View of the Adriatic Sea – Monte dei Bovi loop from San Pietro al Natisone / Špiètar

Mountain biking trails

Italy

Friuli Venezia Giulia

Udine

San Pietro Al Natisone

View of the Adriatic Sea – Monte dei Bovi loop from San Pietro al Natisone / Špiètar

Hard

4.5

(23)

194

riders

View of the Adriatic Sea – Monte dei Bovi loop from San Pietro al Natisone / Špiètar

05:55

49.1km

1,630m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 11, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 1.62 km for 216 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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17.2 km

Livek Village

Highlight • Settlement

... it is amazing how little the landscape character differs in the Slovenian / Italian border area ...
Exactly 100 years ago, the most brutal battles took place here at …

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28.9 km

Ascent to Monte Matajur

Highlight • Climb

Quite a steep climb on a path that is dug into the ground, if wet, difficult to ride due to the mud

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29.9 km

View of the Adriatic Sea

Highlight • Viewpoint

Overgrown hill, great for relaxing and mega panoramic sea views when there are no clouds.

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30.9 km

Chapel of Christ the Redeemer on Monte Matajur Summit

Highlight • Summit

Beautiful peak in the Friulian mountains, on which there is a small chapel and you can enjoy a truly breathtaking 360 ° view

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31.4 km

Dom na Matajure

Alpine Hut

34.2 km

MataDown Trail – Passo Glevizza

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A pass located on the slopes of Mount Matajur. The area can be reached from Montemaggiore or the famous MataDown descent, popular among gravity skiers.

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34.8 km

Sopra Vernassino Singletrack

Highlight • MTB Park

Matadown single tracks. Makes you happy!

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35.0 km

Forest Trail Between Bakuje and San Canziano

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Excellent in dry weather. When wet, some passages are a bit tricky.

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47.1 km

Monte dei Bovi

Highlight • Trail

Ascent from Vernasso simple and pleasant.

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49.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

26.1 km

18.7 km

2.11 km

908 m

878 m

401 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

21.1 km

11.1 km

10.7 km

2.59 km

2.39 km

1.09 km

177 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,610 m)

Lowest point (140 m)

Weather

Tuesday 6 October

21°C

11°C

39 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 8.0 km/h

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Comments

August 10, 2022,MTB Slovenia Monte Matajur

Today's tour was certainly the highlight of this year's trip. We wanted it that way... In the end, only two coaches completed the tour as planned. It started with a "let's just drive to the start, it'll be fine" approach to the starting point, which this time was not directly in Kobarid. Behind the almost 6km there were also almost …

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July 7, 2026,Savogna - sent. Rommel - Matajur

For the "nightmare descents" series, I can't figure out if I'm braking too much, if I'm taking too many turns, or if the pads aren't what they used to be... the fact is that as soon as I start the Matadown, the rear brakes abandon me.... oh well.

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