Suggested Itineraries
Often the most challenging aspect of traveling by bicycle is dealing with logistics. It feels like the pedalling part is simple compared to finding your route, transporting your bike, searching for places to eat and sleep, and then getting back to your starting point so you can travel home. A big reason we created the Trans Dinarica Cycle Route — with its website and the step-by-step application with around 100 stages covering approximately 5,500 kilometers — is precisely to reduce the amount of stress associated with figuring out the details. Basically: we want to make it easy for you to discover the Western Balkans and its eight diverse countries on a bike.
To make that process even easier, we’ve assembled some of our favorite short-, medium-, and longer-length (from around five days to three weeks) itineraries. In the descriptions below, you’ll find information about where to start, end, what to expect along the way, and how to get back to your original starting position.
There are up-and-back itineraries — in which you’ll need to find your way back to the start. For those, we’ve conveniently provided the best transportation option for you and your bike. We’ve also created circular options — circuits or loops — so all you need to do is ride until you’re back to your starting point. Whichever you choose, the Trans Dinarica app will provide all the turn-by-turn directions as well as description of the route, destinations, places to eat, spots to resupply, and accomodations along the way.
The itineraries below combine Trans Dinarica “main,” “alternative” and “connector” stages. These stages are described in the direction listed. For any special itinerary that uses a stage traveling in the opposite direction, cyclists can, if needed, download the required route track (as part of the country Nav pack) and reverse it by him or herself, using RWGPS or any other application preferred.
UP-AND-BACK ITINERARIES
1. Most na Soči, Slovenia – Rijeka, Croatia: 2 countries, 5 stages, 229 km
2. Most na Soči, Slovenia – Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina: 3 countries, 19 stages, 968 km
3. Split, Croatia – Podgorica, Montenegro: 3 countries, 12 stages, 626 km
4. Belgrade (via Zlatibor), Serbia – Split, Croatia: 3 countries, 13 stages, 603 km
5. Tirana, Albania – Ohrid, North Macedonia: 2 countries, 10 stages, 533 km
CIRCULAR (CIRCUIT OR LOOP) ITINERARIES