Dovška Planina – Sedlo Mlinca

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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Velika Planina

Country: Slovenia
Mountain: Velika Planina
Length: 28.31 km (With cable car 29,8 km)
Elevation gain: 1350m (with cable car 2170 m)
Descent: 2170 m
Maximum elevation:  1640 m
Technical difficulty: 5/5
Download GPS Track: Velika Planina_CycloTrail
Date of ride: 27.10.2019.
Suitable for E-bike: Yes

Velika Planina is probably one of the top 5 rides of 2019. and it is the site of few European surviving high mountain herdsmen’s villages where traditional Alpines culture still lives. Its scenic  high plateau is famous for its beauty and landscape. During all year, Velika Planina is accesible by aerial cable car, the bottom cable car station is located in Kamniška Bistrica, next to the Kamp Alpe campsite (here we parked our car, plenty of parking space, and from here we started our route). It took less than 10 minutes to reach upper station in Velika Planina’s Šimnovec area.
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