Soča valley 8 day trails

Day 1 ARRIVAL

Arrival to the accommodation in Kobarid. Meeting with the guides and preparing bikes for the week.

Day 2 NORTH PART

Our first biking day we will start in the very north part of Soča valley. We will shuttle up to Bovec where we will start biking. Because it is our first day and we are fresh we will do a little bit more pedalling. First uphill will be to Bavščica valley. After nice warm up flowy downhill we will come to Čezsoča village where our next uphill starts. We will climb up to Javoršček which is usually stage of Bovec enduro. After short break for lunch or snack we will shuttle to half way up to mt. Mangart and after last downhill finish in local pub.

• Pedalling 70%, van support 30%
• UP: cca. 600am
• DOWN: cca. 1000am

Day 3 KOBARIŠKI STOL

After coffee we will have van uplift to ex Slovenia-Italy border. Half way up to our top today. We will be climbing up on an old military road. The gradient is just perfect. After the view to all mountains that you can see follows the downhill to village Žaga and Soča river. We will continue on left side of Soča river to village Magozd from where we will have another downhill to the magnificent waterfall Kozjak.

• Pedalling 50%, van support 50%
• UP: cca. 700am
• DOWN: cca. 1600am

Day 4 MATAJUR

The longest trail of the week starts on the border to Italy on the altitude 1642m and finishing in front of the best ‘’gelateria’’ in the area on altitude 150m. After well deserved gelato and coffee, van will shuttle us back to the the mountains to our final descent to Kobarid.

• Pedalling 30%, van support 70%
• UP: cca. 700am
• DOWN: cca. 2400am

Day 5 SOUTH PART

Shuttle day! We will ride 3 trails in the south part of the valley. And today almost no pedalling. The trail, terrain and vegetation are different. It will be nice change for a day.

• Pedalling 0%, van support 100%
• UP: cca. 0am
• DOWN: cca. 1600am

Day 6 FOLLOWING THE FRONT LINE

On today trails we will follow Italian and Austro Hungarian soldiers. In the morning on the left side of Soča river and in the afternoon on the right one. Amazing views all day, just a little bit of pedalling and a lot of history. We will ride just below Krn mountain and on the ridge of Kolovrat on the other side.

• Pedalling 10%, van support 90%
• UP: cca. 200am
• DOWN: cca. 2000am

Day 7 BIKE PARK

On the last day we will spoil ourselves with lift in bike park Cerkno. After numerous downhills and lunch there is another trail that will take us from ski resort almost to the village Cerkno. Driving back to Kobarid and going for a well deserved beers after the whole week.

• Pedalling 0%, lift, van support 100%
• UP: cca. 0am
• DOWN: cca. 2500am