Pošip ride (Korčula 2025)
Info
- Date: 2025-07-23
- Distance: 80.97 km
- Elevation Gain: 1697.0 m
- Moving Time: 5:27:32
- Elapsed Time: 6:11:10
- Pošip ride (Korčula 2025) on Strava
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Description
Fun ride in duo to Pupnat, via Marmont path then we split, she went back I blasted further.
The downhill towards Pupnatska luka has become almost a gravel highway, long gone is the bushy single trail at the bottom. That explains the difference in the descent speed.
Mostly paved path towards Zavlatica.
The Pošip road leads us to the monument to this local wine. It was discovered there and it was the first officialy protected Croatian wine. I had to create a quick detour. There was a sign with dog pictured stating “proceed if you think you are faster”. I did thought that for a second, but regretted the decision almost immediately as I saw the dog from the photo in all of his dogness. We exchanged looks and I did my math, it will eat me alive. So I turned around and was pretty fast, at least as far the dog is concerned, he/she did not follow.
The gravel fire roads to Brna were wonderful, amazing views towards Lastovo. This part is the most isolated I have ever felt on Korčula. My first pit-stop in local market. Just as I exited the shop, the power went out, so I got pretty lucky there. After reloading, I have blasted the stair set to amuse elderly locals drinking there.
Road ascend to Smokvica, through the wineyards again, to gravel ascend over the island. Here I did some deep digging, heat did its part, but I really took care of my liquids so in the end it was okay.
Descend to Babina on gravel, nice bike service station there. Pushing until another shop stop in Račišće, probably the worst shop on the whole island. At least you can enjoy your drink on the nearby seaside bench. Legs were hurting, so for the first time I put some music on while riding. What else could I pick than the prince of darkness himself, so to the tunes of Ozzy, I had some fun towards Žrnovska banja. I felt okay, so went uphill to Žrnovo, to try the Saint Martin trail again, this time after a few hours on the bike. It was amazing, speed solves a lot of obstacles on the trail, but the bushes hurt a lot.
Somewhere there legs started to complain some more with cramps, but only the road to Korcula town was in front of me.
My biggest Korčula ride to date, great success! Also of this season in general.
Fueling:
- 1l SIS go drink
- 1l Powerade blue
- 0.33l Burn
- 2.75l water
- 0,5l Ozujsko
- 0,33 Coca- Cola
- 0,5l Monster VR46
- Snickers
- Sandwich
- 3x 45g Nduranz gel
- 1x Banana
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