Recreational cycling event "Stazom Ajduka"

Discover Blidinje Nature park: immerse in nature, ride with the community and savor Herzegovinian cuisine. Perfect for recreative riders of all levels - See you July 13. 2024!

Whether you want to participate with Gravel bike or go with MTB bike on a leisurely tour, it’s up to you. Here, it’s all about the journey and enjoyment, not the speed. Take time to chat, ride the gravel and relish every moment. Get ready to tantalize your taste buds! We’re all about unique experiences, and you can expect to indulge in regional delights.

This cycling route takes you through beautiful landscapes, starting from the Blidinje SKI Center to the stećak necropolis in Risovac. It then goes to the UNESCO-protected necropolis of Dugo Polje. The entire time, it passes through the center of the Blidinje Nature Park, offering excellent views of Vran and Čvrsnica, and, to a large extent, Blidinje Lake and Risovac.

The tour starts from the Blidinje SKI Center through the tourist settlement and the area with a large number of beautiful weekend houses, leading to the asphalt road (regional road R419), continuing further to the Stećak Necropolis in Risovac. Next to the stećaks is the old church in Risovac, and a little earlier, along the road, you can see the new large church. From these stećaks to those named Dugo Polje, you pass through the Risovac field adorned with cultivated meadows and small green hills, giving the entire tour a special atmosphere where you feel like you’re on a lower plateau, not in the area of high mountains. After visiting the Stećak Necropolis of Dugo Polje, which is also under UNESCO protection and counts as many as 150 stećaks, the tour continues on the asphalt road through the central part of Blidinje.

On the long asphalt road towards Blidinje Lake, the views in any direction will leave you with the impression that Blidinje Nature Park is truly a place of unseen beauty. Upon reaching the lake, there is enjoyment and relaxation with the gentle sounds of its turbulent water swayed by a gentle mountain breeze. After the lake, it is necessary to cross along the edge of Dugo Polje towards the forests of Boričevac, and through the gravel road and the tall pine trees, you exit onto the asphalt road to Masna Luka. Passing by the administrative building of the Blidinje Nature Park, you continue straight and descend into Masna Luka, where you can explore the Church of St. Elijah.

After visiting the church and the Franciscan house of prayers, this cycling tour goes through the beautiful landscapes of Badnja and Ivan Dolac, offering an excellent view of the high slopes of Čvrsnica looming over Masna Luka and the Ski Slope. Passing through Ivan Dolac and the area with a large number of beautiful weekend houses, you come back to the starting point where this tour concludes.

A joint lunch follows in front of the SKI Slope restaurant, and then there is a break until the start of the presentation of the National Teams of 12 countries participating in the Balkan Championship, followed by a party for all event participants.