We've been to Stol many times, but it always keeps making good impressions. The view from the top is absolutely gorgeous and the descent fascinating. The fast and grassy top section and the steep and technical bottom section keep you focused all the time. The ascent from the north side as it was done this time is very advisable in the summer since the south slope has no forest at all.
1300m of altitude difference, 10km of ascent, 13% of average slope, with 20% steepness on the very beginning of ascent just outside Zatolmin - these are some facts that make this way up to Sleme not very popular among mountain bike riders to say the least. But there are some who like it just for these facts. The way up takes some effort but when you get to the top where the highest mountain pasture of Tolmins region lies the view opens to the Julian alps on the East and West side. From here many possibilities for descent are available. The most popular is to go down to Mederje and via Pretovč straight down to Zatolmin. The single track is always empty and it allows a very high speed descent with some rocky sections just to keep the thing interesting.