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Platak – DH Platak -Grobnik Alps – po Čeki

Post author:Notos
Post published:November 4, 2020
Post category:Enduro
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Country: Croatia
Mountain: Grobnik Alps – Platak
Length: 46,5 km
Elevation gain: 1460 m
Maximum elevation: 1363 m
Tehnical difficulty: 5/5
Download GPS Track: Platak_Radeševo_Grobnik Alps_po Čeki
Date of ride: 01.11.2020
Suitable for E-bike: Yes

I don’t even count how many times I visited Grobnik Alps, but this time we wanted to explore trails on our own. Untill now, every time we visited this place we followed someone elses gpx, this time we decided to create our own route and hope for the best. We parked our car in Dražice on free parking lot near main square. We always park here because after ride we eat in local restaurant. From here we started our ride and followed paved road to Soboli to meet with Matko from BK Rodeo. I’ve met him the day before when we rode together on Učka mountain. From there we connected to gravel road that begins near Grobnik race track. From there, path is pretty straight forward. Even though gravel road is on loose surface, pretty steep and very tiring, we prefer this ascent than asphalt road, but if you like you can choose ascent on paved road.

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Dovška Planina – Sedlo Mlinca

Post author:Notos
Post published:June 5, 2020
Post category:Enduro
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Country: Slovenia
Mountain: Dovška Rožca
Length: 22,3 km
Elevation gain: 1150 m
Maximum elevation: 1693 m
Technical difficulty: 4/5
Download GPS Track: Dovska Planina_Sedlo Mlinca_Cyclotrail
Date of ride: 31.05.2020.
Suitable for E-bike: Yes

Due to Korona lockdown between Croatia and Slovenia, I accumulated many plans for our MTB trips in Slovenia, so when borders opened we chose to ride on Dovška Rožca mountain and saddle Mlinca. It is very nice and short tour which starts in the exactly the same place as tour that Gojsi and I rode last year Golica. I alredy knew that we should expect wonderful trails and views because trails engraved on this part of Slovenian mountains cannot be disappointing.

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Hahlići – Podkilavac – Mudna dol west ridge

Post author:Notos
Post published:March 9, 2020
Post category:Enduro
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Country: Croatia
Mountain: Grobnik Alps
Length: 27 km
Elevation gain: 1100 m
Maximum elevation: 1150 m
Tehnical difficulty: 3/5
Download GPS Track: Podkilavac_Mudna dol_CycloTrail
Date of ride: 08.03.2020
Suitable for E-bike: Yes

Year and a half ago I visited Mudna dol ridge for the first time, and on this day I finished fifty percent of my plan to visit Mudna dol in all four year seasons. For now I put check mark on winter and autumn. I will visit Mudna dol soon, but this time without bike (hiking through Mudna dol and then back on west or east ridge seems like very good option). Ivan suggested that we should visit Hahlići this weekend and I agreed without hesitation. I did some searching on google, and found some gpx, but there wasn’t any explanation with it, so we didn’t know what to expect of the route.

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