Highlander Gravel Adventures

Ride the roads that maps forgot

Ride the roads that maps forgot

Multi-day guided gravel adventures through the Julian Alps, the Karst, and the Adriatic backcountry, led by local guides who grew up on these trails.

We believe the best way to know a country is to pass through the landscape by bicycle, while enjoying the scenery, the cuisine and the people.

We use experienced, local guides with a deep understanding of the history and traditions of their people.

We look forward to working with you.

Join us on a trip in 2027, or let us help you design the trip of your dreams.

A fenced meadow and traditional wooden farm buildings below the snow-dusted Julian Alps

Where we're riding in 2027

Three scheduled departures in Slovenia for 2027. Or tell us what you’re after and we’ll build a trip from scratch.

2027 · May 22–29

Eight days from Ljubljana to Piran: Lake Cerknica, Predjama Castle, the Vipava Valley and Goriška Brda, then across the Karst to a swim in the Adriatic.

8 DaysDuration
410 kmDistance
6,000 mClimbing
Slovenia
2027 · June 9–17

Nine days from Ljubljana into the Julian Alps: Bled, Bohinj, Kranjska Gora and the Vršič Pass, then down the emerald Soča to the vineyards of Goriška Brda.

9 DaysDuration
415 kmDistance
7,200 mClimbing
Slovenia
2027 · September 8–15

Eight days from Ljubljana to Piran: Lake Cerknica, Predjama Castle, the Vipava Valley and Goriška Brda, then across the Karst to a swim in the Adriatic.

8 DaysDuration
410 kmDistance
6,000 mClimbing
Slovenia

What people say when they get home

★★★★★

“I’ve done a lot of organised trips and usually spend half of them wishing the route was harder. Not this one. Day three out of the Soča valley was the best riding of my life, full stop.”

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Marcus R.Boulder, Colorado
★★★★★

“The guides made it. Ours grew up two valleys over and had a story for every ruin we passed. We ate at his aunt’s place on the last night. You can’t book that.”

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Sarah K.Bristol, UK
★★★★★

“Asked them to build a custom week for six of us around Istria. They came back with a route none of us would have found in a year of looking. Already booking the next one.”

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Tom D.Melbourne, Australia
Lake Bled with its island church, seen from the wooded hillside above

The best way to know a country is to pass through it

Highlander Gravel Adventures designs custom bicycle tours in Slovenia and Croatia. We believe the best way to know a country is to pass through the landscape by bicycle while enjoying the scenery, the cuisine and the people.

We use experienced, local guides with a deep understanding of the history and traditions of their people.

Join us on a trip in 2027, or let us help you design the trip of your dreams.

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