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Gorizia - Military Shrine of Oslavia
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Cycling route among the historic sites of the Great War, immersed in the evocative landscape around the city of Gorizia.
moderate
Distance 95.4 km
Duration7:40 h
Ascent1,408 m
Descent1,408 m
Highest point391 m
Lowest point27 m
The route leads to the discovery of the places where the first 6 battles of the Isonzo and the capture of Gorizia were fought. The first Italian and Austro-Hungarian lines are crossed with trenches, commemorative monuments, and gun placements. You pedal at the foot of Mount Sabotino, pass through the Oslavia military shrine, San Martino sul Carso and arrive at the sacred area of Mount San Michele with the national history museum located between the trenches of the Italian army and those of the Austro-Hungarian army. The second day is dedicated to monuments in Slovenia such as Cerje where the Peace monument is located: it is a 25-meter high tower from which there is a view over the Vipava Valley. You continue to Renče / Ranziano, Bukovica / Boccavizza and Stara Gora / Monte Santo from which you can enjoy a magnificent panorama. The route ends entering Nova Gorica.
Author’s recommendation
The route can be done in 2 days and you can also add the Gorizia - Nova Gorica loop route
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Friuli Venezia Giulia
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Difficulty
moderate
Overall difficulty
moderate
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
Experience
Landscape
Highest point
391 m
Lowest point
27 m
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Track types
Length
95.4 km
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Safety information
Although there is a limited presence of cycle paths and no unpaved sections, the roads have low vehicle traffic. The route is fairly demanding and is not recommended for children under 14 years and for less fit people. Usable bikes: road bikes, MTB, Trekking, gravel, all types of E-Bikes. No city bikes.
Tips and suggestions
Challenging climbs: there are 3 fairly demanding climbs (from the Salcano cycle bridge to the I/SLO border on Osimo road (8% average), from the "Al Ponte del Calvario" restaurant to M. Calvario, from Sdraussina to Mount San Michele; there are also shorter less steep climbs (Oslavia)
Public transport
Public-transport-friendly
Regional trains (Trenitalia) can carry bicycles along the Trieste - Gorizia - Udine - Venice route.
- In summer the BiciBus service is active, a bus with a closed trailer for 40 bicycles: - from Cormons to Grado with stops in Gorizia, Gradisca d'Isonzo, Redipuglia and Monfalcone.
Get Timetable to destination
to
Great War Loops (R061)
Directions
Motorway A4 Turin - Trieste - Villesse exit
Motorway A34 Villesse - Gorizia - Gorizia exit
Parking
In Gorizia near the Transalpina Station on via Caprin.
Coordinates
DD
45.955238, 13.635079
DMS
45°57'18.9"N 13°38'06.3"E
UTM
33T 394226 5089979
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Get there by train, car, bike, or on foot!
Equipment
A helmet and a supply of water are recommended especially in the hotter months.
Localization
Parts of this content were machine translated using Italian as the source language
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