Slovenia

Coming out of Bled, following the cycle path, the small residential roads through Radovdjica get quite confusing, which is why we ended up going down to the river, crossing the bridge and through the woods, which on our mountain bikes was fine but on a road bike would have been very difficult. Rejoining great roads all the way to Kropa, which is a stunning town with waterfalls running through and mountains encasing. The road up for Kropa is long wide and winding with a great view and nice tree canopy. After reaching the top the road skirts the around the hill with small ups and downs, totally worth it as the mountainous vista that opens up in spectacular! Continuing to Drazgose there is a large section of track through the woods from point 27 to 36, this becomes very hard as the last stretch is all uphill to the crest of the mountain going down to Bohinj. After 36 its a glorious 12km of swooping downhill, the road isnt the best and large sections are dirty track, but brilliant and deserved.

Beatiful road through small towns with amazing views till the Krnica turning, after Pokljuka starts to build. The road starts getting steeper and into trees lining the road, which you cant see much through. It is a relentlessly winding road, each one you swear must be the last, this continues for approx 10km until the turning to Bohinj. There is a water fountain in Zgornje Gorje and one close to the turning at the top. There are only 2 resturants both close to the bottom and the last chance of water before the top spring. The descent is less steep than the ascent with fantastic views and through beautiful small towns. Hitting the main highway in Bitnje, which happens fast and a little unexpectantly its about 300m till a blue cycle path sign to the Lake. The cycle path has some amazing swimming spots and also loops back to Bohinjska Bistrica for the train back to Bled.