The summer hiking season is at its peak, with many hikers using mountain trails across Slovenia. Alongside these hikers, volunteers from the Slovenian Mountain Association (Planinska zveza Slovenije, PZS) work tirelessly to maintain over 10,000 kilometers of hiking paths. These volunteers dedicate more than 40,000 hours annually to their efforts, ensuring safety and accessibility for all trail users. The Technical Group of the PZS Trail Commission focuses on maintaining the most challenging high-altitude trails, requiring stable weather conditions and good environmental conditions to perform repairs safely. This group has installed new directional signs with clearer markings indicating the technical difficulty of trails. In early July, a record 255 volunteers gathered at Vrhnika for the Slovenian Trail Volunteer Day, where they helped manage 220 kilometers of trails. Over 989 volunteers care for the extensive network of hiking and mountain biking trails in Slovenia, dedicating over 41,000 volunteer hours last year alone.
Bias read (Center): The article provides a factual overview of the activities of the Slovenian Mountain Association's volunteers, focusing on their contributions to maintaining hiking trails. There is no evident ideological framing, biased language, or selective emphasis on particular viewpoints. It presents the work,





