Parkirišče pri botaničnem vrtu - Zavižanski Pivčevac (by road)

Access to starting point:
From the Zagreb - Split motorway, take the Otočac exit. Follow the road towards the village of Krasno and Sjeverni Velebit. The quite winding road takes us through the village of Švica to Krasno, where the road from Senj joins (access possible also from this direction). In Krasno continue towards the signs for the national park Sjeverni Velebit and dom Zavižan. The road, which then becomes gravel, takes us to the park entrance, where they collect the entrance fee. Continue further along the road, which takes us to the intersection at the chapel. Continue straight for another good 100m to the parking lot before the road closure near the botanical garden (botanički vrt).

Route description:
From the parking lot continue along the road closed to traffic initially almost flat. After a few minutes of walking we reach a junction where the path to Gromovača (Premužičeva staza) branches off to the right. Continue further along the road from which soon after the path to Zavižanski Pivčevac branches off. Head to this path, which first gently descends then begins to ascend through the forest. The path is in places harder to follow but markings are frequent so there are no major orientation problems. Somewhat higher the path takes us out of the forest onto partly grassy and partly shrub-covered slopes. Just below the summit the path turns sharply left and then takes us to the summit in a few steps.

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