In search of adventure
That was exactly what we wanted: a little adventure instead of a fully organised tour with a guide and luggage transport. Rather cycle off without a plan, see how far we get and sleep outside. The Julian Alps seemed perfect for this. While Lake Garda is teeming like a tadpole pond, only a few travellers get lost in Slovenia. "The Alps as they were 50 years ago", whisper fans of the Julian Alps about their insider tip. In Kranjska Gora, however, where we started in the morning, there was no sign of loneliness. Slovenia's highest mountain, the Triglav (2864 m), attracts hikers and pilgrims like a place of pilgrimage. Its 1500 metre high north face is considered a testament to mountaineering prowess. We only see it from a distance as we trek up the Pisnica valley along a track. At some point, we switch to the narrow paved pass road, as the gradient makes us shift into the lowest gears and spin the rear tyres on the gravel. Even chatterbox Bobby Root saves his breath for the metres in altitude and leans far over his double bridge fork. We have to get up to Slovenia's supposedly most beautiful pass, the Vrsic, at 1611 metres.
You can find these tours in the PDF download:
1st Dovje loop (35.2 km, 1467 m elevation gain, 4 h 30 min)
2. under the Wurzenpass (16.7 km, 732 m elevation gain, 2 h 30 min)
3rd Dreiländer-Eck (24.9 km, 750 m elevation gain, 3 h)
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