a half journey across two continents and ten countries, I am returning to Germany to begin a new chapter in my hero’s journey. Hiking has proven to be a central part of my experience, covering over 5000 km on foot and overcoming more than 12000 meters of altitude. However, despite my return, I don’t see this as the end of my journey, but the beginning of a new chapter.

Dhamma Vipassana – Meditation retreat on trial

February 8, 2024
by Jens Hevike
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After everyone had arrived, there was a light dinner and then the introduction that began the seriousness of the silent retreat, absolute silence. Basically no contact was allowed, not even with gestures or eyes. Part of the program was to hand in our phones. Reading, writing, sports, everything was forbidden.

Theft

January 30, 2024
by Jens Hevike
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On a beautiful, sunny day, I was sitting outside a café reading. My rucksack is right next to me where I can see it. Suddenly, an older woman comes by and gives her dog some of the water that is also next to me. A man in a white shirt and white headphones comes over and pets the dog and talks to the woman. That was the trick. I don’t know if the dog was in on it as a diversion or if his mistress was part of it. All I know is that there was suddenly another rucksack next to me. The thief was already out of sight.

GPT section 8 and 7 – I wouldn’t hike here without carnivores

December 24, 2023
by Jens Hevike
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I’m more the lush forest type. I love variety. I love walking through a forest, with its scent of needles and leaves. On the open prairie, you are mercilessly exposed to the sun. The forest offers protection. It cools. The ground is softer. The sunlight turns into a play of shadows that penetrate the leaves and needles.