
This very demanding biking tour is a loop through numerous Alpine valleys on both sides of
Kanin: Slovenian and Italian.
The one-day tour across three mountain passes presents a challenge even for well-prepared bikers.
Those who are not sure if they can complete the entire tour in one day can master this loop in stages.
The tour starts in
Bovec and continues via the main road toward the town of
Kobarid.
After
8 km, the main
Bovec -
Kobarid road is left and a right turn is made for
Učja (Uccea).
There is then a rather long climb to the
Učja border crossing (on the Slovenian side) and then a short descent to the Italian side of the crossing.
Soon after the border crossing (on the Italian side), a right turn is made to the village of
Učja (Uccea), and the tour continues via a narrow asphalt road along a level shady slope to
Krnica (
Sella Carnizza –
1092 m).
Next is a very steep descent to the valley of
Rezija (
Val Resia).
As soon as the road in the valley of
Rezija (
Val Resia) is reached, a left turn toward the village of
Na Bili (
Resiutta) is made, and then the tour continues up to the main
Videm - Trbiž (
Udine - Tarvisio) road.
Here a right turn is made for
Trbiž (
Tarvisio), and then the tour continues via the valley of the river
Bela (
Rio Fella) up to the village of
Kluže (
Chiusaforte).
In the village of
Kluže (
Chiusaforte), the main road is left by making a right turn across the bridge over the river
Bela (
Rio Fella), and the tour continues via the valley of
Reklanska dolina (
Val Raccolana) in the direction of
V Žlebeh (
Sella Nevea).
After the initial flat section, the road ascends steeply at the end of the valley; after a couple of serpentines, first the aforementioned village is reached and then the saddle called
V Žlebeh (
Sella Nevea –
1190 m).
Next is a descent via the valley of
Jezerska dolina (
Val Rio del Lago) past the lake called
Rabeljsko jezero (
Lago del Predil) to the intersection for
Trbiž (
Tarvisio) and
Predel (
Passo di Predil).
At the intersection, a right turn is made, and after a short ascent, the border crossing at the
Predel Pass (
1156 m) is reached.
A long descent is then made past the village of
Log pod Mangrtom to the starting point in
Bovec.
If this circular tour is done in stages, one can try some additional biking tours, such as:
- a climb to the
Božca Pasture from the Slovenian side of the
Učja border crossing;
- biking to the end of the valley of
Rezija (
Val Resia);
- an ascent to the pastures under
Špik nad
Policami (
Jof di Montasio) from
V Žlebeh (
Sella Nevea);
- a climb to the
Mangrt Saddle from near the
Predel Pass.