| Area name: | Istria peninsula |
| Country: |
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| Date of the ride: | 20-Jan-2008 |
| Length (km): | 63.3 |
| Elevation gain (m): | 2020 |
| Technical difficulty: | ●● |
Overview
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| The trail on the ridge |
Učka is the mountain located on Istra peninsula. From the peak named Vojak at elevation of 1.401m over the see level is very nice view on islands, Adriatic coast, mountains in Slovenia, Gorski Kotar and Velebit area. The access on the ridge is possible from all sides. This mountain bike route starts from the coast side. The route is recommended during all seasons. The route can be combined with Ćićarija - Veliki Planik route.
Getting there: Europe, Croatia, Rijeka, Opatija, Lovran, Medveja.
Description of MTB route
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| The junction below Vojak |
The starting point of the mountain bike route is Medveja village at the coast. Follow the main highway to Mošćenička Draga and on the crossroad turn to Mošćenice village. Pass the village and ride straight via paved road. In Sveta Jelena village turn right on the labeled paved road and proceed on bike trail no. 8. Above the village there is the crossroad and turn right on the paved road. After around 1.2km there is the crossroad again, turn left on unpaved road, than on the next crossroad turn right. After around 3km on the next crossroad keep left. Near the crossroad there is the hunters shooting stand. The steep ascent follows to the ridge of Učka mountain. On the ridge there is a plateau with the crossroad. Keep right along the ridge. On the next junction keep straight and follow the labels for Vela Učka. The peak with radio relay station is easy visible. The unpaved road continues along the west side of the peak through the area Vela Učka. From Vela Učka follows the paved road to the peak of Učka. The gradually climb is easy. At the Vojak peak take the break and enjoy in nice view. The route continues across the singletrack down to Mala Učka village. From Mala Učka follow the unpaved road to the south west course. There are few ups and downs and then follows a long descent section to the coast. The trail leads near the entrance into the tunnel through Učka
mountain and then follow the narrow paved road to the Lovran near the Adriatic coast. Just few hundred meters from the tunnel there is the crossroad. I turned right on unpaved road and this section is recorded in the GPS tracklog. Due to muddy section from my point of view the better solution is to ride straight via paved road down to Lovran at Adriatic coast. From Lovran ride on main highway to come back to Medveja village. For more details check Interactive Map and Photo Gallery of the route.
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| The singletrack |
Notes & references
UST tires are recommended. The route is recommended during all seasons. During winter time check the snow conditions.
Comments
Sve se to zaboravi kada pukne pogled na cijelu Istru, Riječki zaljev, Krk i druge otoke.
Toplo preporučam svima uz ponavljam, iznimni oprez na downhillu.
eo, da vidite što vas čeka ...
Fotke:
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