Slovenia Mountain Biking

It is no exaggeration to describe Slovenia as one of Europe's best mountain biking destinations. Maybe you’ve not heard much about Slovenia mountain biking so If you don’t believe us then click here to read what Single Track magazine said about their recent trip to Slovenia (Single Track Magazine PDF).

Our Retreats are based in the Kranjska Gora region in the beautiful Julian Alps and offers a wide range of amazing biking experiences. Stay at either of our Retreats and we’ll gladly put you in touch with mountain biking guides in the area who can help you plan your perfect trip to discover Slovenia mountain biking. We can also offer discounts for bigger groups out of peak season.

Slovenia is a small country and there is no reason why you can't travel from one of our Retreats to trails in other parts of the country - click here for a good overview of Slovenia mountain biking trails

Otherwise if you prefer to stick to the area where our Retreats are located read on for specific info on Kranjska Gora mountain biking. We've also given some more info on mountain bikling in the Bohinj area which is an hours drive from our Retreats and another excellent mountain biking venue.

Our Retreats in the area: Villa Planina (4 apartments, sleeps 12-20, games room, garden), Villa Nebina (4 apartments, sleeps 12-18).

Located just outside Slovenia’s most famous mountain resort, Villa Planina & Nebina offer easy access to the Kranjska Gora Bike Park, home of the MTB Downhill European Championships. The Bike Park has a range of trails for beginner – advanced level bikers with 60 structures to negotiate from the top of the chairlift down to the bottom (350m2 vertical descent) including tables, seesaws, wallrides and length / depth jumps - basically everything you’d expect from a top class modern bike park. Trails combine and crossover so bikers can create their own route based on the jumps which suit their ability best. No run ever need be the same twice!

A detailed description of the trails, prices etc can be found here

The area offers some of Slovenia’s best mountain biking trails for longer day trips and tours - again with a wide range of options to suit all abilities of bikers and mostly taking you up to beautiful mountain paths and pastures looking over the mighty Julian Alps. A detailed description of a number of trails can be found here. Click on trails on the nav-bar and hover over tours for a selection of 14 top tours in the area.

There’s also a useful general map of the area showing various tours and trails here.

More info on the MTB Downhill European Championships that took place at Kranjska Gora on June 12-14 2009 is here

Lake Bohinj and the surrounding mountains is a paradise for mountain biking with a wide number of trails for all levels – from easy trails around the lake and surrounding villages to advanced trips to the beautiful Uskovnica and the Pokljuka Plateau to the stunning Vodnik viewing point. Closer to Bled a short drive away there are trips to the Vintgar and Pokljuka gorges, the Radovna valley and Grmecica waterfall.

Our partners in the Bohinj area even offer Winter mountain biking tours on snow with studded tyres and include ex-Slovenian cross country champions to guide you!

For details of a trail around Bohinj Lake and surrounding villages click here . Further infomration including route descriptions in English, maps and general info can be found in the excellent little book "Bohinj by Mountainbike" by Matjaz Zmitek, published under code 913(487.4 Bohinj) (036) / 796.61 (497.4 Bohinj) (036) and available from good bookshops in Slovenia and also from the tourist office in Ribcev Laz, Bohinj.

Here is a useful panoramic map of the Bohinj area (map link)