Seeberg Saddle

#196 among destinations in Slovenia

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain pass

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Seeberg Saddle, also just Seeberg is a high mountain pass connecting Bad Eisenkappel in the Austrian state of Carinthia with Jezersko in the Slovenian region of Carinthia. It is located in the Southern Limestone Alps, between the Karawanks range in the west and the Kamnik–Savinja Alps in the east. ()

Local name: Jezerski vrh, Jezersko Maximum elevation: 3996 ftCoordinates: 46°25'9"N, 14°31'38"E

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GorenjskaSlovenia

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Seeberg Saddle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Kokrško sedlo, Grintovec, Czech Lodge at Spodnje Ravni, Skuta.

5.3 miS
Hiking, Trail, Alpine hut
Kokrško sedlo, Preddvor
135 min walk • The Zois Lodge at Kokra Saddle is a mountain hostel that stands on Kokra Saddle, part of the Kamnik–Savinja Alps. It is named after the brothers Karl Zois, and Sigmund Zois. The first lodge was built from wood in 1897 by the Austrian hiking club. After World War I it had to be rebuilt.
4.3 miS
Regional high peak for mountaineering
Grintovec, Kamnik
109 min walk • Grintovec is the highest mountain of the Kamnik–Savinja Alps, with an elevation of 2,558 metres. It is a popular location for hiking, climbing and skiing. The first recorded ascent was in 1759 by the botanist Giovanni Antonio Scopoli. Grintovec has a prominence of 1,706 metres and is therefore an ultra.
3.4 miS
Alpine hut, Hiking
Czech Lodge at Spodnje Ravni
88 min walk • The Czech Lodge at Spodnje Ravni is a picturesque place located in the heart of the Slovenian Julian Alps. It is an alpine hut that serves as an ideal base for lovers of mountain hiking and climbing.
4.1 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Skuta
106 min walk • Skuta is the third-highest peak in the Kamnik Alps and is known for the Skuta Glacier, which is the easternmost glacier in the Alps. A mountain lodge, operated by the Ljubljana Matica Alpine Club, stands below Skuta.
4.1 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Kranjska Rinka
105 min walk • Carinthia Mount Rinka or the Cross, with an elevation of 2,433 metres, is a mountain in the central Kamnik–Savinja Alps in northern Slovenia.
6 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Planjava
153 min walk • Planjava is the highest mountain of the eastern Kamnik Alps in northern Slovenia. On the western side there is a steep wall over the Kamniško sedlo pass, on the eastern side runs a long ridge and on the northern side there is an almost 1,000-meter high wall above the Logar Valley.
5.3 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Brana Mountain
135 min walk • Brana is a ridge mountain of the Kamnik Alps in northern Slovenia. It is located between the Logar Valley to the north and the Kamnik Bistrica Valley to the south.
4.2 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Jezersko Combe
107 min walk • Kočna at 2,540 metres high, is the second-highest mountain in the Kamnik–Savinja Alps and the westernmost peak of the Grintovec Range. Its prominent and easily recognized peak is visible from far around. The mountain has two peaks: the higher Jezersko Kočna and the nearby lower Kokra Kočna.
6.5 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Ojstrica
166 min walk • Ojstrica is a mountain in the eastern part of the Kamnik Alps with a pyramid-shaped top that is visible from far away. The name Ojstrica derives from the Slovene word oster 'sharp'.
4.5 miSE
Hiking, Alpine hut, Vernacular architecture
Frischauf Lodge at Okrešelj, Logar Valley
115 min walk • The Frischauf Lodge at Okrešelj is a mountain lodge that stands above the Logar Valley in northern Slovenia. It is surrounded by the following peaks: Cold Mountain, Styria Mount Rinka, Carinthia Mount Rinka, and Mount Turska. Nearby is 80-meter Rinka Falls.
5.3 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Karawanks
135 min walk • The Karawanks or Karavankas or Karavanks are a mountain range of the Southern Limestone Alps on the border between Slovenia to the south and Austria to the north. With a total length of 120 kilometres in an east–west direction, the Karawanks chain is one of the longest ranges in Europe.