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=== Assistant: Got it 👍 — if you’d like more time off the bike for sightseeing, food, and walking around towns, here’s a shorter 4-da… ===
Got it 👍 — if you’d like more time off the bike for sightseeing, food, and walking around towns, here’s a shorter 4-day loop with plenty of twisty scenic roads but less saddle time (4–5 hrs per day instead of 6–9).

==== Day 1: Budapest → Lake Balaton → Maribor (Slovenia) ====
* Route (backroads, no motorways): Budapest → Veszprém → Lake Balaton (north shore, through Badacsony vineyards) → Keszthely → Őrség National Park → Ptuj → Maribor.
* Distance/Time: ~320 km, 5–5.5 hrs riding
* Highlights: - Balaton’s north shore wineries & villages. - Relaxed ride through Őrség forests. - Evening wine tasting in Maribor (famous for its old vine).
* Overnight: Maribor.

==== Day 2: Maribor → Logarska Dolina → Lake Bled ====
* Route: Maribor → Mozirje → Logarska Dolina → Solčava Panoramic Road → Jezersko → Lake Bled.
* Distance/Time: ~220 km, 4–5 hrs riding
* Highlights: - Logarska Dolina (short walk to Rinka waterfall). - Solčava Panoramic Road — slower, scenic, perfect for stopping often. - Evening stroll and boat ride at Lake Bled.
* Overnight: Lake Bled.

==== Day 3: Lake Bled → Vršič Pass → Soča Valley → Kobarid ====
* Route: Bled → Kranjska Gora → Vršič Pass → Bovec → Soča Valley → Kobarid.
* Distance/Time: ~160 km, 4 hrs riding
* Highlights: - Vršič Pass (24 cobblestoned switchbacks). - Easy pace through the Soča Valley — stop for river swims or short hikes. - Kobarid Museum (WWI history) or a hike to Kozjak waterfall.
* Overnight: Kobarid (charming small town, great food).

==== Day 4: Kobarid → Bohinj → Return via Austria → Budapest ====
* Route: Kobarid → Most na Soči → Bohinj Lake (quieter than Bled) → through Kranjska Gora → cross into Austria → Villach → Gitschtal → Pinkafeld → Szombathely → Budapest.
* Distance/Time: ~420 km, 6–7 hrs (longest day, but not extreme).
* Highlights: - Morning by Bohinj Lake. - Scenic crossing back into Austria via smaller valleys. - Countryside ride back into Hungary.

===== ✅ Comparison: =====
* Adventure Loop (first plan): Longer days, Dolomites + Grossglockner included, ~500–600 km days possible. More iconic mountain roads.
* Relaxed Loop (this plan): Shorter days (160–420 km), more time for sightseeing, walking, eating, swimming. Focuses on Slovenia’s highlights + one slice of Austria.

👉 Do you want me to map both loops in GPX/Google Maps format so you can load them directly onto your phone/GPS?