Turn your pedals along the marsh or flat land cycling route, which runs from Slovenska Bistrica, via Laporje, past Studenice, to Makole and over Štatenberg and Ložnica near Makole and back to Slovenska Bistrica. There are a variety of routes to choose from.
Let’s start the tour …
… in front of Slovenska Bistrica castle or in the square Trg svoboda. Set off along the road Kolodvorska cesta and go over the motorway flyover.
… by heading across the plain to the famous Napast tavern and farm, where you can make your first stop or even go horse riding. The route then continuesto Laporje, where rising above the valley the road zigzags uphill, from where there is a wonderful view of the plain Dravsko polje. Going downhill past the St. Urban’s chapel, the route then descends to the main road. Around the first corner the famous Studenice monastery can already be seen. The route thencontinues towards Makole. A winding road alongside the Dravinja riverbed leads through Globoko village, where on the left, proudly standing on a hill, is Štatenberg mansion.
If you decide to visit the mansion then after sightseeing return to the main road or continue along the crest down the wine road to Kočno, where you can also go on the "valley" variant through Pečke and Ložnica near Makole. From here there are only 9 more kilometres of flat land cycling back to Slovenska Bistrica.