Start your ride from Severin na Kupi to Brod na Kupi, two settlements with the Kupa river in their name, in the birthplace of Croatian poet Ivan Goran Kovačić. On your way to his home village of Lukovdol, you will instantly see what inspired so many of his works. Creativity is certainly in the air, and it will overcome you in Plemenitaš, where true Gorski Kotar works of art are made. Inspiration may be coming from the Orlova Stijena viewpoint, which will certainly take your breath away – and not because of the ascent to get there – but rather its magnificent view of the Kupa river, to which you will cycle via Brod Moravice. The section ends in Brod na Kupi, whose centre proudly houses the Zrinski Castle with its “Wilderness with a Sea View” permanent exhibition and the Routes of the Frankopans Interpretation Centre.