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If you have sports and adventure spirit, set out on Makarsa Riviera on your personal bike challenge
Tourist Boards of Makarska Riviera have joined forces in project of cyclotourism development in preseason and postseason, creating brand of Makarska Rivera as a recognizable destination of active vacation. Project Cycling Roads of Makarska Riviera is a part ambitious County’s project to profile Riviera area as attractive cyclotourist destination. With promotional activities on tourist fairst throughout the world and certified bed&breakfast facilities customized for cyclists, Tourist Board of Split-Dalmatia County is happily marching forward.
Riding a bike on Makarska Riviera is possible throughout the year due to exceptionally favourable weather conditions, while autumn and spring are especially pleasant. Terrain configuration is breath-taking – these are roads that lead to sandy beaches through beautiful ambience of Nature park Biokovo, to Makarska – second biggest town of Split-Dalmatia region, and also to traditional taverns and restaurants with authentic homemade menus!
If you have sports, and of course, adventure spirit, try conquering one of attractive roads, and we have prepared some of their technical characteristics, and a few curiosities.
1. 200 BRELA TOUR Set out on 200 Brela Tour road that starts and ends in a place where Mediterranean monk seal gladly resided. Its route is Brela – Bast – Kotišina – Makarska – Promajna – Brela)! Total length of this hilly road is 43.6km (26.3 km asphalt, and 17.3 km macadam). Total ascend is 1001 m, while the highest point is on 283 metres altitude.
2.Road 240 Makarska Tour (Makarska – Veliko brdo – Kotišina – Osejava – Makarska) is of similar characteristics, except it is significantly shorter – 15.4 km. (9.2 km asphalt and 6.2 km macadam), while total ascend is 456 m and the highest point is on 283 metres altitude.
3. DO NOT MISS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL VIEW FROM THE SECOND HIGHEST PEAK IN CROATIA. True adventurists will gladly tackle 241 Biokovo Tour, which leads from Makarska, from 0 altitude to St. Jure peak on 1762 m above sea level! This ascend (of total 2262 m) is a challenge to all cyclists and it should be marked as an important accomplishment in their portfolio, and considering that it is all asphalt, it is suitable for those type of cyclists as well. Try conquering the second highest peak in Croatia!
- Asphalt-macadam road 280 Tučepi – Podgora Tour27.8 km long (asphalt 18.5 km, macadam 9.3 km) has a route: Tučepi – Podgora – Stara Podgora – Srida sela – Makarska – Tučepi. Here as well you can expect hilly type of road, while total ascend is 770m, with the highest point on 330m altitude.
- ROYAL LINE.Road 320 Igrane – Živogošće tour sets out from place where allegedly King Arthur himself was buried! Ride along roads of ancient rulers on route Igrane – Živogošće – Živogošće Blato – Živogošće Strn – Drašnice – Igrane. The road is 25.6 km long, (12.3 asphalt, and 13.3 km macadam) total ascend is 612 m with the highest point on 275 m altitude.
- 27.5 km long road 360 Drvenik-Gradac tourgoes on a route Drvenik – Zaostrog – Podaca – Brist – Gradac – Stari Gradac – Stari Zaostrog – Drvenik. It is asphalt-macadam hilly road, with total ascend of 710m and the highest point on 288 m altitude.
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