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Through meanders of the Sava River to the idyllic river rafts and scattered villages of Gornja and Turopoljska Posavina
Zagreb
County
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This
route is a part of Zagreb County Cycling Network project
run by Tourist Board of Zagreb County. We are recommending
that together with this description you are using published/paper
map (scale 1:60 000) which can be obtain from office of
Tourist Board of Zagreb County, Preradovićeva 42, Zagreb,
Croatia, www.tzzz.hr. Please contact office for map delivery.
Route
description
 The route begins at the railway station in Dugo Selo 1 or at the parking lot
on Sajmišna St. From M. Gupca St., turn left onto J. Predavca
St. and continue riding southward along Rugvićka St. At
the 3 km mark of the route, you will notice the turnoff
for the Ribarska Koliba restaurant and excursion area to
the left. Nearby, just southeast of the brick factory,
you will notice two lakes that have formed in the hollows
from where clay was once dug. Continue riding cautiously
straight along the main road as the road is busier because
of the new highway exit. After the overpass across the
Ivanja Reka – Lipovac highway, you will see the Posavska
hiža restaurant on the right hand side, surrounded by the
magnificent shade of large trees. At the next intersection,
at the 6 km mark, turn left towards Rugvica, now the Dugoselska
St. On the left in the fertile plain near Rugvica, you
will see the Institute for Seed Production of the Faculty
of Agricultural Science, University of Zagreb. At the Y
intersection 2 after the BC Institute, near the chapel of the Blessed Alojzije Stepinac, turn right
down the secondary road towards the embankment. You will
enter into the centre of Rugvica with its J. Predavca Square.
Next to the fire station and the municipality building,
turn left along the embankment. This part of the embankment
is called Stara cesta (Old street). After the inhabited
part of the embankment, you will reach the gravel section
of the road that runs through the field.
 At the
10.2 km mark of the route, you will reach Novaki Oborovski.
Pass
by the Chapel of St. John of Nepomuk and at the 11.5 km
mark, you will enter the village of Preseka Oborovska.
Here the gravel road ends 3 and the main road begins, continue
riding straight along. At the 13.8 km mark of the route
4 at the Y intersection with the crucifix, after the sign
marking the entry into Oborovo, turn right off the main
road, S. Radića St., towards the embankment. At the chapel
on the right hand side of the road, you will again be riding
on a gravel road along the embankment. The lovely two-storey house, ornamented with wood carvings
is the Oborovo Veterinary Clinic established here by prof.
Oto Kćster in 1936 (his bust is diplayed before the clinic).
At the next crucifix, on the left hand side of the road,
the gravel road ends and the paved road begins again, and
Trebovećka St. turns off to the left. At the 15.5 km mark
of the route 5 you will reach the well maintained concrete
access road to the Oborovo – Vrbovo Posavsko river raft.
The raft ride lasts only a few minutes and offers you the
experience to completely enjoy and relax in the peace and
quiet of life on the river. If the raft operator is not
at the raft, call the mobile no. Please respect the raft
rules of conduct and never underestimate the river. The
river raft is usually not in function during periods of
high water. The raft drives daily (summer: 6 am to 10 pm,
winter 7 am to 9 pm).
 Before
getting on the raft, we recommend you make a short visit
to Oborovo on turnoff D . Continue
straight along the embankment along Oborovska St. and come
down onto the main road, Zagrebaćka St., into the centre
of the idyllic and interesting village
of Oborovo. An impressive monument and crypt, the work
of academic sculptor Vera Dajht-Kralj and architect Ivan
Glunčić from Zagreb dating back to 1958 stands in the park
in the centre. The crypt is a monument to the Oborovo battle
on 29 March 1944, in which about 160 soldiers (local men)
 were killed in a single day. If you continue riding towards
the centre of Oborovo, you will pass by the cemetery on
your right, while on the left the Chapel of St. Mary Dolores
(Mother of God of the Seven Sorrows) stands bordered by
two old plane trees. In the very centre is the spacious,
single nave, Baroque (1757) parish Church of St. George
and Jacob, a shop and café. After visiting Oborovo, cross
over to the southern bank of the river on the raft and
continue left down the road next to the Paloma bistro.
Many old Posavina houses stand along the embankment. In
the yards, you will see the đeram, an old well with wooden buckets on a column used to pull water up.
Pass through Stružec Posavski.
 At
the 20.3 km mark of the route, you will enter into Veleševec
(for more information
see Map 7 of the bicycle routes), an idyllic village next
to Savišće Lake with its large parish Church of St. Peter
the Apostle. This is a suitable place for a break and finding
some refreshment in the bistro and Košara shop. Turn right
onto the road through the village, after the fire station
6 , and pass by the water tower at the end of the village.
