Parking at chapel - Balinovac (via Velika Kosa)
Starting point: Parking at chapel (1520 m)
Path name: via Velika Kosa
Time of walking: 45 min
Difficulty: easy marked way
Difficulty of skiing: partly demanding
Altitude difference: 82 m
Altitude difference (by path): 150 m
Map: Sjeverni Velebit 16a
Access to starting point:
From highway Zagreb - Split we go to the exit Otočac. We follow the road ahead towards the village Krasno and Sjeverni Velebit. Considerably winding road through a village Švica brings us in Krasno, where the road from Senj joins (possible also access from this side). In Krasno we continue towards signs nacionalni park Sjeverni Velebit and Dom Zavižan. The road which then becomes a macadam brings us to the entrance in the park, where an entrance fee has to be paid. Further, we drive on the road which brings us to a crossroad at the chapel, where we park on a parking lot.
Path description:
From the parking lot, we continue towards the mountain hut Dom Zavižan on an asphalt road to a small saddle between Vučjak and Velika Kosa, where a nice view opens up towards the sea. Here we leave the road and go left on a grassy slope towards the summit. After few minutes of walking on a grassy slope path brings us to the summit Velika Kosa.
From the top, we descend on a marked path downwards towards Balinovac. The path, which descends for some time, then leads us to a larger meadow, after which the path takes us into more rocky terrain. A little below the summit, the path brings us to a three-meter-high chimney, which is secured with an iron spike. The passage isn't difficult but the caution is necessary, if we have a kid with us. Further, follows only few steps of walking to the scenic summit.
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