MounTminBike Soca Valley Slovenia

Matajur probably pleases everyone. The top is relatively easily accessible and the descent is long up to 10km finishing way down in Špeter village in Italy. Yes, the Soča Valley offers some amazing transboundary trails which take you across Slovenian border to the Italian side. Since there are no actual borders any more it feels very natural to explore all the area in our surroundings. Here is a Matajur South trail form the Soča Valley Guide Book in German language - PDF .  

Slowly climbing up the valley form Nova Gorica you reach Kanal where Avče trails team made couple of amazing trails to ride. Plus they offer shuttle services. Reach them out at their FB web page  There's a trail the the guide book from 2009 which was slightly modified in recent years to give you even more fun. 

With a relatively easy ascent from Kanal you can reach the Banščice plateau. A vast plateau that extends from Sv. Gora in the South to Most na Soči in the North. Large region with plenty of forests and forest roads and paths. This one takes you towards Jelenk hill occasionally offering some nice views to lower part of Soca Valley. To finish in stile take the Kanal's downhill path that brings you to Morsko village, just above Kanal city. Very fast downhill single track.

A vast hilly area called Kambreško extends northwest of Kanal. The whole area is intensively covered by forests roads where a detailed map and a good sense of orientation is needed for getting around. This trip includes the climb up from Ročinj to Kambreško village and a descent down to a valley that ends at Ajba. Plus another climb to Sv. Pavel church from where an abandoned single track takes you back down to Ročinj.

Marijino Celje was once a very well known pilgrimage place to which a paved road led to the top. Today ruins of that road are seen only in the lower part of the descent which is quite tricky due to many forest roads crossing the trail on the way down.

Gozdec is the third descent possibility from the road up to Kanin's cable car middle station. The one down from Krnica is definitely the best, the one down the MTB park is somehow special and the third one, down from Gozdec has the most bike carrying sections :)

The trip that rounds the entire Bovec basin ends with a climb to Javorček and a drop down to Soča river. The trip passes by the oldest monument in this area, the St.Lenart church. Short but nice explorer trip. Impressions available here