Next up is Ruća, with its houses built from a combination
of bricks and wood. In the centre of the village are the
fire station and the Chapel of St. Florien (1930). Here,
turn right on the main road in the direction of Sisak 7 .
On the left is the local cemetery and on the right is the
fish pond. After the pond, on a Y intersection, take a left
turn along the main road. Enter into the village Suša at
the 24.5 km mark of the route. Pass by the Chapel of St.
Vitus, which bears the year 1760. Continue riding past the fire station, shop and bistro, in
the direction of the embankment. At the crucifix next to
the road, turn right, and you will come onto the embankment
that offers a nice view of the river and the surrounding
area. At the 27 km mark of the route, you are in Jezero
Posavsko at the T intersection. 8 Turn left towards Desni
Dubrovćak (road to the right leads towards Sisak). At the
30.5 km mark, you will reach the Desni Dubrovćak – Lijevi
Dubrovćak river raft. 9 Experience the unique, relaxing
atmosphere of the silently winding Sava River once again,
in this rare and old-fashioned way of crossing the river.
The raft operator, from nearby Martinska Ves, is almost
always on the raft with his dog, but if he is not, call
him on his mobile no. The river raft works every day (summer:
6:30 am to 8:45 pm, winter: 6:30 am to 7 pm), except in
times of high water. In the centre of Lijevi Dubrovćak
is the Church of St. Nicholas, built after 1789. The route
continues straight along B. Radić St. After Topolje, you will cross the Sava–Lonja–Strug drainage channel.
 From
the bridge over the channel, you can almost always enjoy
a view of horses freely grazing on the green pastures
on the banks of the channel. At the 35 km mark of the route,
you will enter into Posavski Bregi, the village that has
the largest number of preserved traditional wooden houses
and outbuildings along this route. Particularly impressive
are the nearby Church of St. Maximilian (1815) and the
old wooden firefighting tower, which served as a watchtower
in case of fire. The firefighting society has been operating
here since 1896. At the Y intersection 10 in the village,
turn left from Savska St. onto Dugoselska St. Pass by the
small Gipsy community on the right, and continue riding
through the villages of Šemovec Breški, Greda Breška and
Zelina Breška, parallel to the highway. At the 40 km mark
of the route, you will enter into Trebovec, a good spot
to take a break in the café with the same name at the curve
in the village centre. Here you will also see the Chapel of St. Benedict and its cemetery, and
several traditional houses. 2 km from Trebovec, cross the
bridge across the Zelina River and enter into Ježevo after
another 1.5 km. At the 46.4 km mark of the route, you will
come onto the overpass to cross the highway. At the Y intersection
after the overpass 11, continue to the right. At the next
intersection 12, right across the street from the fire station
in Obedišće Ježevsko, turn left from the road for Leprovica
onto the gravel road towards Donja Greda. After about 1
km on the gravel, the paved road begins again at the houses.
In D. Greda continue riding straight through the village
and right after the curve, the road is again gravel.
 At
the T intersection 13, at the 48.8 km mark, turn right
onto Dugoselska St. across from house no. 1 in Črnec Dugoselski.
After leaving the village, continue through the fields and
enter the Šikovica Forest. After the bridge, you will again
come onto a poor gravel part of the tour, right to the end of the forest where the paved road B. Huzanića St. begins. Here you
will enter into the village Puhovo. A magnificent view of
Martin Breg hill and the tower of the old Church of St.
Martin will open right before you. On the southern entrance
into Dugo Selo, you will cross the railway tracks twice.
Take special caution and respect the flashing signal lights
and alarms. After 54 km, you will reach the intersection
14 with J. Zorića St. Take caution in crossing the main
road and continue straight along Šaškovećka St. At the
intersection of Šaškovećka and Domjanićeva Sts., turn left
and continue along Domjanićeva St. until the intersection
at the 55.2 km mark of the route. Here turn left onto Osjećka
St. and once again cautiously cross the main road J. Zorića
St. 15, and ride straight down along Kolodvorska St. to
the route starting point. For a nice homemade meal and
refreshment after the ride, we recommend you stop in at
the Bunćić family klet restaurant on Martin Breg or the
Dioniz restaurant in the center of Dugo Selo.
Technical
description of the route
- Start of route at the
Dugo Selo Railway Station.
- At the Y intersection after
the BC Institute, turn right off the main road near
the Chapel of the Blessed
Alojzije Stepinac, continue towards the Sava embankment
and the centre of the Rugvica municipality.
