News and warnings

In the municipality of Radlje ob Dravi, between Zg. Vižinga and the Water park, the construction of the new 1,5 km long section of the Drava cycling route has begun, with the Slovenian Infrastructure Agency as the investor.

Due to the construction of the Ormož border crossing, road closures at the border crossing are planned until September 20, 2019. Take note of the detour for motor vehicles.

The Municipality of Ruše concludes the construction of the largest bridging object on the Drava cycling route between Ruše and Bistrica ob Dravi. The cycling route on this section is scheduled to be completed by June 30, 2019.

We are looking forward to it!

This year, the fourth Drava Festival will take place from May 18th to July 14th, 2019. This year’s festival will also be a conglomerate of unified experiences promoting educational and environmental as well as recreational and tourist eventsa long the river Drava.

In 2019, the summer cycling train will drive twice a day on Saturdays between June 22 and August 31, as well as during the holidays on May 1 and 2, June 25 and August 15.

The Municipality of Ruše concludes the construction of the largest bridging object on the 6 km long Drava cycling route between Ruše and Limbuš, with the Slovenian Infrastructure Agency as the investor.

Zakaj se ne bi na kolesarski spektakel leta v Mariboru odpeljali kar s kolesom in to po Dravski kolesarski poti!

27. in 28. aprila bo Maribor prizorišče največjih in najprestižnejših tekmovanj v svetu gorskega kolesarstva. Maribor bo gostil otvoritvena tekmovanja serije svetovnega pokala Mercedes Benz UCI Moutain Bike World Cup 2019.

The first international meeting of Slovenian and Croatian stakeholders in the Drava River area, which took place on Thursday, November 8th, 2018, at the Kulturni dom (Cultural Centre) in Miklavž na Dravskem polju.

The Partnership for the Drava Cycling Route, in cooperation with the Initiative for Drava, is organizing an international event titled "DRAVA AS AN OPPORTUNITY", which aims to connect organizations and individuals, who are working in the area of sustainable tourism development and Drava River preservation in Slovenia and Croatia.

On World Tourism Day, which is celebrated this year in the European Week of Sport, we will cycle along the Drava Cycling Route. We will meet on Thursday, September 27th, 2018 at 11 am in front of the Old Vine House in Lent, Maribor.

In the municipality of Muta, in August 2018, the construction of a 1.5 km long section of the Drava Cycling Route between Spodnja Muta and Tuš and the connection to the Vuzenica bridge began. The main investor of the project is the Slovenian Infrastructure Agency (DRSI).

In cooperation with the Slovenian Infrastructure Agency (DRSI), the Podvelka Municipality in August 2018 rearranged 900 m of separated paved cycling route in Brezno. This section is a new planned part of the Drava Cycling Route, which will take place directly along the Drava River.

The construction of the first 2 km section of the Drava Cycling Route in the Municipality of Ruše, whose main investor is the Slovenian Infrastructure Agency (DRSI), is almost finished.

The Drava Cycling Route has a new, 30-kilometre long section between Maribor and Ptuj, which runs along the right river bank through Miklavž, Starše and Hajdino. The new stage is a more gradual and more traffic-friendly alternative to the existing section that leads through Malečnik and Duplek.

The new section, which runs through the municipalities of Miklavž na Dravskem polju, Starše and Hajdina, will be presented and put into use - to cyclists, on Thursday, July 12th, 2018, between 11.00 am and 1.00 pm on the platform at NK Rošnja - Loka.

Today from Pliberk we started a 6-day biking trip, with which we conclude the 3rd Drava Festival.

The 3^rd Drava Festival, which will last until July 15^th, 2018, will offer more than 70 educational, environmental and recreational-tourist events organised by various associations and organisations on and along the Drava River. The entire festival programme can be found at www.dravafestival.si.

The new King of the Drava turned out to be ornithologist Dr. Damijan Denac, Director of DOPPS-Birdlife Slovenia and LIVE DRAVA project manager, who, together with his partners, contributed to the restoration of the river ecosystem of the lowland part of the Drava River in Slovenia.

Minister of Infrastructure, Dr. Peter Gašperšič, visited the Drava Cycling Route on April 6^th, 2018, during regular visits on the field by bicycle, at which Slovenian Infrastructure Agency (DRSI) this year finished setting up new information boards.

In the Municipality of Ruše, the Slovenian Infrastructure Agency (DRSI) started building a 4.5 km long cycling route between Maribor and Ruše as part of the Drava Cycling Route.

In 2018, the Drava Cycling Route became 7 km richer with a new route. Cyclists can now cross the Fala HPP and cycle on the Apple Trail (Jabolčna pot) in Selnica ob Dravi and further towards Ruše. This new part is an extremely attractive route that allows the cyclist to ride over the Fala HPP, a landmark unique to Slovenia.