Cycling and Hiking Around Laško
With its location nestled amongst seemingly endless rolling hills and picturesque valleys - with villages and churches on every hilltop and natural wonders around every corner - Laško is the perfect base to explore the surrounding countryside either by bike or by foot. The local tourist office has already put together a detailed bi-lingual guide that includes eight different cycling routes of varying degrees of length and difficulty, which can easily be modified to provide even more flexibility. The guide includes a description of the routes, a list of places of interest to be found along the way, a graph charting the altitude and virtually fool-proof topographical maps. And no need to fret if you've left your bike at home, as the tourist office hires them out at reasonable rates (although you may want to book ahead during the high season). For avid hikers there are even more paths to choose from, and the staff at the tourist office will be happy to answer any questions about routes and also hires out trekking poles for more arduous journeys.