- Intersection
of the gravel road and the main road, enter onto
the main road in Preseka Oborovska. Take
caution when merging into traffic.
- At the Y intersection
with the crucifix, turn right off the main road onto
S. Radića St., towards the
embankment.
- Arrival at the well maintained concrete
access road to the Oborovo – Vrbovo Posavsko river
raft. Crossing
the Sava River from the left (northern) to the
right (southern) bank.
- In Veleševec, turn right at the
Y intersection towards Ruća, pass by the water tower.
- In
Ruća, turn right at the intersection near the Chapel
of St. Florien in the direction of Sisak
and Suša.
- At the T intersection in Jezero Posavsko,
turn left at the monument to the NOB (national liberation
battle)
onto the road running along the Sava River embankment,
in the direction of Desni Dubrovćak.
- Arrival at
the well maintained concrete access road to the Desni
Dubrovćak (Martinska Ves) –
Lijevi Dubrovćak
river raft, and re-crossing the Sava River
from right (southern) to the left (northern) bank.
- At
the Y intersection, turn left in Posavski Bregi off
the main road for Ivanić-Grad onto
Dugoselska
Street in the direction of Trebovec.
- At the
intersection after the highway overpass, continue
straight along the road to Obedišće
Ježevsko.
- At the intersection in Obedišće
Ježevsko, at the fire station, turn left onto the
gravel road towards
Donja
Greda.
- At the T intersection at house number
1, turn right onto Dugoselska Street towards
Dugo Selo.
- Intersection of the main Dugo Selo road,
Josipa Zorića Street and Šaškovećka Street.
Take caution
while
crossing the road, and continue straight
along Šaškovećka Street.
- Intersection
of Osjećka Street and the main road Josipa Zorića
Street. Take
caution while
crossing
the main
road. Continue straight along Kolodvorska
Street to the start of the route.
Cultural-historical,
ethnology and natural points of interest:
- Church of the Blessed
Virgin Mary, Kloštar Ivanić – the most significant sacral
monument of the old Ivanić history. The church and
accompanying convent was built on orders of Zagreb
Bishop Stjepan II Babonić, it is considered to have
been built in period 1227 to 1242. The church was expanded
and renovated from 1757 to 1759. It received its current
appearance and was newly consecrated in 1759. The main
altar was erected by Bishop Franjo Thansi in 1762,
and since that time, it has been a votive church. Kloštar
Ivanić parish office (for both churches), Sv. Marije
4, tel. +385 1 2831 400
- Church and Franciscan monastery
of St. John the Baptist, Kloštar Ivanić – comprises
a unique, monumental architectural
complex. According to the date engraved in the Renaissance
arch over the main church portal, the church and monastery
were built by Zagreb Bishop Luka Baretin, who completed
his work in 1508. Church tower in Kloštar, pursuant
to a decision from 1817, was chosen by Austria as the
base point for the cadastral measurements for Croatia
and Slavonia. This tower, 69 m in height, can be seem
from many neighbouring points, and therefore serves
as a starting point in the trigonometric network.
- Franciscan
apothecary (pharmacy), Kloštar Ivanić – tied to the
Franciscan monastery and one of the oldest
in this part of Croatia. There are data that this apothecary
already existed in the monastery from 1670. There is
a list of Franciscan apothecaries and surgeries. In
1742, the monastery apothecary received the status
of a public institution serving the health care needs
of the people.
- Great Well, Kloštar Ivanić – this rural
central well with interesting above-ground architecture
stands in
the centre of Kloštar. It was likely constructed, for
the needs of the Military Border (16th to 19th ct.).
The well is one of the very rare historical and architectural
monuments of its kind in northern Croatia.
- Church of
the Raising of the Holy Cross, Križ – one of the best
preserved medieval structures in central
Croatia, and a monument of the highest category. The
altar of the old church was destroyed in a fire in 1714,
so a new altar with valuable wooden sculptures was
installed in 1720. The two side altars, consecrated
to St. Rocco and St. Anthony of Padua, dating back
to 1761, are of special value. The church also contains
valuable gold artefacts from the 18th and 19th centuries.
The centuries old park around the church was restored
in 1894, according to the principles of English park
architecture. Križ parish office, Trg sv. Križa 3, tel.
