Kučar Cycling Route
Follow the local road from Metlika to Semič and turn towards Gradac. There, on the meander of the Lahinja River, you will find a medieval castle. Take a break at Krupa Spring en route to Gradac. Admire the turquoise natural monument. The road from Gradac leads to the village of Prilozje where you can find an airfield and a pond. The route continues along the Kolpa River where you climb Kučar Hill, one of Slovenia's most important archeological sites. As you make your way back to Metlika, a broad-leaf forest will be your companion along the Lahinja River.
Technical description
Waypoints: Metlika-smer Krvavčji Vrh-Cerovec-Črešnjevec-Semič- Stranska vas-Klošter-Gradac-Prilozje- Krasinec-Podzemelj-Zemelj-Geršiči- Dolnje Dobravice- makadamska pot mimo deponije Bočka-Metlika
Start: TIC Metlika
- Access:
- by car or train from Novo Mesto
Length: 34 km
Time: 3.5 h
Highest point: Krvavčji Vrh, 229 m
Difficulty: Moderate
Points of interest
Metlika’s old town core (Metlika Castle, Bela krajina Museum, Slovenian Fire Fighters' Museum Metlika of dr. Branko Božič, Church of St. Nicholas), Kambič Gallery, Church of St. Martin by the plague column, open air museum and partisan hospital in Črešnjevec, source of the Krupa River, confluence of the Krupa and Lahinja rivers in Klošter, Gradac Castle, memorial room commemorating the formation of the Slovenian Red Cross in Gradac, airfield and pond in Prilozje, Camp Podzemelj by the Kolpa River, Kučar Hill (observation point, remnants of an ancient settlement, learning trail Kučar-Kolpa, earthen mounds), Parish Church of St. Martin in Podzemelj, Lahinja River, water spring in Geršiči.