Parking at chapel - Veliki Zavižan (via Velika Kosa)

Access to starting point:
From the Zagreb - Split motorway, take the Otočac exit. Continue along the road towards the village of Krasno and Northern Velebit. The quite winding road leads us through the village of Švica to Krasno, where the road from Senj joins (access also possible from this direction). In Krasno, continue towards the signs for Northern Velebit National Park and Zavižan hut. The road then becomes a gravel road and takes us to the park entrance, where the entrance fee is collected. Further on, we drive along the road that brings us to the intersection at the chapel, where we park in the parking lot.

Path description:
From the parking lot continue towards Zavižan hut along the asphalt road to a small saddle between Vučjak and Velika Kosa, where a nice view towards the sea opens up. Here leave the road and head left across the grassy slope towards the top. After a few minutes walking on the grassy slope the path takes us to the top of Velika Kosa.
From the top descend along the marked path downwards towards Balinovac (Balinovac). The path, which descends for some time, then takes us to a larger meadow behind which the path leads us into a more rocky world. Just below the top the path is stopped by a three-meter high chimney secured with a bolt. The passage is not difficult but caution is needed if we have a child with us. Ahead follows just a few steps of walking to the panoramic top.
From Balinovac descend to the other side along the marked path which descends quite steeply down the bare slope. A bit lower the path turns left into the forest and descends to a junction where we continue right. After a few minutes the sign for Veliki Zavižan directs us right upwards. The path ahead ascends quite steeply through the forest then the gradient eases and the path takes us to a flat grassy clearing. At the end of the clearing the path turns right and starts ascending again. Just below the top the path takes us out of the forest onto slopes covered with scrub. To the top follows another five minutes of ascent on the increasingly panoramic slope.

On the way: Velika Kosa (1622m), Balinovac (1602m)