Vlašić Pass Climb — Travnik to the Vlašić Road

The Vlašić Pass Climb is a compact mountain ride with an outsized reward. It starts in Travnik — the Ottoman-era vizier capital, with its fortress ridge and coloured minarets — and climbs out of the Lašva valley onto the road that runs up the Vlašić massif toward the high pastures around Paljenik and the mountain tourism area. The road is paved and steadily rising, with meadow views opening as the town falls away behind. This is riding for the climb itself and the mountain plateau at the top: short, cool, and easily combined with the Vrbas and Pliva Ride or a Travnik food stop. Weather turns fast on the upper section — fog and wind are common even in summer, and the road holds shade-ice early in the season.