Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
(Adrenalinski Park Pohorje; 031 655 665, 220 88 21; adult/child from €17/15)
A re-
creational area with all manner of towers, high-rope courses, swings and beams near Koča
Luka, midway between the two cable-car stations.
Biking
Cycling is an ideal way to explore the back roads and trails of the Maribor Pohorje. The
TIC offers the 1:100,000
Pohorje Cycling Map
and the simple but useful
Kolesarske Poti
na Mariborskem Pohorju (Cycle Trails in the Maribor Pohorje)
. The sport centre rents
GT DHI Pro mountain bikes (per four hours/day €40/50) from the lower cable-car station.
Bike Park Pohorje
( 040 645 054, 220 88 25; adult/child with bike half-day €19/14, full day €23/17)
Operated by Pohorje Sport Centre, this excellent park starts at 1050m next to the upper
cable-car station (
Click here
)
and wends its way down 4km through the forests, with
more than 30 different obstacles such as table-tops, banks, step-downs and jumps up to
6m.
CYCLING
Horse Riding
You can rent horses from
Koča Koča
( 040 216 089)
, a restaurant in a hut 50m from
the upper cable-car station (
Click here
)
, for €4 if you are content to twirl around the pad-
dock three times, or €13/60 per hour/five hours to take one out on the trails. A trip in a
horse-drawn coach will set you back €25/40 per half-hour/hour.
Skiing
Maribor Pohorje Ski Grounds
( 603 65 53;
www.pohorje.org
; day pass adult/child/student & senior €28/18/24)
Maribor Pohorje ski grounds stretch from Hotel Habakuk (336m) near the lower cable-car
station to Žigartov Vrh (1347m) west of Hotel Areh. With 80km of slopes, 36km of cross-
country runs and 20 ski lifts and tows (plus gondola), this is Slovenia's largest ski area.
Ski-equipment rentals are available from the upper cable-car station, and there's a ski and
snowboarding school as well.
SKIING
Festivals & Events
Women's World Cup Slalom and Giant Slalom Competition
SPORTS
