Kamniske Alps (on the doorstep) -The Kamnik Alps are the easternmost limestone group of the long chain of Southern Alps. Their area is 900 square kilometers. They look like Carnic Alps or Julian Alps - steep, rugged, with high and almost vertical north walls and with much less steep southern slopes. Although their altitude is not extremely high, Grintovec reaches 2558m, their slopes are still considerably high. Kocna, for example, rises some 1800m above Kokra valley and Grintovec rises 1900m above Kamniska Bistrica valley.

You can enjoy all outdoor activities here. In the group there are two quite popular ski resorts: Krvavec and Velika planina. The cable-car on Velika planina operates during the whole season, while on Krvavec, you can get in summer by car and in winter by cable-car. As for mountaineering, this is a great place for hiking, climbing (from short to long routes, all grades of difficulty), tour skiing, mountain biking, etc., to name just a few activities.

For detailed maps, fantastic photographs and suggestions of climbing/mountain biking and hiking routes in the area click here.