Glavaš - Planinsko zavetišče Martinova Košara

Access to starting point:
a) Leave the A1 motorway at the Sveti Rok exit. Continue towards Gračac. In Gračac, turn left and then right at the roundabout. Drive past the turn-off for Cerovačke špilje. Continue the drive to Knin, then follow signs for Kijevo. When arriving in Kijevo, pay attention to the left turn-off. The nearby church on a small hill is the landmark, and signs for Cetina spring, Glavaš, and Uništo help. The narrow road leads to the next intersection; continue left towards Glavaš (straight to Cetina spring). Drive for some time on the narrow asphalt road until the intersection before Glavaš. Continue slightly left, directed by the markings. Park somewhere in the village, best in front of the building with accommodations.
b) Leave the A1 motorway at the Pirovac exit and continue driving towards Knin. In the center of Knin, follow signs for Kijevo. When arriving in Kijevo, pay attention to the left turn-off. The nearby church on a small hill is the landmark, and signs for Cetina spring, Glavaš, and Uništo help. The narrow road leads to the next intersection; continue left towards Glavaš (straight to Cetina spring). Drive for some time on the narrow asphalt road until the intersection before Glavaš. Continue slightly left, directed by the markings. Park somewhere in the village, best in front of the building with accommodations.

Path description:
From the starting point, continue along the road past the last houses and in five minutes we reach the closed Glavaš shelter. We recognize it by the blue container. Just before it, a path branches off to the left. Continue on this path and after 10 minutes of a slightly steeper ascent, we reach Glavaš fortress. The path then enters a belt of low shrubbery, then into the forest. After a while, we emerge from the forest onto a more rocky path where we walk on rocks. Soon we arrive above the valley, which we cross along the slope. The path ascends steadily. From the left, an unmarked path from the valley joins unobtrusively (especially on descent, be careful not to turn onto this path, although it leads directly to the starting point, but it is very overgrown). After about an hour and a half of walking, we reach Gornji bunar spring at 1000m elevation. Walk another 5 minutes on switchbacks to the junction. Continue straight towards "sklonište Martinove Košare" (left to shelter Drago Grubač and Vrh Sinjal). The path steeply ascends the grassy slope, which is also flowering. After a few zigzags, we reach the edge of the grassy field called Donje Turine. Here, a barely noticeable direct path to Dinara branches off to the left. The path ascends very gently across the field and in 15 minutes from the edge we are at Martinova Košara shelter. The bivouac is very neglected. There is also a well nearby.
Description and photos refer to the condition in June 2023.

On the way: Planinsko zavetišče Glavaš (550m), Trdnjava Glavaš (650m)