Slovenia 4: Lake Bled

Route: Ljubljana - Bled

Cycled kilometers: 74
Elevation gain: 610

Tuesday, 24.08.2021

The weather was much better today. Most of our clothes were dry, so we cycled out of Ljubljana. We stocked up on breakfast at a supermarket and enjoyed it at a secluded hut outside.

Then we went through small villages, along the river, over a small bridge, always following a signposted cycle path towards Kranj. Unfortunately, there were many construction sites, which caused us to cycle 13km more than planned.

In Kranj, we had our lunch break at the market square. A nice city. Then we continued towards Lake Bled. On the way, we passed a waterfall - we had to make a little detour, but it was hardly out of the way. The waterfall was really great! It invited us to swim, but even Anna and I found the water too cold to dip our feet in.

Almost obligatory on our tours is a section through bodies of water. Then we continued along the tracks. Unfortunately, we got lost again due to construction sites. At some point, we had to carry our bikes up over 100 meters of stairs...

We arrived in Bled exhausted, it already looked like rain. Luckily, we couldn't swim in the lake anyway, because it's only allowed in selected areas, as there is a public beach attached to it and they had already closed when we arrived. That really annoyed us. This lake is really irritating/bled!

Nevertheless, we had a nice evening with self-cooked food, wine, and beer in our vacation rental.