From Bohinjska Bistrica over the Dobrava Meadows to Lake Bohinj and Back
- Brief description
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The cycling route to Lake Bohinj across the wonderful meadows below the Bohinj and Tolmin mountains.
- Difficulty
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medium
- Rating
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- Starting point
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Car park at the Danica Campsite
- Route
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Wochein Feistritz0.3 kmSteinfeld3.3 kmFeld3.7 kmLaški Rovt5.8 kmFischgereuth7.3 kmHudičev Most7.6 kmChurch of St. John the Baptist7.8 kmLaški Rovt10.2 kmFeld10.9 kmSteinfeld11.6 kmSawitz12.1 kmFürten12.5 kmWochein Feistritz14.6 kmGostilna Danica14.8 km
- Best season
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- Description
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The cycling route along the Lower Bohinj Valley will award you with astonishing views over the meadows of Dobrava and the Julian Alps with Mt Triglav. Start in Bohinjska Bistrica and ride towards Lake Bohinj below the Bohinj and Tolmin mountains. The first part of the path is stone road that takes you past the village of Žlan to the famous Hansen ski jump and to the village of Polje, where asphalt road starts. Go towards Ribčev Laz and to the shore of Lake Bohinj, where you can rest on the shore, or take a break at one of the inns. Return along the Bohinj Cycling Route and start at the beginning of Stara Fužina, then ride along the left bank of the Mostnica and Sava Bohinjka rivers to the Danica Campsite in Bohinjska Bistrica. The tour is suitable for mountain and trekking bicycles.
- Directions
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Start at the car park near the Danica Campsite in Bohinjska Bistrica. Turn right before the bridge and follow the signs for Zoisov grad restaurant. Continue along the Bistrica River to the edge of the village and before the bridge, turn right onto the stone road. After a short ascent you come to a crossroads and turn left. Follow the stone road (a short asphalt ascent comes soon) and at the crossroads with hiking signs turn right. You descend on a stone road that becomes steeper when coming to an asphalt road. At the end of the hill, turn sharp left and after a couple of hundred metres turn right to the stone road that takes you to the Hansen ski jump. Cross the brook and ascend to Polje village. You reach an asphalt road and after a couple of hundred metres turn right, where the road takes you past the pizzeria to the main road Bohinjska Bistrica – Lake Bohinj. Turn left onto the main road and continue to Ribčev Laz. The road takes you to the shore of Lake Bohinj, where you can rest on the shore, or take a break at one of the inns. Return along the Bohinj Cycling Route and start at the beginning of Stara Fužina, then ride along the left banks of the Mostnica and Sava Bohinjka rivers to the Danica Campsite in Bohinjska Bistrica.
- Highest point
- 574 m
- Endpoint
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Car park at the Danica Campsite
- Height profile
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© outdooractive.com - Equipment
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Use bicycles with wider tyres and deeper profile.
- Safety instructions
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The route is used for farming purposes; therefore, you can also meet cars, motorcyclists and agricultural machinery along the way. A part of tour takes you on the main road. We recommend special attention there.
- Tips
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To enter the cycling route, use the car park at the Danica Campsite in Bohinjska Bistrica (Lower Bohinj Valley).
- Additional information
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Information:
Turizem Bohinj, Stara Fužina, tel.: +386 4 57 47 590
TIC Bohinj, Ribčev Laz, tel.: +386 4 574 60 10
TIC Bohinj, Bohinjska Bistrica, tel.: +386 4 574 76 00
TIC Bohinj, Stara Fužina, tel.: +386 4 572 33 26
TNP Bohinj Centre, Stara Fužina, tel.: +386 1 200 97 60
Julian Alps Card: Bohinj offers free transport and other benefits.
You can visit the Tomaž Godec Museum in Bohinjska Bistrica.
Bike rental:
Alpinsport, Ribčev Laz
Hike&Bike, Bohinjska Bistrica
Danica Campsite, Bohinjska Bistrica
PAC Sports, Hostel pod Voglom, Zlatorog Camp and Pr'Budkovič Hostel
Pošta pr'jezeru post office, Ribčev Laz
Sport4fun, Bohinjska Bistrica
TIC Bohinj, Bohinjska Bistrica
TIC Bohinj, Ribčev Laz
TIC Bohinj, Stara Fužina
Vila Triglav, Pokljuka
- Directions
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Drive by car to Bohinjska Bistrica from Bled, through Soteska or over Pokljuka. You can also access the village across Jelovica and Soriška planina.
- Public transportation
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You can travel by train or bus to Bohinj. From the Primorska side, you can also come by car train.
Regular buses operate from Bohinjska Bistrica to Bled, Ljubljana and Ukanc the whole year round; in summer you can get to the Savica Waterfall or Rudno polje (on the Pokljuka) by Hop-On-Hop-Off bus that also carries bicycles. The bus stop is in the centre of the village.
More information is available on the website promet.bohinj.si
- Parking
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The Bohinjska Bistrica 13 car park (Danica) is available at the starting point (coordinates: 46.273712, 13.948808).
- Author
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The tour From Bohinjska Bistrica over the Dobrava Meadows to Lake Bohinj and Back is used by outdooractive.com provided.
General info
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