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Bovec – Soča Gorge loop from Kobarid
04:08
76.4km
1,550m
Road cycling
Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: June 27, 2026
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Waypoints
Start point
Bus stop
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27 m
Kobarid
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15.5 km
View of Boka Waterfall
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21.1 km
Bovec
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25.5 km
Kluže Fortress
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The original fortress was built in 1472 near Bovec on the road between Cave del Predil and Carinthia. Its likely original purpose was defence of Friuli against the Turks. In the course of the 16th century Bovec came under Austrian authority as a result of the wars between Venice and the Habsburgs. However, for the time being it remained as an ecclesiastical dependence of Cividale and Aquileia. At the end of the 18th century it was entirely under Austria's administration, and remained so until 1918. In 1796 and 1797 fighting took place around the fort, as Napoleon's army pushed through the Koritnica gorge. Napoleon's forces took the fort in 1797 by placing artillery at a higher elevation (where Fort Hermann now stands). The fortress was then destroyed. The current fort was built upon the site by the Austrians in the late 19th century. Fort Hermann, covering the higher elevation, was built at the same time. The two are linked by a trail and a tunnel. Fort Hermann was heavily damaged and rendered unusable by Italian artillery bombardment in 1915.
In 1903 part of Bovec was destroyed by a fire. What remained standing was ravaged in World War I, when the Italian-Austrian front (Battles of the Isonzo) crossed through the valley as the battle cut from north to south.
From wikipedia : en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kluže_Fortress
Opening hours :
July, August - Daily, 9.00–20.00
June, September - Sunday to Friday, 10.00–17.00; Saturdays, 10.00– 8.00
May, October - Saturdays and Sundays, 10.00– 17.00
other - Open for larger groups by agreement
Admission prices
adults: EUR 3
secondary school and university students, pensioners: EUR 2
groups of over 20 adults: EUR 2
groups of over 20 secondary school or university students or pensioners: EUR 1.5
* There is a 50% discount on admission to the permanent exhibition for audience members of Društvo 1313 performances.
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36.6 km
Mangart Saddle Road
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37.8 km
Mangart Road 15% Incline – Triglav National Park
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In any case, you will be rewarded with a breathtaking mountain panorama and a rapid descent.
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75.5 km
Soča Gorge
Highlight • Gorge
"In 1616 the Venetians tore down the old wooden bridge. In 1750 the old stone Napoleon Bridge was built with just one arch. Napoleon's troops marched on the bridge towards Predel, hence the name.
During the First World War, this bridge was blown up by the Austrian army, later the Italians built a wooden bridge and then an iron bridge followed. During the Second World War, the partisans defended the Republic of Kobarid here. Two commemorative plaques are erected on the bridge to commemorate these events."
soca-valley.com/de/erlebnissuche/kultur/2021051711511191/die-napoleonbrucke-bei-kobarid
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76.4 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
70.9 km
5.53 km
< 100 m
Surfaces
76.4 km
< 100 m
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Elevation
Highest point (1,210 m)
Lowest point (220 m)
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Thursday 9 July
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15°C
49 %
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