Description
A compact country with many types of mountain biking terrain.
Slovenia combines alpine landscape, river valleys, forest, and more rolling terrain further south and east. The book presents this variety across four regions. This provides a good basis for a cycling tour, but also for a fixed base from which to choose rides that reveal more than just the best-known spots in the Julian Alps and along the Soča River.
Thirty-five graded rides for half and full days.
The routes range from roughly twelve to 59 kilometres and span from less technical options to more demanding ones. The gradings make it easier to compare physical scope and skill requirements. You can therefore choose an easy day out or a bigger challenge, tailoring your selection to your bike, experience, and how much time you want to spend out in the different areas.
Maps and practical information for the cycling holiday.
Route descriptions and maps are supported by advice on travel, accommodation, equipment, and bike choice. A Slovenian glossary also helps with local expressions you may encounter along the way. The book provides a basis for planning several different riding days, with the option to choose a region according to interest and ability rather than basing the whole trip on a single route or well-known area of the country.
Choose your route by technique and conditions.
Rocks, steep sections, and wet ground can make some rides more demanding than the distance suggests. Current access and local conditions should also be checked before the trip. The guide suits mountain bikers in reasonably good form who want to make active use of the gradings and choose rides to match their own skills, with room to change route if weather or ground conditions make another option more suitable during the stay.
A long tradition of hiking guides.
Cicerone has published guidebooks since 1969. The publisher grew out of a community of climbers and mountain people who wanted to share detailed knowledge of their routes – a tradition that still shapes the publisher’s books on walking, trekking, and other outdoor experiences.
About this edition.
Author: Rob Houghton. English language. 208 pages. First edition, published in 2017. ISBN 9781852848088.
