Sveti Ivan (Baška) - Diviška

Access to starting point:
From the Rupa - Rijeka / Rijeka motorway or Zagreb - Rijeka / Rijeka, we drive towards Rijeka, from there following the signs for Krk island. When the motorway or the last section of the expressway ends, we descend to the Krk Bridge (toll 35 kun - March 2014), then continue the drive towards the towns of Omišalj, Njivice, Malinska, Krk, Punat and Baška. After the town of Punat, which we bypass on the left side, the road begins to climb steeply towards the Treskavac pass (Treskavac is a suitable starting point for some hiking tours, including the ascent to the highest peak of Krk - Obzova (569 m)). After the pass, the road begins to descend and is quite winding in the continuation, leveling out somewhat only when we reach the valley. We then drive through Drago Bašćansko and Jurandvor, arriving at Baška, where the signs for the church of St. Ivan direct us left (the left road junction is just a few meters ahead of the large car and bus parking lot) onto a somewhat narrower road that ascends to the parking lot in front of the church of St. Ivan.
Between 9 PM and 6 AM, the road from Baška to St. Ivan is closed to public traffic.

Path description:
At the end of the parking lot, the road turns sharply left (straight across the fence we reach the cemetery and the church of St. Ivan, from where there is a nice view towards Baška and the sea) and after some 10 meters brings us to the place where we cross the pasture fence.
Behind the fence, a poorer road continues to the right towards the upper part of the cemetery, while we continue straight on the mule track, which moderately ascends through a pleasant pine forest offering shade on hot days. Along the path, which rises gently to moderately, there are several benches where we can rest; during the ascent, we are rewarded with nice views several times towards Baška, the Senj Gates, Prvić island, the mountain ridge west of Baška ending at Cape Škuljica, Velebit and more. Several marked hairpin turns follow, then we gradually transition from the slope to a more plateau-like area, where the path to Stražica branches off to the right (about 500 meters walk), but we continue on the wider and well-maintained path. The fairly level path then leads us in a few minutes of further walking to the shelter and information boards on Mesečev plato / planina Mjesec.
From Mesečev plato, we continue in the direction of Kalić - Lokva, Hlam and Lokva Diviška, on a path that immediately crosses a stone fence and takes us from the forest to rocky expanses. We continue straight for a short time, then the path splits in two; we take the right one (left to Hlam).
From the junction, we first descend slightly, then follow the path to the nearby cart track or stone road, which we follow left. Along this road, we bypass Hlam peak on the right side, following the marked path at junctions or intersections. We continue for quite some time on the gentle road, which has some gentle ascents and descents; beside it there are watering places for animals, mainly sheep grazing here, and numerous stone fences mostly marking property boundaries. When the road becomes even somewhat worse, we watch for the marked path branching off slightly left from the road. Leaving the road, the path enters fairly monotonous terrain where we must follow carefully, in places also the rare markings. The orientationally demanding path slowly starts to ascend moderately, turning somewhat to the left. Later it levels out completely and leads to a larger watering place; behind it, it ascends more steeply along a stone fence, which we cross higher up, then in a few steps we reach the panoramic summit of Diviška.
Due to the uniformity of the terrain, orientation is demanding; in fog, it is practically impossible without a compass or navigation device.

On the way: Planina Mjesec (380m)