Hello guys,
I am going to cycle from Austria to Croatia next week, starting from:
Zell am See via the Großglockner Hochalpenstraße – Spittal – Ljubljana – Karlovac – Plitivice – Knin – to the bay of Split.
Since the 2 first days of riding are gonna be quite long and have some elevation gain, I will do a rest day in Ljubljana and enjoy the city. Day 4 is also going to be heavy.
If anyone of you has any tips regarding my route regarding sights, specifics for the region, suggested detours, something about food or water, or whatever comes to your mind, I would be super happy and thankful to hear them.
This is my first solo bike packing trip and I am kind of excited already.:)
I will also be using chamois crème to prevent skin rashes for the first time.
Day 1: Zell am See – Spittal an der Drau (144km / 2.770m)
Day 2: Spittal – Ljubljana (155km / 1.620m)
Day 3: Ljubljana – Karlovac (126km /1.540m)
Day 4: Karlovac – Gospic (157km /2.040m)
Day 5: Gospic – Knin (120km / 1.050m)
Day 6: Knin – Bay of Split / Marina (88km /1.300m)
by Sea-Cherry-7960
5 Comments
Just do it! Have fun!
Seems like an amazing route.
Cannot support in your questions, but good luck – locks challenging but awesome!
I also biked gospic to knin but went over the mountain pass (https://maps.app.goo.gl/VkYNdw928CV9aCjW9, https://strava.app.link/uEIQcu8qDVb) which I can only recommend. It was seriously stunning.
In general I also biked from Ljubljana to south of split this summer and roughly followed the trans dinarica route, which would be a lot more scenic but also a lot harder elevation wise
It’s going to be tough, but I suppose you know your planning and you’re very strong on the bike.
It will probably be very very hot next week, so count on that. Also, traffic on main roads in Croatia.
If you like fish, visit Aquatika in Karlovac. 🙂