Stara Baška - Obzova (via Mala Brestovica)

Access to starting point:
From the Rupa - Rijeka / Rijeka or Zagreb - Rijeka / Rijeka motorway we drive towards Rijeka, from there we follow the signs for Krk island. When the motorway or the fast road in the last section ends, we descend to Krk bridge (toll 35 kuna - March 2014), then we continue driving towards the towns Omišalj, Njivice, Malinska, Krk, Punat and Baška. At Punat we leave the road leading towards Baška and from the roundabout continue right in the direction of the Punat and Stara Baška exit. We then drive through Punat, after the town the road first ascends, then begins to descend towards Škrila camp. From the camp the road first ascends to the bus turnaround, then further to the town Stara Baška. At the beginning of Stara Baška, just a little after pension Stanka we notice the mountaineering direction signs for Obzova and Veli vrh. This is also the official trail start, but since there are no arranged parking spaces for hikers nearby we must park earlier, best near Škrila camp or drive the car further from Stara Baška and then park at the large arranged parking lot. If we park at Škrila camp the trail extends by more than 10 minutes, if at the arranged parking lot at the end of Stara Baška then by approximately 20 minutes.

Path description:
From Stara Baška, where we notice the signs for Obzova, the path first transversely ascends above the start of the settlement, then leads under the nearby power line. With fine views of Škrila beach, Stara Baška, Galun islet and Cres island we ascend one level higher, where the path first turns slightly right and becomes transverse level. This is followed by crossing a valley, where the path turns left, then transversely ascends a steep partly gravelly and partly overgrown scree slope reminiscent of the high mountains of the Slovenian Alps. When the crossing ends, the path gradually levels out and enters more plateau-like terrain, also gradually moving away from the sea. A gentle ascent follows on quite rocky terrain, and we follow the relatively well-marked path to the Kanjine junction located by a small stone wall.
On the stones we notice signs for Spuhotina junction and Veli Hlam peak directing slightly right, in the direction we came from we see signs for Stara Baška, to the left there are no signs, only old markings leading to Obzova peak and Mala Brestovica junction.
From this junction we continue left along the stone wall on a less used and poorly marked path. Somewhat further the path takes us to a more grassy and partly shrubby valley, along which we gently ascend for a while. Higher up we leave the valley as the markings lead left onto a scenic slope, then the path turns right and continues on fairly level ground. On the rocky base the track is barely visible, markings are sparse, so we must carefully follow the old signs all the time. Higher we reach the next stone wall, which we cross where it is broken, the markings lead over the collapsed part and become even rarer behind the wall. Behind the wall we continue left and proceed to Mala Brestovica junction, where we go right. We then ascend a somewhat steeper path leading to Obzova summit. Just below the summit we join a better-trodden path from Treskavac pass, continue right and in a few steps reach the highest peak of Krk island, offering a beautiful view.
In fog, orientation on most of the path is very difficult.