Walking in Croatia

Rudolf Abraham was born in London and began travelling at an early age in the UK, France, and Spain. He lived in New Zealand for 10 years, where he attended art school and majored in photography, before going on to complete a BA in History of Art, and pursuing a brief career as a classical guitar teacher. Since graduating in 1995 he has travelled extensively and repeatedly in eastern Turkey, the south Caucasus, Iran and the Central Asian republics, the history, culture and languages of which remain his primary interest. During these travels he has walked in the Karakoram, the Tien Shan, and the mountains of Iran and Eastern Turkey. He lived in Croatia from 1999 to 2001, working as an English teacher in Zagreb, and has made numerous trips into the mountains of Croatia and Slovenia. He has contributed introductions to books on Central Asia, Armenia and Afghanistan, and is currently completing an MA at the School of Oriental and African Studies, London.

Contents Introduction Geography and Geology Climate History Getting to Croatia Local Transport Accommodation Walking in Croatia Mountain Huts and Camping Equipment Maps Trail Markings Water, Food and Supplies National Parks What to Do in an Emergency About this Guide Rating and Arrangement of Routes Timings Spelling and Local Place Names Maps and Sketch Maps Vegetation and Wildlife Vegetation Animals Birds Architecture, Art and Culture Food and Drink Language Visas Currency Changing Money Postal Services and Telecommunications Warning The Routes Around Zagreb Medvednica and Sljeme Walk 1(c)estine - KraljiEin zdenac - Tomislavov dom - vrh Sljeme - PD GrafiEar - Medvedgrad-(c)estine Samoborsko gorje Walk 2Samobor - Stari grad - PD O?trc - Samobor B Istra (Istria) UEka Walk 3Lovran - Poklon dom via Liganj, Suhi vrh and Vojak (Vrh UEka) c The Dinaric Alps Gorski kotar Risnjak, Snjeaenik and HahliE Walk 4 Stage 1:Gornje Jelenje - PD Risnjak via Vilje and Medvjea vrata Stage 2:PD Risnjak - PD Snjeaenik via Vrh Snjeaenik Stage 3:PD Snjeaenik - PD HahliE via Platak Stage 4:PD HahliE - Draaeice via Podkilavac Velika Kapela: Bjelolasica, Bijele stijene and Samarske stijene Walk 5 Stage 1:PD Tuk - Planinarsko skloni?te Jakob MihelEiE via MatiE poljana and Planinarska kuEa JanjEarica Stage 2:Planinarsko skloni?te Jakob MihelEiE - Ratkovo skloni?te Stage 3:Ratkovo skloni?ta - Planinarska kuEa na Bijelim stijenama via Ljuska, Vrh Bijele stijene and the KPP Stage 4:Planinarska kuEa na Bijelim stijenama - Jasenak Klek Walk 6 Stage 1:Bjelsko - PD Klek Stage 2:PD Klek - Ogulin Velebit Sjeverni Velebit (Northern Velebit) and Srednji Velebit (Central Velebit) Walk 7 Stage 1:Gornja Klada - PD Zaviaean Stage 2:PD Zaviaean - Rossijevo skloni?te via PremuaeiEeva staza and GromovaEa Stage 3:Rossijevo skloni?te - Planinarska kuEa Alan via PremuaeiEeva staza and Crikvena Stage 4:Planinarska kuEa Alan - Radlovac or Kugina kuEa via PremuaeiEeva staza and (c)atorina Stage 5:Radlovac or Kugina kuEa - Prpa via Skorpovac, Budakovo brdo and BaEiE kuk Juaeni Velebit (Southern Velebit) and Paklenica Walk 8 Stage 1:Dokoze - Struge via Veliko Rujno and Buljma Stage 2:Struge - Ivine vodice via Marasovac, Vaganski vrh, Malovansko jezero and Sveto brdo Stage 3:Ivine vodice - PD Paklenica via Martinovo mirilo Stage 4:PD Paklenica - Starigrad via Velika Paklenica Mosor Debelo brdo, Ljubljan, Vickov stup, Veliki Kabal and Kozik Walk 9 Stage 1:KuEine - PD Umberto Girometta via Debelo brdo and Ljubljan Stage 2:PD Umberto Girometta - Kozik - Dubrava Kozjak Biranj, Koludar, DebeliE and Veli vrj Walk 10Ka?tel Stari - Planinarska kuEa MalaEka - Biranj - PD pod Koludrom - Orlovo gnijezdo - DebeliE - Veli vrj - PD Putalj - Ka?tel SuEurac Biokovo Motika, Sveti Ilija, Sveti Jure and Vo?ac Walk 11 Stage 1:Bast - Lokva via Motika, Sveti Ilija and the Biokovska planinarska staza (BPS) Stage 2:Lokva - Makarska via Sveti Jure and Vo?ac D The Islands Pelje(c)ac Sveti Ilija Walk 12OrebiE - Sveti Ilija - OrebiE BraVidova gora 184 Walk 13Bol - Vidova gora - Bol Zmajeva ?pilja Walk 14Bol - Zmajeva ?pilja - Murvica - Bol Cres and Loinj Osor?Eica