Cycling Trail Ćiro
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Location
Dubrovnik (Konavle)
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Duration
3 h
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Quick Info
Route difficulty: moderate
Length of route: 33km
The Ćiro route is a new cycling route, built in 2016. It runs along the renovated narrow-gauge rail line known locally as “Ćiro” – which began operating in 1901 and ran until 1968, when it was substituted by more economical modes of transport. Read about what’s waiting for you along the route and enjoy the beautiful landscapes of Konavle field. If you’re up for it, we can leave straight away!
- Available months: all months
- Available weekdays: all days
Route: Vojski Do – Mihanići – Drvenik – Gabrile – Uskoplje – Zvekovica – Močići – Čilipi – Komaji – Gruda – Karasovići
- This narrow-gauge rail line joined the numerous places and peoples of Bosnia and Hercegovina, Montenegro and Croatia. It was built by the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy at the turn of the 20th century
- The line changed hands through 5 states during its lifetime, and today you will find the remnants of stations, platforms, tunnels and bridges.
- Part of the Sarajevo – Zelenika (Montenegro) rail line passed through Konavle, and this is the part of the line you will be cycling along.
- Near Vojski Do, once the first train station in Konavle, visit one of the largest groups of Mediaeval tombstones in Croatia in the village of Brotnice. These tombstones, which bear carved scenes from the lives of the deceased, are so historically valuable that they have been placed on the UNESCO world heritage list.
- The route will lead you to a tunnel in Mihanići that is home to a colony of 2,700 bats. In order to protect these fascinating, threatened mammals, passing through the tunnel is forbidden. However, you can enjoy watching them at dusk at the resting point at the southern entrance to the tunnel.
- Along the stretch from Vojski Do to Mihanići, enjoy the magical view of Konavle field and its countless vineyards. Grapes have been grown here since the late 17th century, and the most common varieties are Merlot, Maraština and Dubrovnik Malvasia.
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Location
Dubrovnik (Konavle)