+385 1 2824 747
- Church of St. Peter the Apostle, Ivanić-Grad
– Ivanić-fort’s third bishop, Ivan Bartolić, had a
new church built
in 1831. In 1866, the organ created by Antun Mćlzer
from the Czech Republic was installed. In 1909, the
interior of the church was painted by Italian painter
Leonardo Marotti. It was Zagreb Archbishop Juraj Posilović,
born in Ivanić-Grad, who deserves the most credit for
bringing Marotti here. The painted interior was restored
from 1981 to 1991. The restoration was strictly true
to the original and carried out by academic painter
Vladimir Pavlek, who also restored the cathedrals in
Đakovo and Zagreb and the Zagreb government building
(Banski dvori). The Croatian Ministry of Culture has
adopted a decree proclaiming the Church of St. Peter
as a rarity in northern Croatia due to its exceptional
interior, and the church is thus a protected monument.
Ivanić-Grad parish office, Park S. Posezija 3, tel.
+385 1 2889 030
- Chapel of St. Mary Dolores (Mother of
God of the Seven Sorrows), Oborovo – the year 1735
is written
over the entrance into the chapel, partially in Arabic
numbers and partially in Roman numerals. In the chapel,
view the stone sculpture of Mary in a red gown with
a blue cape holding the baby Jesus (1703), and the
priests of the rosary with St. Mary, St. Dominic in
his black habit and St. Catharine of Sienna in a blue
and white gown. The Baroque painting of Mary with seven
swords in her heart, as she holds her dead son at the
foot of the cross, is in line with the name of the
chapel. The motive of seven swords originates from
Flanders, and recollects the difficult moments of Mary’s
life.
- Parish Church of St. George and Jacob, Oborovo
– renovated in the Baroque style in 1757. The monumental
value of the church is even greater due to the well
preserved wooden furnishings dating back to the mid
18th century, the marble main altar with statues
of Sts. Peter and Paul, the central painting of St.
George
on the horse, with St. Jacob and the angels hovering
overhead, and the pulpit from 1760.
- Church of St.
Peter the Apostle, Veleševec (see Map 7)
- Church of
St. Nicholas, Lijevi Dubrovćak – built after 1789
when the parish was established. The
Baroque church has a preserved main altar with
3 sculptures
of saints 4 angels and an altar pale with scenes
of St. Nicholas, and the right side altar of
the Adoration
of the Magi with pale and wooden relief with
crucifix (19th ct.).
- Church of St. Maximilian, Posavski
Bregi – the parish was established in 1790, and the
church
erected in
1815. The wall paintings date back to the time
of construction. The inventory is from the
19th century,
and includes
the main altar with three wooden statues (Sts.
Maximilian, Ciril and Methodius).
Service information
Ivanić-Grad
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Ivanić-Grad
Tourist Board, Moslavaćka 13, tel. +385 1 2831 361,
turistickazajednica@ivanic-grad.hr, www.ivanic-grad.hr
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Ivanić-Grad
Town Council, Moslavaćka 13, tel. +385 1 2831 360,
poglavarstvo@ivanic-grad.hr
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Open
University & Town
Library, Moslavaćka bb, tel. +385 1 2881 689,
info@pou-ivanic-grad.hr
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Bicycle
Club Ivanić, Kundekova 2, tel. +385 1 2888 945, mob.
+385 98 288 107 (Mario
Biršić,
president),
fax. +385
1 2896 094, www.bk-ivanic.hr
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Health
Clinic and Emergency Services, Omladinska 25, tel.
+385 1 2881
493
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Ivanić-Grad
Police station, Maznica 3, tel. +385 1 2881 111
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Ivanić-Grad
railway station, Kolodvorska bb, tel. +385 1 2882
471, www.hznet.hr
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Raft
on the river Sava, Lijevi Dubrovćak–Desni Dubrovćak,
raft operator Boris Sućec,
tel. +385 44 716 017, +385 98
9898 297
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Electro
center Petek, Deželićeva 2, tel. +385 1 2888 482 (spare
parts
and
tyre shop)
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INA
petrol station, Obilaznica bb, tel. +385 1 2888 775,
www.ina.hr
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Ivanić-Grad
ATM machines – Zagrebaćka banka d.d., Trg V. Nazora
7; PPZ
d.d., Školska
2 and Omladinska
23a;
Erste & Steiermarkische
Bank d.d., Moslavaćka 1 (FINA);
HPB, Moslavaćka 14 (Post office);
Raiffeisen Bank Austria d.d.,
Moslavaćka 11
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Naftalan
Special hospital (accommodation),
Omladinska 23a, tel. +385 1
2834 555, naftalan@zg.t-com.hr, www.naftalan.hr
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Kezele
Family rural estate, Šumećani, (homemade food, wines,
accommodation,
events) tel.
