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The photo is just for the cover :)

Has anyone cycled through Bosnia and Herzegovina? I'm planning my next solo trip and I'm thinking of going from Belgrade to Sarajevo, crossing the border at Bajina Basta Water Power Plant one way, after visiting Sarajevo it looks like I can cross the border at Bijelina. Most of the videos on YouTube are about cycling back through Croatia, but this is not an option for me due to visa restrictions... The whole route (~700km with +-8500m of altitude difference) looks like an interesting challenge and a great opportunity to get to know BiH.

But I have a lot of general questions about road quality, driver culture in relation to cyclists, water accessibility, etc. I'm also worried about the mountains near Sarajevo: from the border to Sarajevo and from Sarajevo to Tuzla. How good are these mountain roads for cycling? Is it possible to zigzag on the most difficult climbs?

Thanks in advance!

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[–] Denvil@lemmy.one 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The only thing I know about Bosnia and Herzegovina is that there are a lot of landmines, be careful

[–] mosscap@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I believe this guy cycles through Bosnia in this video as part of the Transcontinental ride, and he doesn't have many good things to say about the drivers/roads but he does say its beautiful https://youtu.be/iDdatMmczsg?feature=shared

[–] sem@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago