Mountain walking and trekking guide to Croatia - Europe

More images

Download (PDF)

Information Sheet

Availability

Published

11 Jun 2010

Edition

Second

ISBN

9781852846145

Size

17.2 x 11.6 x 1.7cm

Weight

330g

Pages

272

Originally Published

11 Jun 2010

Walking in Croatia

by Rudolf Abraham

Mountain walking and trekking guide to Croatia, Europe with walks in the Dinaric Alps (Gorski Kotar and Velebit), Istria, Slavonia, the islands (Pelješac, Korcula, Mljet, Hvar, Brac, Lošinj and Cres) and around Zagreb. 26 routes from easy day walks to treks and via ferrata over varied terrain. Includes full background information and hut directory. More...

Buy from Cicerone

Printed Book

£14.00

Adobe Digital eBook (more)

£14.00

Printed Book + eBook SAVE £7.00

£21.00

Other eBook formats (more information)

Kindle

Seasons

Spring, summer and autumn are all fine – but routes near the coast such as Mosor can become Read More... extremely hot in July/August; winter also possible, turning the uplands into a beautiful snow-bound landscape, and waterfalls into cascades of ice.

Centres

Zagreb for Medvednica and Samobor; Osijek for Kopacki rit; Gornja Klada, Karlobag and Read More... Starigrad-Paklenica for Velebit; Delnice for Gorski kotar; Split for Mosor; Makarska for Biokovo; Korcula, Bol and Cres for the islands.

Difficulty

Routes range from easy, straightforward rambles on the islands and in well-known national parks, Read More... to extended and at times quite stern mountain routes, with some (frequently avoidable) scrambling. Some cabled and pegged sections; single- and multi-day options.

Must See

Northern Velebit, in particular Rožanski kukovi and the area around Zavižan, for its outstanding Read More... karst scenery; Gorski kotar for its beautiful forested mountains; Pelješac and Hvar for high routes with amazing views on the coast and islands.

Ranging from gently sloping, forested hills to rugged tops and limestone crags, and reaching their most spectacular in the massifs collectively known as the Dinaric Alps, Croatia’s mountains offer the walker a landscape of magnificent grandeur in which to roam.

This guide describes day walks and treks in all the main hiking areas, from the mountains along the coast and taking in several islands to further inland.

routes from easy 3km strolls to strenuous hut-to-hut mountain routes
full background on the history and wildlife and detailed glossary and list of mountain hut facilities