Parenzana Along the Adriatic – Salet Tunnel loop from Trieste Centrale

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Parenzana Along the Adriatic – Salet Tunnel loop from Trieste Centrale

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Parenzana Along the Adriatic – Salet Tunnel loop from Trieste Centrale

07:38

124km

1,080m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 20, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that goes up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 40.9 km for 35 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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28.3 km

Parenzana Coastal Cycle Path (Koper–Izola)

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Even in autumn, when it is already quite fresh to cycle in Austria, you can do your laps here in pleasant temperatures and enjoy a coffee during the breaks!

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33.2 km

View of Izola from the Parenzana Trail

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The town of Izola (Italian: Isola) has the largest yacht port on the Slovenian coast. Panorama captured from the Parenzana cycle path.

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33.2 km

Salet Tunnel

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🇸🇮 The Valeta Tunnel is 550 m long and connects Strunjan with Portorož 🇸🇮

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38.1 km

Valeta Tunnel

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Best way to get halfway flat from Portorož to Strunjan. 550 m long, well lit and it only stinks when a moped is cracking.

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40.9 km

Plaža Kamp Lucija

Beach

41.4 km

Plaža Ribič

Beach

42.9 km

The Sečovlje Salt Pans (Slovenian Sečoveljske soline, Italian Saline di Sicciole, formerly Piran Salt Pans, Slovenian Piranske soline, Italian Saline di Pirano) are a nature park with an area of 6.5 km² near the town of Seča in the municipality Piran, Slovenia. They are located in the Bay of Piran right on the border with Croatia. The nature park is bounded on the north by the St. Bartholomew Canal and on the south by the Dragonja River. The northern part of the salt pans is called Lera, the southern Fortanigge.

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74.3 km

Viewpoint

82.0 km

Kanal svetega Jerneja

Lake

86.4 km

Valeta Tunnel (Parenzana Cycle Path)

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Beautiful cycle path tunnel on the old railway line (Parenzana).

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111 km

Parenzana Cycle Path – Italy–Slovenia Border

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The Parenzana cycle path runs along the disused 123-kilometer stretch of the narrow-gauge railway Trieste-Parenzo-Canfanaro (Trieste - Porec-Koper) in northwestern Istria, which in the years 1902 to 1935 crossed a total of 13 kilometers in Italy, 32 kilometers in Slovenia and 78 kilometers in Croatia. For 33 years, the Parenzana, named after the Italian name of Porec, connected 33 Istrian towns with each other. It was built during the imperial and royal monarchy and brought summer tourists and Istrian delicacies to and from Austria and Hungary. The little train contributed to the economic progress of Istria, brought wine and olive oil from Buje and Motovun, salt from the Piran salt pans, marble, lime, coal and wood to the lands of the imperial and royal monarchy and thus boosted the economy of the fertile peninsula.

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124 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

56.7 km

25.5 km

19.5 km

11.6 km

8.14 km

2.45 km

131 m

Surfaces

111 km

7.23 km

2.80 km

2.03 km

767 m

302 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 14 October

21°C

9°C

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Max wind speed: 13.0 km/h

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Comments

August 22, 2022,02 Im Süden: Von Triest nach Križine

Today was the first real driving day in the south. And it was nice and warm overall.
We start well rested from the apartment in the middle of Trieste. First a lot of city traffic, but then we are positively surprised by the often well-developed and signposted cycle paths. In the beginning also a lot on any Way of St. …

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June 17, 2023,Giro dell'Istria - tappa 1: Trieste-Umag

Find the details here: lifeintravel.it/viaggi/europa/giro-dell-istria-con-il-cai-ligure-genova.html
First stage of the circular route planned by the CAI Liguria of Genoa, guided and narrated by Lorenzo.

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April 11, 2024,Dag 11 - Suvadrija

It is so beautiful here along the coast that we decided to drive the coastal route around Istria and not through the middle. For dessert we have a super beautiful, non-existent last spot at the campsite with an accompanying delicious dinner! 🥰

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June 1, 2023,#7 🚲 3 Städte - 3 Länder! Triest 🇮🇹 Koper 🇸🇮 Umag 🇭🇷

Last leg to Croatia! 🥳 Let's start with breakfast on the Grand Canal! 🥐☕️🌅 My plan to bypass the busy expressways in Trieste worked quite well at first, but first led through a park and through residential areas very far up ↗️, but with a beautiful view! Then it went steeply downhill again in narrow alleys 📉 and through an …

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