Mošćenice - Perun (po markirani poti in zgoraj po cesti)

Access to starting point:
Through the border crossing Jelšane or Pasjak we drive onto the motorway towards Rijeka. We leave the motorway at the Opatija junction and drive along the expressway towards Pula, which we exit at the first Opatija exit. Follow the signs for Lovran. We drive along the coastal road to the town of Mošćenička Draga, where at the intersection we turn slightly right towards Mošćenice. We can park at the parking lot in Mošćenice or lower along the road.

Route description:
From the starting point we continue along the road past the Perun inn and soon a sign directs us right onto the path. After a short ascent between houses it leads us to a junction where we continue left along the marked path. Right path past Sveti Križ to Kalvarija. The path ascends gently and is rocky in places. The path crosses the road where on the right we spot a small chapel. Continuing we walk along a wider path which offers nice views of the sea and Cres island. Soon we step onto the asphalt road which makes a hairpin bend. We walk through the hamlet Rovini and when it ends wooden signs direct us right onto the path. At first we walk along a dry-stone wall then up stairs and under the power line to reach a meadow. After about 15 minutes ascent on the grassy path we arrive at the chapel of Christ the King in the hamlet Marići. From the right the aforementioned path past Kalvarija joins us. Then we step onto the asphalt road which leads us through a fenced hamlet. After a longer ascent we briefly leave the road and go along the marked shortcut back to the road and into the hamlet Mihani. Signs direct us right onto the path. On the left we bypass the last house and enter the forest. The path ascends slightly to the road where there is a marked junction. Left along the road leads to Kremenjak we continue straight ahead along the path. After 15 minutes of gentle path we arrive at the Zavjetna kapelica Srca Jezusovega next to which there is a bench. We continue ahead along the path which ascends unevenly. Higher up the path leads along the left side above a small gully then turns left onto a scenic meadow. After about half an hour ascent from the chapel we step onto the road which we follow right. Straight ahead marked path to Perun or towards the Učka ridge. From here the path is no longer marked. Soon a path branches right to a small viewpoint from where the Gulf of Rijeka and Cres island are visible. After 20 minutes walking along the eastern slope of Perun we arrive at the turning area where we turn left onto the logging trail. After a few minutes it brings us to a junction where there is a small pond nearby. Here we rejoin the marked path. Right continues towards the Učka ridge. We continue ahead along the logging trail which soon ends and in a few minutes along the steep path we arrive at a small clearing. Here there is an information board about the Perun sculpture which is located a few metres right at the bottom of a small sinkhole overgrown with pines. Then we go past a bench with table and to the summit only a strip of forest and short steep ascent remain. From the summit a view opens onto the Učka ridge.
Description and photos refer to the state in January 2026.

Along the route: Rovini (300m), Kapelica Krista Kralja (415m), Marići (420m), Mihani (490m), Zavjetna kapelica Srca Jezusovega (570m), Skulptura Peruna (870m)

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