Liganj - Gorica (above Lovran)

Access to starting point:
Over the border crossing Jelšane or Pasjak, we drive onto the highway towards Rijeka. We leave the highway at the Opatija junction and drive on the expressway towards Pula, exiting at the first Opatija exit. We follow the signs for Lovran. In Lovran, we pay attention to the right turn-off for Liganj. The steep and winding road leads us to a larger intersection, where we continue left towards Liganj. When we arrive in the village, just past the church, we turn right onto a narrow road and park in a suitable spot along the road. At the starting point, there is a trail marker on a pole.

Path description:
From the starting point, we head onto an initially concrete path that leads us among houses, then blazes guide us to the right. We carefully follow the blazes. The path leads us up numerous concrete stairs past houses. We soon reach large rocks, behind which the path flattens and leads us along a stone fence. We return to a paved path and stairs. After approximately 15 minutes of walking from the starting point, we reach the remains of a settlement, then soon enter the forest. We arrive at the first crossing, where we join a wider path leading from the western part of Liganj. Straight ahead, a barely visible footpath branches off toward a nearby cave. We turn right and, after about 10 minutes of walking on a partly rocky path, reach another marked crossing, where we continue slightly to the right toward Lužinski breg and Gorica, while left leads to Vojak and Knezgrad. The path then crosses a road and ascends unevenly through the forest. After about 15 minutes, we reach a marked crossing where a path to Lužinski breg branches off to the right. We continue straight in the direction of Gorica. After a few minutes, a path from Tuliševica and Knezgrad joins from the left. The path slightly ascends and soon descends into a small valley, where it temporarily changes into a narrower logging trail. We soon reach a wider logging trail, where a path from Dobreć and Ika joins from the right. The path gently ascends along the bottom of a small valley, and after 5 minutes, we arrive at a small saddle, where a path branches off to the right toward Gorica. We follow it and soon must carefully watch to turn right off the logging trail onto a narrower footpath. If the logging trail starts descending, we have gone too far. The footpath steeply ascends, and in a few minutes, we reach the top of Gorica, where we see a radar on the top of Vojak.
The description and pictures refer to the condition in December 2024.