Hiking trails

General information

THE PROCLAMATION DATE: October 19^th, 1949

THE HIGHEST PEAKS: Vaganski vrh (1757 m a.s.l.) and Sveto brdo (1753 m a.s.l.)

INTERNATIONAL DESIGNATIONS:

- Velebit Mountain Biosphere Reserve (UNESCO MaB), February 10^th, 1978
- Ecological network NATURA 2000 December 1^st, 2014
- UNESCO World Heritage Site, July 7^th, 2017

"Manita peć" Cave

Among 115 speleological objects so far known in the Paklenica National Park, Manita peć is the most famous among the visitors, as it is the only show cave made accessible to the public through guided visits. The cave's broad chambers and the beauty of its speleothems have been enchanting visitors since 1937. It is located at an altitude of 570 m a.s.l, and the walk up from the parking lot at Velika Paklenica takes about 1.30 h.

Hiking trails

Hiking is the only way to truly get to know Paklenica. The Park area contains 150-200 km of trails and paths, from those characterized as tourist trails - leading from Velika Paklenica canyon to Manita peć cave, Lugarnica foresters house and Paklenica Mountain hut, to those characterized as hiking trails - leading to the highest peaks of the Velebit Mountain.

Climbing site

Paklenica National Park is the most visited climbing center in Croatia, also popular outside Croatia. The close proximity of seawater gives this climbing site a special charm, making Paklenica Riviera an ideal place to combine climbing and water sports. Today, there are about 500 well-equipped marked routes of different difficulty and length (from grade 3 to 8b+), set in the carbonate rocks, so each climber can find something to his/her liking.

Hiking trails

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The trails in the Park are marked with red and white signs while trail crossings are marked with direction boards.

Please remember, you should consider the time necessary to return from the route if following the proposed hiking trails.

While planning a route and while hiking, where possible, we recommend you to try out the Interactive hiking map of Croatia (developed by Croatian Mountaineering Federation) where you can download .gpx trace of every marked hiking trail: Interactive Hiking Map of Croatia

PROPOSED HIKING TRAILS IN PAKLENICA NATIONAL PARK

KanjonVP Lugarnica Pldom KanjonVP Manita peć Manita peć Vkuk kanjon Mala Paklenica Velika Paklenica Pl dom Buljma Struge PlDom Crni vrh Velika močila kanjonVP Pl dom Ivine vodice Sveto brdo Vlaški grad Struge Vaganski vrh Lipa staza kanjon Struge Vaganski vrh SvBrdo Ivine vodice

We recommend the NP Paklenica Tourist and Trekking Map (published by Croatian Mountain Rescue Service) for hiking in the Paklenica National Park.