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Opicina Obelisk – Branica Valley loop from Villa Opicina / Opčine

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Italy

Friuli Venezia Giulia

Trieste

Opicina Obelisk – Branica Valley loop from Villa Opicina / Opčine

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Opicina Obelisk – Branica Valley loop from Villa Opicina / Opčine

03:12

68.4km

830m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 2, 2026

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Start point

Train Station

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2.15 km

Opicina Obelisk

Highlight • Monument

The obelisk that stands at the top of the Strada Nuova per Opicina (the so-called Napoleonic) was erected to celebrate the construction of this road. Designed by Biagio Valle, it was commissioned in 1834 and should have been delivered on 22 October 1838, the date on which the visit to Trieste of the emperor Ferdinand I was scheduled. then the breaking of the cart that transported it from the Zagorsko quarry of Monrupino, then problems with the winch used to erect it. Even the planned visit of the Emperor to Trieste did not take place, so much so that the obelisk was only completed on March 30, 1839.

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15.2 km

Bosco di Prepotto / Praprovški gozd

Forest

20.2 km

Water Fountain at Market Fama Gorjansko

Highlight • Rest Area

Water station in the center of village. There is no water in winter.

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29.9 km

Gozdni rezervat Nad Braniškim gradom

Nature Reserve

33.5 km

Branica Valley

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Road through the valley of the river Branica. The road is in good condition (6/10). The advantage is beautiful nature and above all very little traffic. If you go from the direction of Branik and continue towards the Karst (Kobdilj, Štanjel, Komen, Sežana), turn right and continue the path. The slope towards Kobdili is less steep than from Branik towards Štanel along the main road, so this variant is more suitable if we have travel bags on bicycles.

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48.1 km

Štanjel

Highlight • Settlement

60.2 km

Preval Prelovec

Mountain Pass

61.7 km

Monrupino Border Crossing

Highlight • Structure

Nice road through the Slovenian vineyards - just after the Italian-Slovenian border

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62.9 km

Monrupino Sanctuary (Tabor)

Highlight • Religious Site

Very nice panoramic point:
To the south the karst plateau up to Socerb (S. Servolo) and to mount Slavnik (Taiano). To the west the Adriatic Sea with the mouth of the Isonzo, Grado and Barbana. To the east the Nanos, a little further to the left the Čaven and the Ternova plateau (Trnovo)

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64.1 km

Torrioni of Monrupino

Highlight • Natural Monument

The Torrioni di Monrupino are singular formations, more than 10 meters high, made up of blocks of limestone (from the lower-upper Cretaceous age p.p.145-65,000,000 years ago).
They constitute a truly unique testimony as they are wrecks, which have remained isolated due to the dissolutive action of the meteoric waters on the more soluble surrounding rocks of the ancient karst surfaces.
More information here:
percorsiprovinciats.it/home/dettagliomap/572

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68.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

62.4 km

4.97 km

1.06 km

Surfaces

67.8 km

453 m

139 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (390 m)

Lowest point (80 m)

Weather

Tuesday 19 May

24°C

10°C

35 %

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Opicina Obelisk – Branica Valley loop from Villa Opicina / Opčine

Opicina Obelisk

Water Fountain at Market Fama Gorjansko

Branica Valley

Štanjel

Monrupino Border Crossing

Monrupino Sanctuary (Tabor)

Torrioni of Monrupino

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