Lets start cycling with an exciting ride from the city centre of Ljubljana to the medieval town of Škofja Loka. After leaving the city centre you will start with an ascent up to St. Katarina, overlooking Ljubljana valley, and continue all the way to scenic St. Jakob church which offers a 360-degree panoramic view. After the descent from Polhograjski Dolomiti hills, you will reach Škofja Loka – the town full of history and culture.

Highlights

1. the capital Ljubljana
2. Sv. Jakob
3. Polhograjski hribi
4. medieval Škofja Loka

Route Specs:

• Distance: 30km
• Duration: 5h
• Elevation gain: 780 m
• Elevation loss: 730 m
• Difficulty: 3/5
• Technique: 3/5
• Stamina: 3/5

Road type: Asphalt and tarmac

A warm-up circuit around Škofja Loka showcases the beauty of one of Slovenia’s oldest towns and its surroundings.

Highlights

1. Škofja Loka
2. Sorško polje
3. The old town center
4. View of the surrounding hills
5. The Poljanska Sora and Selška Sora rivers

Route specs:

• Distance: 20 km
• Duration: 2 hours
• Elevation gain: 210 m
• Elevation loss: 210 m
• Difficulty: 1/5
• Technique: 1/5
• Stamina: 2/5

Road type: Asphalt and tarmac

The second stage takes you from one spectacular vista to another, revealing local cultural heritage, intact nature, and history.

Highlights

1. Križna Gora
2. The Church of the Holy Cross
3. The view of Stari Vrh 
4. Descent and refreshment by the Sora river
5. St. Thomas’s Church, one of the most photographed destinations on Instagram
6. The old military road
7. Stari Vrh Ski Resort

Route data:

• Distance: 26 km
• Duration: 4 hours
• Elevation gain: 1127 m
• Elevation loss: 639 m
• Difficulty: 3/5
• Technique: 4/5
• Stamina: 3/5

Road type: Asphalt, tarmac, and a short part of a single trail.

Follow the picturesque path along the hills, thick spruce forest, and remote villages where time flows differently.

Highlights

1. Descent to the ancient village Selca through mountain hamlets
2. Ascent to Kališe and Dražgoše
3. The forests of Jelovica
4. The alpine village of Prtovč under Ratitovec
5. The route on the sunny side of the Alps through Danje
6. Soriška Planina

Route data:

• Distance: 44 km
• Duration: 7 hours
• Elevation gain: 1818 m
• Elevation loss: 1410 m
• Difficulty: 5/5
• Technique: 4/5
• Stamina: 5/5

Road type: Asphalt, tarmac, and a short part of a single trail.

Our guides will take you through lovely villages with rich histories to impressive vantage points, including the second-highest peak of the Škofja Loka Hills.

Highlights

1. Descent to Sorica
2. Petrovo Brdo and a break in a mountain hut
3. Ascent to Podporezen with a view of the Porezen hill
4. Cycling through Davča
5. The Cerkno Ski Resort
6. Ascent to Blegoš, the highest point of the trail

Route data:

• Distance: 33 km
• Duration: 6 hours
• Elevation gain: 1156 m
• Elevation loss: 1120m
• Difficulty: 4/5
• Technique: 4/5
• Stamina: 4/5

Road type: Asphalt, tarmac, and a short part of a single trail.

The fifth stage of the trail will let you explore the secret spots of the Žiri Basin and offer you breathtaking views of the Alps.

Highlights

1. Kladje
2. Ermanovec and their bell
3. The view of the Julian Alps
4. Sovodenj
5. Mrzli vrh 
6. Žiri

Route data:

• Distance: 52 km
• Duration: 6 hours
• Elevation gain: 1015 m
• Elevation loss: 1914 m
• Difficulty: 4/5
• Technique: 4/5
• Stamina: 5/5

Road type: Asphalt, tarmac, and a short part of a single trail.

The penultimate part of the trip is where you’ll discover the historical line of fortifications built before WWII, before riding through quaint villages to see two masters making cheese.

Highlights

1. The Rupnik Line
2. Javorč
3. Gorenja vas
4. The Pustotnik and Bogataj cheese dairies

Route data:

• Distance: 29 km
• Duration: 5 hours
• Elevation gain: 910 m
• Elevation loss: 1022 m
• Difficulty: 3/5
• Technique: 3/5
• Stamina: 4/5

Road type: Asphalt, tarmac, and a short part of a single trail.

The last day’s itinerary starts at the bucolic mansion Visoko that gave Slovenia one of the most important novels. From there, you’ll ride over the hills and through remote homesteads back to Škofja Loka, where you’ll visit an old bridge where the devil himself used to appear. You’ll wrap the trip up with a refreshing swim in Sora.

Highlights

1. The Visoko Mansion
2. Bukov Vrh, and the Church of Our Lady of Sorrows
3. Črni Vrh
4. Sveti Ožbolt
5. The Sopotnica settlement
6. Škofja Loka
7. The Devil’s Bridge
8. The Škofja Loka Outdoor Pool

Route data:

• Distance: 30 km
• Time: 5 hours
• Elevation gain: 790 m
• Elevation loss: 830 m
• Difficulty: 3/5
• Technique: 3/5
• Stamina:3/5

Road type: Asphalt, tarmac, and a short part of a single trail.

There is no better way to start the day at one lake and finish it with a well-deserved swim at the other. The route will take you from lake Bohinj up to the mountain pasture Zajamniki, which is known as the most picturesque panorama view in Slovenia. After leaving one pasture you will cross many of them and have a chance to try traditional alpine cheese. Having enough of typical shepherd’s mountain huts you will start with a long descent to Lake Bled and finish the day.

Highlights

1. Lake Bohinj
2. Pokljuka – Zajamniki
3. Lake Bled

Route data:

• Distance: 45 km
• Elevation gain: 1110 m
• Elevation loss: 1150 m
• Time: 5 hours
• Difficulty: 4/5
• Technique: 4/5
• Stamina: 4/5

Road type: Asphalt, tarmac, and a short part of a single trail.