Velika Planina Plateau – Velika Planina Descent loop from Kamnik

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Slovenia

Osrednjeslovenska

Kamnik

Velika Planina Plateau – Velika Planina Descent loop from Kamnik

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Velika Planina Plateau – Velika Planina Descent loop from Kamnik

04:17

56.5km

1,280m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route.

Last updated: September 24, 2026

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After 26.5 km for 57 m

Waypoints

Start point

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385 m

Woolly Mammoth Statue in Kamnik

Highlight • Monument

808 m

Kamnik Town Center and Clock Tower

Highlight • Settlement

Awesome little town. Perfect place to spend the day. There are restaurants and bars on the main pedestrian road called Šutna. Kamnik is usually not crowded.

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25.6 km

Velika Planina Plateau

Highlight • Viewpoint

One of the highlights of riding in Slovenia for me, incredible views where you feel really close to the mountains. Gravel roads litter the plateau area with views for miles.

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27.2 km

Jeranova lokev

Lake

27.9 km

Velika Planina Descent

Highlight • Trail

Velika Planina is the site of one of Europe's few surviving high mountain herdsmen's villages where traditional Alpine herdsmen's culture is still alive during the months of June to September. …

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28.7 km

Gravel Descent from Velika Planina

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

This path is well graveled throughout, there are only a few larger holes and you always have a good view of the panorama. The road meanders down the valley with …

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37.2 km

Volovjek Pass or Kranjski Rak

Highlight • Mountain Pass

The Volovljek Pass at 1029 m above sea level is a small alpine pass in Lower Styria in the Kamnik Alps.
Small, quiet street, note the opening hours of the …

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40.5 km

View of Sveti Andrej Church and the surrounding hills

Highlight • Viewpoint

Nice nice nice nice!

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51.2 km

Quiet alternative to main road

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

A nice and quiet asphalt alternative to the busy main road out of Kamnik.

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56.5 km

End point

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

35.5 km

13.6 km

6.73 km

578 m

181 m

Surfaces

42.4 km

6.95 km

3.87 km

3.05 km

233 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,560 m)

Lowest point (380 m)

Weather

Sunday 4 October

18°C

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Comments

June 19, 2023,Slovenien Tour 2023, Tag2:von Kamnik auf die Hochalm Velika Planina

Velika Planina is located on a high pasture in the Steinerne Alps at 1400m, where the largest managed shepherd's settlement in Europe is located.

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August 30, 2022,Von Kamnik zur Velika Planina, 30.08.2022

Phew, it was a heavy e-mtb today. Unfortunately I didn't record the first 7 km and 400 hm. But it was worth it, even if the weather wasn't perfect. The shepherd settlement with a total of 140 huts, a chapel and traditional food is worth a visit. There are two options for the round trip from the ticket office, the …

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