Smiljan - Krčmar (Way of the Cross)

Access to starting point:
Leave the A1 motorway at the Gospić exit and continue left to the center of Gospić, where we turn right towards Smiljan. Drive straight until we see the church below Krčmar. Continue left towards the church and park at the intersection.

Path description:
From the starting point, we go past the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel and towards the last house, which we bypass on the left side. Behind the house is the first station of the Way of the Cross. The road steeply ascends and makes a bend. Then a marked path branches off, which goes slightly above the road, but we continue along the road. At the bend, a longer marked path joins us (which crosses a pasture with a dog) and also crosses the previously mentioned marked path. After a longer steep ascent, we arrive at a barn with toilets. Here, the marked path and the Way of the Cross diverge. We continue left along the road. There are benches at the stations of the Way of the Cross. The road makes a steep bend and steeply ascends to a barn with a huge boulder a little below the summit. We continue left along the path and in 5 minutes we are at the rocky summit with a cross. The HPO stamp and Lički Mountain Jewels stamp is located on a rock under the cross.
The description and photos refer to the state in April 2023.