TransDinarica

05/06/2026

Dear all,
Today we are showing you something that we have been hiding for three years. Why? Because we did not want anything to happen to anyone. In 2023, the Pale - Sarajevo section on the old Ćiro railway 🚂 was deadly dangerous 😳. At that time, we heard rumors about the renovation, but we thought that it was light years away.
But the people of Sarajevo rolled up their sleeves 💪 and prepared a real cycling fairy tale, which is already available in the Trans Dinarica navigation pack 📲 for Bosnia and Herzegovina. And now, the fun part:

this Monday, June 8th at 11:00 AM, the official opening of the section with a well-maintained gravel 🚲 path, safe fences and even illuminated tunnels will take place in the Olympic Park in Pale. That's on the TD stage 10 from Sokolac to Sarajevo! Anyone who is nearby, please go and give them a round of applause on our behalf! 👏👏👏

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02/06/2026

📍 New suggested accommodation: Hotel & Restaurant Alkar 🏠, Sinj 🇭🇷

First, and perhaps most important piece of information: Hotel Alkar offers van transfers 🚐 to/from Split upon request! This is super useful for anyone starting or ending their TD adventure in Split and would like to avoid a less romantic connector stage - especially from Split up to Sinj in the summer heat 🥵. Second: the hotel has a secure bike garage with basic tools, in case you bring your bike in a box and need a place to prepare it for the trip 🚵‍♂️

👉 And here are the accommodation details: there are 55 air-conditioned rooms, two of their own restaurants 🥪 with local and international cuisine, a POOL 🏊‍♀️, and a location right in the heart of Sinj.

We're happy to see the list of proven and cyclist-friendly accommodations grow longer 😎

01/06/2026

Top 5 sights in Montenegro 📷

The official tourism website of Montenegro has published a nice article about the five most beautiful spots along the Trans Dinarica in their country. As befits a country with 'monte' 🏔️ in its name, these sights are:

- a mountain pass,
- a valley,
- a mountain lake,
- a plateau and...
- a bridge over a canyon 🙃

BTW, just yesterday we received an email from a cyclist who went from Slovenia to Turkey, and he highlighted the stage from Žabljak to Kolašin (via Sinjajevina) as one of his favorite days 🚵‍♂️

Thank you for the support, Montenegro - Wild Beauty 😎

Have you heard of the Trans Dinarica long-distance biking adventure? Discover five stages in Montenegro!

28/05/2026

You probably already saw it in our Trans Dinarica Travelers Group, but all stages in Montenegro 🏔️ are passable since last week! (stages Trsa - Žabljak and Žabljak - Kolašin). However, if you have time, take a day off in Žabljak and ride in the opposite direction of the alternative stage to the viewpoint for Sušica Canyon, it's beautiful! 😎

🧐 FYI, this exact photo was taken on MAY 11, 2024. The snow really lasted a long time in 2026 ⛄️! On the other hand, we now have very summer temperatures ☀️ (at least in Slovenia), so make sure you get up early and stay hydrated 🍼



Montenegro - Wild Beauty

21/05/2026

Our beloved Slovenia 🇸🇮 It is a pleasure for us to live and work here.

How about commenting under their post what you think about the Slovenian part of the Trans Dinarica? 😎

And a sincere thank you to the national tourist organization Feel Slovenia for promoting active experiences in our small country 🚵‍♂️

19/05/2026

🧐 Why is it important to tell locals (and the internet!) about Trans Dinarica❓

This week we added quite a few POIs 📍 to the navigation package: accommodations (one even brand new - near Kalinovik) and bike services with which you have had good experiences. Some of them were suggested by you yourself (by email, in the comments of the FB TD Travelers group...), and two came to us in less usual way:

👉 because we regularly browse🕵️‍♀️ what is written around the world about TD, we found the keyword 'trans dinarica' in a very positive comment on an accommodation on booking.com platform,

👉 we were contacted by the owner of a small mountain hut, who was told about TD by a cyclist, and is happy to host more of them (he was even interested in what special services or food cyclists might need).

We think this is a good example of the positive impact of the route on the region, and at the same time an excellent (slow but persistent 💪) increase in the quality of the navigation package itself.

(Although it is 'only' an upgrade of points, communication and editing takes quite a bit of our time and we would like to thank everyone who rewards this work by purchasing up-to-date navigation packages 🗺️)

As we wrote in the last e-news: NOW is the best time to do it. GO! 🚵‍♀️



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13/05/2026

📍 New suggested accommodation: Grand Chamois Hotel 🏠, Mavrovo 🇲🇰

Grand Chamois Hotel opened in September 2024, just a month after the launch of Trans Dinarica. Located just 1.5 kilometers from the famous partially submerged church in Lake Mavrovo 🚣‍♂️, it has its own bike storage 🚲 with the possibility of charging e-bikes.

It hosts all kinds of travellers, from cyclists and hunters to guests who come to the mountain air to pamper themselves in the sauna or ice bath. They also have their own a-la-carte restaurant, which offers everything from simple burgers, pasta and pizza to top-notch local specialties 🍽️

If you want to pamper yourself a little or relax after a day trip 🚵‍♂️ to the village of Galičnik (extremely beautiful cycling, highly recommended!), it is worth remembering 😎

📲 You can find a more detailed description and a tip for a discount for booking on the TD website and in FULL navigation packages 🗺️.

Grand Chamois Hotel & Spa

05/05/2026

An important upgrade to the TD Navi Pack 🗺️ for all early spring cyclists in Montenegro 👉

You could say: "We told you that there could still be snow in Montenegro in May! 😠 Why are you rushing up there?!"

But, we rolled up our sleeves, checked the situation with the locals, luckily got in touch with the cyclist (thanks, Rosemary 🚵‍♀️) and, ta-daa, you already have an updated version 📲 in your full navigation packages. Check the 'alternative suggestion' for stage no. 2 in Montenegro, which avoids the snowy Sedlo pass 🏔️

Have fun out there; as you can see, the alternative is no less picturesque ❤️



Durmitor Adventure

30/04/2026

⛄️ Update for everyone on the way to Montenegro: as we already reported in our e-newsletter, the road over the Sedlo pass ❌ (2nd stage in Montenegro, Trsa-Žabljak) is still covered in snow. Here's an alternative for you 👉 instead of heading south, head three kilometers back north from Trsa, then turn onto the road east towards the Sušica canyon.

You'll have a roughly similar distance and elevation gain as on the original stage, except that instead of climbing the mountain, you'll descend into a beautiful canyon; at the bottom, check out the lake, which dries up completely in early summer (and becomes a green meadow).

The road is passable 🚲, as our local partner from Durmitor Adventure confirms. Good luck!

We look forward to receiving information directly from the field 👨‍🏫

20/04/2026

Attention to everyone riding TD in Albania: we have just added a notice in the stage description about a landslide on the road to Kukes. According to Christian, the landslide is passable, but you can also avoid it by driving on the main asphalt road.

Otherwise, Albania looks wonderfully green in early spring. (When we were down there in the fall, the scene was completely different, drier.)

Christian, thanks for the update and the beautiful postcards. May the weather be on your side!



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