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Mountain ranges / Dinara and Lika / Zir / Trkulji - Zir

Trkulji - Zir

Starting point: Trkulji (610 m)
Starting point Lat/Lon: 44.4344°N 15.6168°E 
Destination: Zir (850 m)
Time of walking: 45 min
Difficulty: difficult marked way
Difficulty of skiing: no data
Altitude difference: 240 m
Altitude difference (by path): 260 m
Map:
Author: Marx
Views: 1,280
Trip rating: 4 votes
Number of pictures: 29
Access to starting point:
We leave the highway Zagreb-Split at exit Gornja Ploča. We go in the direction of Udbina, but only about hundred meters from the toll station, where we go right in the direction of Lovinac and then at the next crossroad we go again right (after the crossroad there is a small bridge with a blue fence). At the next crossroad, we go left on a macadam and then through the underpass below the highway. From here on, every next crossroad is marked with tourist signposts, and also the orientation is easy because Zir is exactly in front of us. We park on an appropriate place at the turning point for buses, a little before the village Trkulji.
Path description:
From the starting point, we quickly get to the village Trkulji, where a red signpost points us into the forest, where we are at first gently ascending towards the west. When we leave the forest, the path turns towards the south, and then through a meadow we ascend back into the forest. Here we go past the entrance into a cave, which continues below hill and ends with a large underground lake. Above the entrance into a cave, we again leave the forest, and the path turns towards the east and becomes technically a little more demanding, and grounding more rocky. Next follows a steep ascent and we soon reach the secondary peak, from which an outstanding view opens up on Ličko polje.
From the secondary peak follows a light descent to a smaller saddle between the both peaks, where mainly in wet there is a greater danger of slipping. The path ahead takes us on the northern slopes, where the path becomes technically demanding, and it leads us through a low forest and lane of bushes. On this part we get some help from steel cables, which are in bad condition (data from the year 2020), and the most difficult part is a rock before we step out of the forest on the upper slope of the mountain. Here we at first bypass the peak on the right side, and then we ascend on a footpath to the panoramic peak.
The peak isn't very ample, there is enough space for around 10 people. Despite a relatively low altitude, the peak offers a very nice view towards all sides.
The described path I don't recommend in wet.
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