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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.

Directions

1 Leave the supermarket car park and turn onto the main road through town. Just after the bridge, look out for the sign saying Kolarški Pot (just before the excellent Kamp Danica) and turn . After crossing another, wooden bridge, turn and follow the blue cycle signs towards Srednja Vas, roughly following the Ribnica upstream.

2 After about 9km you’ll reach a main road. Go , crossing the main road onto the smaller one opposite, and at the next T-junction turn through Studor, again following the blue signs. At the next T-junction, turn and then again at the Ribnica sign. This brings you onto the bottom of the climb. Follow first the road and then the track all the way to the tiny chapel and water trough about 8.5km later at the mountain hut at Uskovnica. Rest and refill your water bottle here before heading towards Zajamniki.

Thankful to crest the rise after the 8.5km climb

3 Take the trail leading off to the until you come to a fork and then take the downhill. At the next fork, take the . When you arrive at the next T-junction turn , following the sign for Zajamniki. After about 3km, turn at the sign for Prva Pomoč and this will bring you into the village of Zajamniki. Make a little time here to take in the spectacular views and the quaint village.

On the descent from Zajamniki

4 At the end of the village, turn and then take the fork. After around 500 metres, at the painted rock, turn and then enjoy the 4km or so of singletrack descent. At the next T-junction, turn and follow this to the main road at the bottom of the descent. At the road, next to the church of Sv Marjeta, turn and then immediately . At the next T-junction at Bitnje, turn and follow the road back to the car park at Bohinjska Bistrica.