Baška - Planina Mjesec (via Sveti Ivan)

Access to starting point:
From the Rupa - Rijeka / Rijeka or Zagreb - Rijeka / Rijeka motorway, we drive towards Rijeka, from there we follow the signs for Krk island. When the motorway or the fast road in the last section ends, we descend to the Krk bridge (toll 35 kun - March 2014), then continue driving towards the places Omišalj, Njivice, Malinska, Krk, Punat and Baška. After the place Punat, which we bypass on the left side, the road begins to climb steeply towards the Treskavac pass (Treskavac is a suitable starting point for some hiking tours, including the ascent to the highest peak of Krk - Obzova (569 m)). After the pass the road begins to descend and is quite winding in the continuation, it levels a bit only when we arrive in the valley. In the continuation we drive through Drago Bašćansko and Jurandvor, then we arrive at Baška. When we notice the signs for the bus parking lot we turn right and then park in the large parking lot (the parking lot is intended for both buses and personal vehicles). During the summer season, parking is paid.

Path description:
From the parking lot we return to the main road, cross it carefully, then continue in the direction of the church of sv. Ivan on a somewhat narrower asphalt road, which gradually begins to ascend. After a few minutes of ascent we arrive at a marked junction, from which we continue on the asphalt road (left Mesečev plato / Planina Mjesec via Zakam junction). A traverse ascent and 2 hairpins follow and with beautiful views of Baška, Prvić island and Krk hills we reach the parking lot below the church of sv. Ivan.
At the end of the parking lot the road turns sharply left (straight across the fence we reach the cemetery and church of sv. Ivan, from where there is a nice view towards Baška and the sea) and after some 10 meters brings us to the place where we cross the pasture fence.
Behind the fence a worse road continues to the right towards the upper part of the cemetery, we continue straight on the mule track, which moderately ascends through a pleasant pine forest that offers shade on hot days. Along the path, which ascends gently to moderately, several benches are placed where we can rest, during the ascent a nice view opens up several times towards Baška, Senjska vrata, Prvić island, the ridge of mountains west of Baška that ends with Cape Škuljica, Velebit and more. A few marked hairpins follow, then gradually from the slope we enter a more plateau-like terrain, where the path to Stražica branches off to the right, about 500 meters walk to it, we continue on the wider and well-maintained path. Further on a fairly level path brings us in a few minutes of further walking to the shelter and information boards on Mesečev plato / Planina Mjesec.

On the way: Sveti Ivan (Baška) (134m)

Trip can be extended to: Diviška (1 h 5 min)