Greetings to the bats in Županova cave

Greetings to the bats in Županova cave

Cycling routes
A very challenging but beautiful cycling route, intended for cyclists who have already covered a few kilometres, mainly because of the climb from Št. Jurij to Veliki Lipljene and from Kobiljek to Cerovo.
310m

Elevation Difference

50% Asphalt

Path Type

More demanding

Difficulty Level

No data

Duration

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A slightly more challenging and beautiful cycling route will offer you some truly stunning views of nature and diverse terrain. The area around Bičje will impress you with its varied surroundings, offering views of meadows, forests, and the solitary hill of Gorica (382m), while nearby villages boast prehistoric tumuli, Roman tombs, and remnants of a Roman road.

Continuing on, the route will also take you past Tabor above Cerovo, one of the few anti-Ottoman forts in Slovenia that has survived to this day. Built at the end of the 15th century on a vantage point, it offers views towards Grosuplje and the Kamnik-Savinja Alps in the background. A short descent will bring you to Županova jama (Županova cave), the beauty of the Dolenjska Karst world, whose stalactite decorations will enchant you. Both attractions are worth a visit, and you can check the schedules at www.visitgrosuplje.si.

The cycling route is intended for cyclists who have already covered some kilometres. Some extra endurance will be required on the climbs from Št. Jurij to Velike Lipljene or in the opposite direction from Kobiljek to Cerovo. You can choose the direction of the route based on the major ascent. For less resilient cyclists, we recommend the opposite direction so that the ascent is made on a 12% gradient and on a forest road (Ponova vas–Velike Lipljene), while the descent runs on a 15% gradient and a heavily trafficked road (Velike Lipljene–Št. Jurij).

Download the course of the route

Potek

  • 1. 
    Grosuplje
  • 2. 
    Brezje near Grosuplje
  • 3. 
    Sela pri Šmarje
  • 4. 
    Whip
  • 5. 
    Podgorica
  • 6. 
    Nr. Jurij
  • 7. 
    Large Lipljene
  • 8. 
    Tabor
  • 9. 
    Small village
  • 10. 
    Kobiljek
  • 11. 
    Cerovo
  • 12. 
    Spodnja Slivnica
  • 13. 
    Grosuplje
  • BEGINNING OF THE ROUTE

    We start our journey in the car park of the train station. Turn left onto the main road and left again at the junction by the municipality, towards Ljubljana. At the temporary roundabout, take the direction Brezje, cross the unprotected level crossing and immediately afterwards turn right, parallel to the line.

    Pass the Sunny Manors and continue over the bridge, where the path forks. On the left is the Pr’ Atku Inn, which leads to the Bičje nature reserve and high-water reservoir. We turn right, along the marked cycle path. There is a slight climb through the village to the chapel, where the road turns to macadam.

    At the second crossroads go left, but after a few metres the path splits again. The left one goes into a small forest, we take the right one, over a small bridge, and drive along the road that runs under the power lines, all the way to the crossroads in front of the village of Sela. A young lime tree is planted along the road leading to the village. We switch to asphalt, but as we turn left, we are soon on macadam again.

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