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Route & Terrain Notes Most of our hiking routes are moderately strenuous with steep sections that occasionally involve climbing or descending natural and groomed paths with loose rock and gravel. The terrain is often uneven and trail width and co...

Arrive from the states for a night or two in Venice to get ready for your Backroads experience.

Start the evening off with an aperitivo in a 15th-century cellar and, if you dare, descend to take a peek into a secret WWI military bunker. Then toast to our European adventure ahead as we sit down to an elegant meal at a restaurant housed in a form...

Meeting Location: Venice's Marco Polo Airport (VCE; www.veneziaairport.it/en), located at Viale Galileo Galilei 30 in Venice-Mestre, Italy Additional Details: Look for your Backroads Trip Leaders (the ones in Backroads apparel) at the seating area at...

Walking & Hiking Options: Taste of Alpe Adria Route: 3.5 Miles* (500' elevation gain) *with shuttle Castello Route: 5.6 Miles (800') Vigneti Route: 7 Miles (900') Benvenuto in Italia! After meeting your leaders in Venice, we shuttle northeast thr...

Walking & Hiking Options: Kozjak Falls Loop: 3.3 Miles (500' elevation gain) Drežnica Foothills Route: 4.8 Miles* (1,200') Drežnica Foothills Loop: 8.4 Miles (1,500') *with shuttle After a hearty breakfast, we leave Italy for the quiet rural ...

Walking & Hiking Options: Lake Bohinj Route: 4.7 Miles (300' elevation gain) Mostnica Gorge Route: 8 Miles* (1,000') Mostnica Gorge Extension Route: 11 Miles (1,100') *with shuttle After a hearty breakfast, we wander to the lakefront to catch t...

After a hearty breakfast, we leave Italy for the quiet rural roads of Slovenia, passing through the world-renowned Goriska Brda wine region. The range of varietals produced here includes Ribolla Gialla, Pinot Grigio, Merlot, and the controversially-n...

Walking & Hiking Options: Bled Bee Farm Route: 1.9 Miles* (100' elevation gain) Radovljica Valley Route: 6.5 Miles (600') Radovljica Lookout Traverse Route: 9.1 Miles (1,400') *with shuttle Today's the day we explore spectacular Lake Bled! ​Our...

Walking & Hiking Options Jezersko Lake Valley Route: 4.5 Miles (400' elevation gain) Sisi Meadow Route: 6.5 Miles* (600') Jezersko Lake Saddle Route: 7.7 Miles (1,700') Jezersko Lake Summit Route: 8.2 Miles (1,900') *with shuttle After breakfast...

Tonight we join for a toast before sitting down to a formal farewell dinner and swap stories on the week's various adventures. This special dinner will be held at Vila Planinka, where you can enjoy the exquisite culinary offerings that highlight trad...

Walking & Hiking Options: Ožbolt Church Loop: 1.3 Miles (300' elevation gain) Špic Lookout Loop: 2.7 Miles (700') On our final morning, trek to a nearby hilltop for one last panoramic Alpine view in the morning light. This short but ascent-hea...

Trip End Location: Ljubljana Train Station Additional Details: ​ If you plan to take a train out of Ljubljana at the end of the trip, please schedule your train for 1 p.m. at the earliest. If you're planning to fly out of Ljubljana, please note that...