Cycling:

• C1 - THROUGH THE KRKA RIVER VALLEY

• C2 - HEALTH AND COMFORT AT THE DOLENJSKE TOPLICE HEALTH RESORT

• C3 - TRAIL FROM DOLENJSKA TO BELA KRAJINA

• C4 - ALONG THE SOUTHERNMOST PART OF SLOVENIA

• C5 - ALONG ENERGY POINTS OF THE KOLPA RIVER

• C6 - THROUGH THE COUNTRYSIDE OF THE LYNX AND BROWN BEAR

• C7 - IN SEARCH OF THE MYSTERIES OF THE KOČEVJE FORESTS

• C8 - THROUGH THE MOST BEAUTIFUL BELA KRAJINA REGIONS

• C8.1 Metlika - Jugorje

• C9 - THROUGH THE ŠENTJERNEJ FIELDS AND MEADOWS

• C10 - ALONG THE TRAILS OF RESSLA AND KNOBLEHARJA

• C11 - ALONG VINEYARDS AND FOREST TRAILS

• C12 - ALONG THE TRAILS OF SACRAL TREASURES

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C2 - HEALTH AND COMFORT AT THE DOLENJSKE TOPLICE HEALTH RESORT

Novo mesto - Birčna vas - Padež - Uršna sela - Dolenjske Toplice

Trail length: 26.0 km.

 

A medium-difficult route from the Dolenjska capital to Dolenjske Toplice where you can enjoy the swimming pools and various wellness offers.

Most suitable time to visit: warm half of the year
 

This route is included in the packages HTN 04, 17

 

SCHEMATIC MAP

 We will set off on bicycle from the Novo mesto town centre towards the cast iron bridge spanning the Krka River. At the crossroads, we will cycle towards the Grm Castle, where you can  view the Mordax Chapel and Cešča House in close proximity. We will ride through a chestnut avenue past the castle and then onto a footpath running along Težka voda. We will ride alongside the factory complex of the Revoz company until we arrive at a children’s playground. Here we will ride over a wooden footbridge above Težka voda and ascend on the local path to Jedinščica which then connects with the Novo mesto-Metlika regional road. After a little less than a kilometre, we will arrive at the sawmill in Pogance and turn right. Here we can view the memorial in remembrance of the first battles for Slovenian Independence in 1991, and then continue along the asphalt road towards Stranska vas. In the hamlet of Ruperč Vrh we will see the mighty sequoia, a part of the park of the former Ruperč Vrh Castle which was known for its witch trials. At the crossroads on Ruperč Vrh, we will turn left towards Birčna vas. Here we can rest and then continue our trip, turning left at the car repair shop. We will leave the asphalt road and cycle onto a macadam path through the forest. We will follow the signposts to Padež and Laz. The trail will take us over the railway to the Novo mesto - Rožni dol road. We will turn right and ascend to Uršna sela. The village is know for its large 253 m long faggots which were brought to the Church of the Holy Cross in 2000. We will continue straight on along the asphalt road to Dobindol. We will ride past the former cooperatives and turn left at the vineyard corn-rack. We will cycle among the vineyards to Gornji Sušic. During the ride, we will see numerous vineyard cottages. The route continues through the Sušica valley. We can stop in at the inn Pri Kolesarju or continue our trip to Dolenjske Toplice.

 

Additional information about the trail:

Lowest point:	171.2 m
Highest point:	441.9 m
Total ascent:	426.9 m
Total descent:	422.9 m
Estimated cycling time:	2 h