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Cycling along the old Rapallo border, former Yugoslav-Italian border, takes place along old military trails routed on the slopes of Mt. Slatnik, Mt. Lajnar, Peak Možic, and Mt. Kobla. The joyful ride along the ascending old military mule trails allows you to observe numerous scattered remnants of the old border which are a good reason to make a stop. This wonderfully routed hair pinned trail is accompanied with rare and famous plant species, whilst its section from the turn towards Mt. Lajnar also offers splendid views over the Baška grapa valley and Lake Bohinj with Mt. Triglav in the background.
The trail starts in the old village centre of Podbrdo and leads upstream the river Bača which it later crosses and continues along the old road towards the village of Petrovo Brdo. You will soon leave this road and turn to the left towards the Huba farm. Before reaching this farm, you will turn on the old military mule trail leading to the top of Peak Kup. Along the trail you will cycle past former military positions and later join the trail coming from Petrovo Brdo. In front of the hunting lodge on Mt. Kovce, you will turn right and continue along the ascent to Mt. Lajnar where you will reach the former military barrack under the ridge of Mt. Slatnik. From there, the trail continues to Peak Možic which offers excellent views. The descent from Peak Možic to the top of the Vrh Bače mountain pass is routed in the direction of Mt. Šavnik and Mt. Črna prst, and turns somewhere between the old barrack and Peak Možic. From the ridge, you will be faced with a short, but very demanding descent to the well-preserved old hair pinned military mule trail leading to the crossroads towards Bača and Podbrdo where you will turn to the left in the direction of Podbrdo and soon to the right on the forest road leading to the old road towards Petrovo Brdo where your tour started.
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