MounTminBike Soca Valley Slovenia

This ride follows the footsteps of the Montefosca one save for the descent on the trail No. 735, which proved to be uncyclable for the most part. We found another descent down to Montefosca village this time which proved to be far better. The trail that continues from the village starts promising but becomes more demanding in its second part. The slope becomes steeper and the trail abounds in small loose rocks and rock stairs. Not for everyone, but it’s still worth its while for able riders.

The ride in the most western part of Slovenia takes you through some remotest villages in Soca Valley. The Breginj village was also the biggest victim of 1976 earthquake which can steel be seen today by completely deurbanized and temporary housing architecture. The access to Breginj is possible only by asphalt road, but from here some forest roads takes you above the village from where some decent descents are available. Overall is a more get to see the places than a real mtb tour in this area.

The over hill trip to upper Soca Valley - Bovec, the valley's winter ski centre. The cutting through the woods makes you suffer here. Plenty of rock falls, landslides, high grass, big stones, ravines etc makes the large part of downhill only partially ride able. But overall it is an interesting trip worth trying every 5 years or more....

This is a slightly shorter version of the ride to Vodil Vrh. You still get to climb the same steep concrete and gravel tractor road towards Pretovč and Sleme but instead of going all the way up to Pretovč turn left at Zavrh just as the climb starts to ease up a bit. From that point a steep grassy road takes you past a shepherd’s station and delivers you on top of the grassy Vodil Vrh. The familiar single track descent is only a short hilltop ride away.Numbers better picture this loop’s steepness: 750m of altitude difference, 5km of ascent, 3km of descent ........ just amazing! Attention: this descent is better to be avoided on wetter days if you don’t enjoy sliding into the trees that much.

Senica is a splendid alternative to avoid the main road from Tolmin to Most na Soči. The climb up from Ljubinj is intense but rewards you with an amazing view of the valley below from the viewpoint on its top. You have the full view of the artificial lake spanning from Most na Soči to Tolmin and the mountain ranges beyond it. The descent begins on a fire road but soon switches to a rocky singletrack that brings you down to Most na Soči again. If you still have energy to burn, an even steeper climb starts towards Široko from the other side of town. With an altitude gain of 600 m in only 5km it’s not for the faint of heart. The climb follows a gravel and concrete road to the halfway point at the Klohe farm and continues on a demanding grassy tractor road on the rest. On the top another splendid view opens up and the option of replenishing your energy at the nearby tourist farm adds another bonus to this nice half day trip. To return back you can either take the same route that brought yo...