
Climbing the
Vršič Pass, the highest mountain pass in Slovenia, is a very demanding and yet popular biking trail, characterised as one of the classic biking trails in the
Bovec area.
The tour starts in
Bovec.
At the intersection for the
Predel Pass and
Trenta, one should turn right for
Trenta and bike past the villages of
Kal Koritnica and
Soča.
After
20 km, the centre of the scattered hamlets of
Trenta is reached by following the right bank of the
Soča River via a gently sloping road.
From here, the serpentine road ascends steeply – the rewarding finale of this tour, the
1611-m-high
Vršič Pass, is reached after numerous serpentines.
The tour offers numerous natural beauties and sights along its way:
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the source and
the trail of the
Soča River with its numerous channels,
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the monument to Dr. Julius Kugy (the “father” of the exploration of the
Trenta Valley and its mountains),
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the alpine botanical garden Alpinum Juliana,
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the Triglav National Park museum in
Trenta.