Mala Učka - Maj (Učka)

Access to starting point:
Via the border crossing Jelšane or Pasjak we drive onto the motorway towards Rijeka. We leave the motorway at the Opatija junction and continue on the expressway towards Pula, which we exit at Veprinac. We follow the steep road into the village and turn left. On the ascending and winding road we drive over the Poklon and Peruč pass to Vela Učka, where we turn left at a small chapel onto a narrower road towards Mala Učka. The road first climbs through a pine forest, then leads between meadows to Mala Učka. It is approximately 4 km from the main road to the starting point. We park at the mountain signposts for Učka or slightly earlier along the road.

Route description:
From the starting point we continue along the road towards Kremenjak, Sisola, Moščenička Draga and Brgud. Then signs on a power-line pole and on the embankment Maj and Balin further confirm we are on the right path. On the narrow road we descend slightly into the centre of Mala Učka, where signposts direct us to the right. Left to Perun and Moščenička Draga. The road soon loses its asphalt surface and leads us across a meadow. After a short descent we reach another junction, where a path branches right to Šušnjevica. We continue straight on the track and in 2 minutes reach the turn-off for Maj. We turn right onto a steep path that soon levels out. The path then descends gently through the forest to a small clearing. It climbs again among smaller rocks and across a meadow to the edge, where the path turns left and we soon reach Maj, from where some views open up.
Description and photos refer to conditions in February 2026.

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