Walks and Treks in Croatia

Map key

Overview map

Introduction

Geography and geology

History

Architecture, art and culture

Wildlife and plants

Climate

Getting to Croatia

Visas

Getting around

Accommodation

Food and drink

Language

Money

Postal services and telecommunications

Equipment

Maps

Walking and trekking in Croatia

What to do in an emergency

Using this guide

Part 1 Walks around Zagreb

Route 1 Grafičar, Sljeme

Route 2 Vrh Sljeme

Route 3 Veternica Cave

Route 4 Samoborsko gorje

Part 2 Istria and the Opatija Riviera

Route 5 Vrh Učka

Route 6 Pazinska jama

Part 3 Gorski kotar

Risnjak National Park

Route 7 Vrh Risnjak

Route 8 River Kupa source

Route 9 Risnjak, Snježnik and Hahlić trek

Skrad and Fužine

Route 10 Vražji prolaz (‘the devil’s throat’) and Zeleni vir

Route 11 Burnji Bitoraj

Route 12 Bajersko jezero and Vrelo cave

Velika kapela

Route 13 Bjelolasica, Bijele stijene and Samarske stijene trek

Route 14 Klek

Part 4 Velebit

Northern Velebit National Park and Central Velebit

Route 15 Mali Rajinac, Veliki Zavižan and Botanički vrt

Route 16 Northern Velebit and Central Velebit trek

Paklenica National Park and Southern Velebit

Route 17 Anica kuk

Route 18 Manita peć

Route 19 Južni Velebit (southern Velebit) and Paklenica trek

Part 5 The Dalmatian Hinterland

Route 20 Dinara trek

Route 21 Krka National Park

Route 22 Plitvice Lakes National Park

Part 6 Central Dalmatia

Route 23 Mosor trek

Route 24 Kozjak

Route 25 Biokovo traverse trek

Part 7 Southern Dalmatia

Route 26 Sniježnica (Ilijin vrh)

Route 27 Sveti Ilija (Pelješac)

Appendix A Route summary table

Appendix B Gateway cities – Zagreb, Rijeka, Zadar, Split

Appendix C Useful contacts

Appendix D Croatian language notes and glossary

Appendix E Other hiking areas in Croatia

Appendix F Further reading

Croatia’s major mountain areas are covered by two detailed (1:25,000 or 1:30,000) series of maps, one published by the mountain rescue service, HGSS (www.hgss.hr), and the other by SMAND (www.smand.hr). They give accurate topographical detail (with contour lines drawn to 25m), and mark both paths and huts. The relevant sheet number is given at the beginning of each route in this guide.

These maps are available in the UK from The Map Shop (www.themapshop.co.uk), and can be ordered online. The maps are also readily available from bookshops in Zagreb, and from hiking clubs and huts, and usually retail at about 45–55Kn.

Some of the national parks and nature parks produce their own maps, including Plitvička jezera, Paklenica, Risnjak, Lonjsko polje, Papuk and Medvednica. More general maps include the Freytag & Berndt series covering the coast in a number of sheets (1:100,000), but note that while OK for planning trips around the islands, these are definitely not suitable for hiking. These maps do not accurately locate paths, while the inclusion of huts and springs is frequently highly misleading or inaccurate, because a number of the huts have been closed for a number of years (or require advance booking if you are to find them open at all), and a number of springs dry up over the summer.

Tourist information offices generally do not carry maps suitable for hiking – a notable exception being the map available free from the tourist information centre in Orebić.

Finally, a number of Croatian language hiking guides include fairly detailed maps.

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