Slovenia is the meeting point of the Mediterranean, Panonian and Dinaric worlds. It offers extremely diverse views due to the variety of its landscapes and the distances can be managed by bicycle. There are cycling trailsfor short and long tours of different difficulties. Cycling maps of Slovenia and individual areas are available for lovers of cycling at local tourist organizations as well as tourist information centres in the cities and towns. There are tours for road cycling which lead through regional parks, the surroundings of health resorts and through interesting areas of Slovenian countryside.
Besides this, there are a wide number of local cycling paths which are often circular. There has been an increase in possibilities for mountain biking in Slovenia.
Those who enjoy new challenges can explore the underground of Peca by bike and visit its deserted lead mines. Lovers of longer cycling trips can experience crossing of the border between Austria and Slovenia at Brod čez Muro where there is the start of the Slovenian project Euro Velo, connecting the Baltic with the Adriatic. In Slovenia, many cycling routes can be combined with railway transport and along longer cycling routes there are accommodation facilities, services and guide services.
Slovenia offers an abundance of competitive challenges. Worth mentioning are the yearly event ¨Juriš na Vršič¨, a winding cycle climb to the highest mountain pass in Slovenia, Cross-country Run and Mountain Cycling of the Three Counties in Kranjska Gora, numerous cycling marathons and traditional climbs of different peaks.