+385 1 2820 496, kezele-vino@zg.t-com.hr,
www.kezele-vino.hr
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Prenoćište
restoran Ivanićanka, Trg V. Nazora, (accommodation),
tel. +385
1 2888
947, www.insula-tours.hr
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Town
Pub and Brewery Ivanić, Savska 15, tel.
+385 1 2888
840, www.aeks.hr
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SRC
Petek & Garfield
restaurant, Etanska cesta
bb, tel. +385 1 2883 070, www.ecp.hr
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Kloštar
Ivanić Municipality & Tourist
Board, tel. +385 1 2892 341, 2892 475, www.klostar-ivanic.hr
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INA
petrol station, Kralja Tomislava bb, tel. +385
1 2892 230
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Kloštar
Ivanić ATM machines – Zagrebaćka banka d.d., Kralja
Tomislava 6; Privredna banka Zagreb
d.d., Trg
svetog Ivana 1
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Janković
family rural estate, Stara Marća (homemade food, events),
tel. +385 1 2888 656, www.jankovic.hr
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Križ
Municipality & Tourist
Board, tel. +385 1 2831 510, tzkriz@tzzz.hr,
www.opcina-kriz.hr
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Forestry
Office, Kolodvorska 27, Novoselec – Križ, tel. +385
1 2897 088, sumarija-novoselec@hrsume.hr,
www.zagreb.hrsume.hr
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Educational & recreational
path in Veliki Jantak forest, 3 km long,
contact: Mr. Goran Bek, tel. +385 1 2820 716
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INA
petrol station, Svetog Križa bb, tel.
+385 1 2824 501, closed Sun.
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Petrol
station Sirovina benz, Zagrebaćka bb, tel. +385 1 2824
910,
open on Sun.
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Križ
ATM machines – Privredna banka Zagreb d.d., Trg svetog
Križa bb
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Dugo
Selo Tourist Board, A. Mihanovića 1, tel. +385 1 2751
404, tzdugoselo@tzzz.hr,
www.dugoselo.hr
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Dugo
Selo 2001 Cycling Club, Domobranska 4, tel. +385 1
2753 868, mob.: +385 98
693 276
(Dragan Mikulić-Mika), dragan.mikulic@bk-dugoselo.hr,
www.bk-dugoselo.hr
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Rugvica
Municipality, Trg J. Predavca 1, tel. +385 1 2764 220,
opcina.rugvica@zg.t-com.hr
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Dugo
Selo Health Clinic, D. Domjanića 12a, tel. +385 1 2785
500, Emergency
assistance: +385 1 2753
094,
2785 555
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Dugo
Selo XII police station, A. Mihanovića 2, tel. +385
1 2753 044,
2753 083 or 92
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Dugo
Selo railway station, M. Gupca 5, tel. +385 1
2753 277,
timetable:
www.hznet.hr
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BELI
tire repair shop, car wash, J.
Predavca 26,
Dugo
Selo, tel.
+385 1 2751 254,
open 8 am to 5 pm
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D.
Selo ATM machines – Zagrebaćka banka,
J. Zorića 17,
Kolodvorska 1, Zagrebaćka 108
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Raft
on the Sava River,
Oborovo
– Vrbovo
Posavsko, raft operator
Damir
Obrstar,
tel. +385 1 2761
129, mob.
+385
98 376
517
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Ribarska
koliba
restaurant
(Ciglana
fish
ponds), Rugvićka
bb,
tel. +385 1
2753
393, www.buncic.hr
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Dioniz
restaurant, J.
Zorića 31,
Dugo Selo,
tel. +385
1 2759 760,
restoran.dioniz@email.t-com.hr
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Posavska
hiža
restaurant, Dugoselska
28, Rugvica,
tel. +385
1 2760 602,
Mon. to
Sun. 7 am
to 11
pm
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Guest-house
with
rooms Ježevo,
Ježevećka 3d,
Rugvica, tel.
+385 1 2775
688, spenava@inet.hr
Authors:
Lidija Mišćin and Robert Rigo
Published: December 2007.
If
you notice any changes on route, which are not introduce
in route description, please inform us about changes
on email: rigo@pedala.hr
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Map:
TZZZ
map 9
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Starting point:
Dugo Selo
Destination point:
Dugo Selo
Distance:
55 km
Total ascent:
84 m
Max elevation:
119 m
Riding time:
4 hours
Level:
2/5
Type of surface:
asphalt/gravel
Resting points:
Veleševec, Posavski Bregi, Ježevo
Note:
Route is not marked with markings for bicyclists.
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