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In every country, there are a few old, abandoned railways that have lost their functionality due to the needs of modern times and have ceased to be used for transport purposes. When trains no longer ran on them, they became overgrown with vegetation. Rails were lost in the grass, tunnel portals and stations disappeared in the brush. Today, there are efforts to breathe new life into them, and so the idea was born to convert some of them into attractive cycle paths. They are not only pleasant and interesting for cyclists, but also bring them many advantages. Driving on asphalted railway bodies with a slight incline is usually easy, away from any dangerous traffic. Former railway stations set in beautiful nature flash around, and when one walks over old railway bridges and embankments, one imagines how a train used to run there and exactly the same view appeared to people looking from the windows of the carriage. And then comes the tunnel. One can feel it on one's own skin. Its coldness, humidity, darkness and light at its end... Every railway has its own story. We went on a bicycle to remember the one that once connected Poltár and Rimava Saturday. We visited its long-defunct stations, bridges and, of course, the inherent, charismatic Oždian tunnel... Route map: https://en.mapy.cz/s/heradacole Web: https://cestovatelia.wordpress.com/ Instagram: / juraj.jedinak_cestovatelia YouTube Cestovatelia: / @cestovatelia.jedinakovci Music: Mild Tempers - From Afar Music link: https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/R...