Circular Tour Slovenia , Slovenia December 4, 2010 - 4.5
A mixture of very twisty moutain roads and valley bottom roads with fast, flowing bends with a link back to Kranjska on a nice wide road for the most part with some poor surfaces. There are fantastic views of the Juliana Alps for much of the route. Fuel and cafes are available in the towns and vil...
Wide road, fast corners, great hairpins. Road mainly in forest, only few villages, very few traffic. Road not for seightseenig, but for more sporting ride...
Tag 1 auf meiner Anreise nach Kroatien. 2 Pässe hatte ich mir vorgenommen, den Ersten (Sölkpass) musste ich im Regen durchfahren, auf knapp 1800m hatte es dann auch nur 7 Grad. Der Zweite (Loiblpass) konnte ich trocken wenigstens erreichen, danach öffnete der Himmel seine Schleusen. Ansonst...
Have you ever imagine yourself looking the earth from
above like an astronaut? If yes then that's the road
you have to drive. In the top of the mountain you
will feel like an astronaut. PS you have to pay €5 tolls for this road
The well known passo Predil
that connects Italy with Slovenia.
A great and quiet road with great views and
some great corners (specially at Italy side).
There is a new highway building over this area so
probably you will meet roadworks
(when I was there it's was near Mangrt pass).
Start the trip at Travisio, just short of the Ital Austria border in North East Italy. Head towards Predil Pass. The road runs you past Lago Predil and then up and over into Slovenia. The ride down from here to Nova Gorizia is a must do - lots of mountains, twisties and beautiful sections. The road ...
Wurzenpass between Slovenia and Austria is the steepest road I have ever ridden. There are lots of signs advising you to use only the 1st gear in your vehicle ;)