Description
Bike Park Kranjska Gora is Slovenia's first dedicated mountain bike park, set within the Kranjska Gora ski resort at the foot of the Julian Alps. It has had a major revival since MTB Republic took over operations in 2025: around 20km of green to black graded trails, plus a dedicated beginner area, dropping roughly 300 vertical metres from the top of the Vitranc chairlift.
The Trails
The park covers around 20km of trails graded green to black across roughly 300 vertical metres, served by the Vitranc 1 chairlift to the top of the main network and a second lift up to the Brsnina beginner area. The named sections include:
- Family Flow: the green-marked easiest way down, from the top of the park past the forest sections to Brsnina or the base of the chairlift.
- DH Veetranz: the park's main downhill track, which hosts national and international downhill races most years.
- Air Line: a machine-built jump section.
- Evil Eye: steeps, roots and rocks through the forest.
- North Shore: a newly built forest section of wooden features.
- Sand Box: turns and safe jumps at the bottom of the park.
- Brsnina: a beginner area with its own lift, for riders who aren't ready for the main chairlift.
Admission and Prices
Riding here needs a lift ticket: a day pass costs EUR 42, covering the chairlift and bike transport. MTB Republic, which runs the park's rental and coaching, hires downhill and enduro bikes from EUR 55 for four hours or EUR 75 for a full day, with protective gear from EUR 15 for four hours or EUR 25 for a full day.
Prices are correct as of September 2026 but subject to change, so check current rates on the venue's website before you visit.
Guides, Shuttles and Hire
The chairlift is the uplift here, included in the day ticket, so there's no separate shuttle to arrange for the bike park itself. MTB Republic runs the park's own rental and coaching from the valley station, and a couple of village-based operators offer wider valley touring on mountain bikes and e-bikes if you want to ride beyond the lift-served trails.
- MTB Republic: the bike park's own operator, hiring downhill, enduro and e-bikes with protective gear, and running one-to-one and group coaching from the valley station.
- Julijana: mountain bike, e-mountain bike and gravel bike hire, with guided half-day, full-day and multi-day cycling tours around Kranjska Gora, based on Borovลกka cesta.
- Bike Kekec: guided cycling excursions and e-bike hire around Kranjska Gora and the surrounding valley, based at Smerinje.
Some of these operators publish little online, so contact them before you travel to check they're running. Prices are correct as of September 2026 but subject to change, so check current rates with the operator.
Getting There from the UK
Flying is the realistic option for Kranjska Gora. Ljubljana Joลพe Puฤnik is the closest airport, around 65km and a little over an hour by road. Klagenfurt, across the Austrian border, is a similar distance and drive time. Venice and Treviso, in Italy, are both a little over 200km away, roughly two and a half to three hours by road, and Trieste is around 150km, about two hours. Transfers run from all of them, but services thin out in the shoulder season, so check ahead.
Overland by rail is a long trip: Eurostar to Paris or Brussels, then onward via Munich, Salzburg and Villach, or a night train, towards Jesenice, the nearest railway station to Kranjska Gora, with a local bus or taxi for the final stretch. Journey times vary a lot by connection, and bikes typically need to be booked or bagged on the high-speed legs, so check each operator's current bike policy before you travel.
Driving from Calais or the Channel Tunnel is around 1,300km, in the region of thirteen hours on motorways, typically via Belgium, Germany and Austria through the Karavanke tunnel, or via Italy. Austria and Slovenia both require a paid motorway vignette, so budget for that alongside fuel and tolls.
When to Go
The lift-served season runs roughly from late May to late September: weekends only in the shoulder weeks either side, then daily from late June to the end of August. Late June to August is the most reliable window for full daily opening, and the shoulder weekends can close for weather or events, so check the operator's site before travelling in May or September. The Veetranz downhill track hosts national and international downhill races most years, so expect the park to be busier, or occasionally closed to the public, around race dates.
Kranjska Gora sits at the foot of the Julian Alps, close to the Italian and Austrian borders, so conditions at altitude can turn quickly even in summer. Pack a waterproof layer and check the forecast before heading up.
Where to Stay
Kranjska Gora itself is the obvious base: the bike park's valley station is a short walk or drive from the village centre, and the resort has hotels, guesthouses, apartments and campsites to suit most budgets. Riders combining the bike park with wider riding often use Kranjska Gora as a hub for day trips towards Planica and the Triple Border area, where Slovenia, Italy and Austria meet. If you're building a longer Slovenian mountain biking trip, Maribor Bike Park Pohorje and Velika Planina are both a few hours' drive away and worth combining with a Kranjska Gora stop.
Getting Here
The bike park's valley station and main car park are on Borovลกka cesta in the centre of Kranjska Gora, with toilets, a cafe, a bike wash and a bike shop at the base. By public transport, take the train to Jesenice, then a local bus on to Kranjska Gora.
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