Zelovo - Umac (at Svilaja)
Starting point: Zelovo (800 m)
Starting point Lat/Lon: 43.75132°N 16.5497°E 
Time of walking: 1 h 30 min
Difficulty: easy marked way
Difficulty of skiing: no data
Altitude difference: 317 m
Altitude difference (by path): 317 m
Map:
Access to starting point:
a) Exit the A1 motorway at the Split exit and continue driving on the expressway towards Split. Leave it at the first exit and continue towards Drniš and Knin. In Gornji Muć turn right and in the town of Sutina turn left towards Zelovo. Drive past the turn-off for Svilaja and when you arrive in the village of Zelovo turn left into the village and park in a suitable place somewhere along the road. Best near the bus stop, where there are also hiking signs.
b) Drive to Knin and from there follow towards Kijevo and Vrlika. Drive through Vrlika and along Perućko Lake to the town of Hrvace, where you should pay attention to the turn-off on the right for Zelovo. Turn and when you arrive in Zelovo, continue to the village centre and park in a suitable place somewhere along the road. Best near the bus stop, where there are also hiking signs.
Path description:
From the starting point follow the markings through the village. The road loses its asphalt surface and enters the forest. After 20 minutes of walking, the road forks. Continue right to a barely noticeable junction where the path to the hut via Mačkovec branches left. After a few minutes, reach another fork and turn slightly right again. The road then turns into a poorer track. Soon the track becomes a path. Begin to ascend slightly through the forest. The path gets lost in places. Emerge from the forest, the path steeply ascends the meadow, the path from Đoline drage joins from the right, and you reach a "rest area" with a bench. Continue along the path and soon reach the road leading to the hut. Continue right along the road. With increasingly beautiful views of Orlove stine and towards Maglaj and Kamešnica, reach the junction in front of the hut. Continue straight along the road. You can also continue right past the hut. After a short ascent, the road levels out and one of the paths to Svilaja and Jarebinjak branches left. Continue along the road that crosses the slopes of Jarebinjek and Crni Umac. After about half an hour from the hut, reach a small beehive and the turn-off for Umac. Continue right and in 5 minutes of ascent through the forest, you are on the panoramic summit of Umac.
The description and photos refer to the condition in June 2023.
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