On the hunters’ trail to the Jelovica plateau: Goška ravan – Kupljenik

Logo On the hunters’ trail to the Jelovica plateau: Goška ravan – Kupljenik
Logo On the hunters’ trail to the Jelovica plateau: Goška ravan – Kupljenik
Tour data
32.5km
417 - 1,029m
Distance
766hm
799hm
Ascent
05:05h
 
Duration
Brief description

Test your sense of orientation, your endurance on the ascent and perseverance on the long descent.  From the valley of the Sava Bohinjka river to the edge of the Jelovica plateau with a view to the Karavanke mountain range.  

Difficulty
difficult
Rating
Technique
Fitness
Landscape
Experience
Starting point

Infocenter Triglavska roža Bled.

Route
Bled
0.2 km
Koritno
1.8 km
Na Skali
5.2 km
Radmannsdorf
7.1 km
Lancovo
7.1 km
Selce
7.5 km
Kolnica
10.2 km
Goška ravan
16.7 km
Kupljenik
24.1 km
Ribno
29.6 km
Bled
31.8 km


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Description

On this true long-distance cycling adventure we will exceed 1000 metres in altitude. We will explore the landscape from up close, which was formed thousands of years ago by a glacier and by water. While ascending we will follow the traces of history, such as a bunker from WWII and the medieval church of St. Lambert above the settlement of Lancovo. Pasture stretch all around the mountain hut on the “Goška ravan” mountain pasture. Every village under Jelovica, from Bled to Radovljica, had its mountain pasture in the past, where cattle was driven throughout the summer. In some parts, farmers still persevere in this tradition. From the “Goška ravan” mountain pasture we will partly ride on the edge of the plateau on a magnificent panoramic forest path up to the highest point of our journey above the “Danejeva planina” mountain pasture. From here, we will descend along a long and nice, but twisty path to the village of Kupljenik, where we will enjoy the view to the Bled corner and mount Stol with its surroundings.  The last part of the descent into the valley awaits us, on which we will test our downhill riding skills, since the path is steep and the surface very unstable.

Directions
BLED - KORITNO - LANCOVO - GOŠKA RAVAN MOUNTAIN PASTURE - DANEJEVA PLANINA - RIBNO - BLED

 

From the Triglavska roža Bled Infocenter we ride to the village of Koritno, where we turn left and then downwards at the first intersection in the village (Lesce signpost). At the end of the slope between the houses we should watch for the junction leading us right and downwards. A short, but pretty steep hill awaits us. We ride on an unpaved road until we reach a junction where we turn left. The path leads us through a small forest and across meadows on an unpaved road and then on a cart track passing by a footbridge over the Sava Dolinka river (Šobec Camp). We continue on the path across meadows until we reach the edge of the forest where we cross a small footbridge over a creek. We keep riding on this path which a bit later on turns right and then goes left and up a short slope until we reach a bench above the riverbed of the Sava Bohinjka river, where we take a break.

 

Then follows a descent to a road where we turn left crossing the “Bodeški most” bridge. After crossing the bridge we turn left and ride toward the settlement of Lancovo. At the first asphalted junction we turn right, then right again and left on an uphill slope. Right under the top of the slope we can see on our left the remains of a bunker from WWII. When we arrive to the intersection with a chapel, we turn left- After a short ascent we ride past the church of St. Lambert. At the end of a slight descent, the path leads us to the left through villages toward the village of Kamna Gorica. When we arrive to the Radovljica - Kropa road, we ride along it to the signpost for Vošče and Brda. Here, we turn right off the main road and continue straight at the intersection.

 

We continue straight ahead at all the intersections, even when a cart track appears before us, which soon descends and goes slightly to the left. We ride along it until we arrive to a road that leads on the Talež and the “Goška ravan” mountain pastures. We then turn right. We ascend to a junction for Talež, where there is a large signboard for the Talež hunting lodge on the right side of the road. We continue ascending on the road until we reach a junction with a signboard for the “Goška ravan” mountain pasture. We take a sharp turn left and after a kilometre long moderate ascent we arrive to the mountain lodge on the “Goška ravan” mountain pasture.

 

From there we ride back to the junction where we turn left. The path leads us straight by the junction for the “Ribenska planina” mountain pasture, which turns left and upwards. We go straight until we arrive to a large Y intersection on the “Danejeva planina” mountain pasture (“Danejeve mlake” on some maps) where we turn right past a raise road gate to a path with a signboard allowing bike riding. After a kilometre we reach the highest point of our trip.

 

We then descend on a nice forest path to a bend of an asphalt road leading to the village of Kupljenik. We take the road downwards and ride approximately 150 metres, after which we will turn right between the last two houses on the right side. We ride on a field cart track straight to a marking where we will turn left and downwards. We follow the path passing by the chapel under which lies the technically hardest part of the descent, so be particularly careful. We continue riding on this path to the “Selski most” bridge, which we cross and turn right on the left bank of the Sava Bohinjka river. We ride on a nice unpaved road to the junction for Ribno, where turn left toward Ribno. The road takes us to the centre of the village (Cooperative home Ribno) where we turn right. At the first intersection (chapel, lime tree) we turn to a second road on the left toward Bled, until we arrive to the starting point at the Infocenter Triglavska roža Bled.

Highest point
1,029 m
Endpoint

Infocenter Triglavska roža Bled.

Height profile
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Equipment

technically flawless mountain bike 
cycling helmet, gloves and goggles
drink and snack
back-up inner tube, cycling multitool, basic first aid kit
identity document (ID or health card), recommended phone with a navigation app and previously installed maps of the area, map of the area

Safety instructions

We descend carefully from Kupljenik toward the Sava river. We ride standing on the pedals and use both brakes!

Tips

This is a route for well-prepared and physically fit experienced cyclists, since endurance in the ascent, a sense of orientation and technical riding skills in the descent are required. The bike and equipment must also be appropriate.

Additional information
The mountain hut on the “Goška ravan” mountain pasture might be closed, we should therefore take a sufficient quantity of drinks and energy snacks with us for a longer ride.

 

TIC INFOCENTER Triglavska roža Bled

Ljubljanska cesta 27, SI – 4260 Bled

E-maili: info@visitbled.siinfo.trb@tnp.gov.si   

Tel.: +386 (0)4 5780 205

Web address: http://www.bled.sihttp://www.tnp.si   

 

TIC - Turistično Društvo Bled

Cesta svobode 10, SI – 4260 Bled

E-mail: Info@TD-Bled.si    

Tel.: +386 (0)4 5741 122

Web address: http://www.td-bled.si   


Directions

You can get to the starting point in Bled by car from Lesce (Ljubljana-Karavanke motorway exit) or from other regional roads from Bohinj or Jesenice.

Public transportation

You can take the bus, or travel by train to the nearby railway stations of Bled Jezero or Lesce-Bled. For more info visit our website: http://www.bled.si/en/how-to-get-here.

Parking

There are several public pay carparks in Bled: http://www.bled.si/si/kako-do-nas/Parkirisca.


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