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Alternatively, you could try Bike Park Kranjska Gora (www.bike-park.si), the base of operations for the downhill courses in the town. They are also able to help with accommodation.

Emergencies

There are good health centres and clinics as well as pharmacies in all of the following towns: Bled, Bohinj, Jesenice, Kranj, Kranjska Gora and Radovljica. Further information can be found at www.slovenian-alps.com/en/info/health-care.

ROUTE 1

The high alpine at Uskovnica

Start/Finish Mercator supermarket, Bohinjska Bistrica Distance 33.75km (21 miles) On road 8.75km (5½ miles) Off road 25km (15½ miles) Percentage off road 75% Ascent 1380m (4530ft) Grade Red Time 3–4hr Map Alpski Svet – Zahodni Del Refreshments Planina koča na Uskovnici (in season) or Bohinjska Bistrica Parking At the supermarket

Overview

This route is one of the most spectacular in the whole book. It begins easily enough by taking the new cycle path out of Bohinjska Bistrica through the attractive Sava valley towards Ribčev Laz and Lake Bohinj. There is, however, a tough 8.5km climb following that warm-up. This climb brings you up into the high alpine pastures, where you’re treated to spectacular vistas of the surrounding mountains and the picturesque cowherd villages of Uskovnica and Zajamniki, and then a singletrack descent back to the road at Podjelje. Do not forget your camera.