Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Get the App

Routes

Hiking trails & Routes

Zadar County

View of Paklenica Canyon – View of the Velika Paklenica Gorge loop from Starigrad Paklenica

Routes

Hiking trails & Routes

Zadar County

View of Paklenica Canyon – View of the Velika Paklenica Gorge loop from Starigrad Paklenica

Hard

4.7

(82)

412

hikers

View of Paklenica Canyon – View of the Velika Paklenica Gorge loop from Starigrad Paklenica

06:49

16.0km

930m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 15, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that may be dangerous

A part of this route comprises technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience may be required.

After 7.02 km for 2.07 km

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

Get Directions

3.37 km

View of Paklenica Canyon

Highlight • Canyon

A beautiful canyon of Hell for walking

Translated by Google •

Tip by

3.39 km

Paklenica National Park — Gorges and Waterfalls

Highlight • Gorge

Super National Park.
We were there in April and it was nice and empty.
I can only recommend the low season for traveling and hiking. There are some places on the main path to fill the bottles with fresh spring water!

Translated by Google •

Tip by

4.13 km

View of the Velika Paklenica Gorge

Highlight • Viewpoint

There are many wonderful vantage points to discover when hiking up or down Velika Paklenica. This huge karst gorge is as dramatic as it is beautiful. Stay alert for sightings of the resident wildlife, which includes apex predators like eagles, bears and lynx.

Tip by

5.39 km

View of the mountains in Paklenica National Park

Highlight • Viewpoint

beautiful landscape in the national park

Translated by Google •

Tip by

6.17 km

Rocky path to the cave in Paklenica National Park

Highlight • Trail

The beautiful, stony path up to the cave is very smooth even when dry. Towards the top it becomes narrower and narrower and is not protected by a handrail or fence. Sturdy shoes are therefore required. For this you are compensated with phenomenal views. the ascent takes about 1.5 hours. The cave itself is well worth seeing, but is only open to a limited extent due to the current pandemic situation. You should inquire about the opening times by telephone in advance.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

6.26 km

View from the path to Manita Peć

Highlight • Viewpoint

Great cave but very dark as they deliberately keep the lights low to prevent affecting the colours.

Tip by

7.81 km

Zoljin kuk

Peak

8.99 km

View of the Adriatic Sea from Velebit Nature Park

Highlight • Viewpoint

11.3 km

Ruins

12.1 km

View of Pag Island from Paklenica National Park

Highlight • Viewpoint

Relegation is declared as T2, but should be ranked higher…

Translated by Google •

Tip by

16.0 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.05 km

5.30 km

1.59 km

426 m

344 m

251 m

Surfaces

8.05 km

5.30 km

1.84 km

426 m

344 m

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Highest point (800 m)

Lowest point (10 m)

Weather

Tuesday 21 July

30°C

19°C

-- %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: -- km/h

to get more detailed weather forecasts along your route

Comments

August 10, 2022,Wanderung Paklenica- Tropfsteinhöhle Manita

A nice tour through the karst mountains with easy scrambling

Showing Translation

June 9, 2022,🇭🇷 Nationalpark Paklenica – Unglaubliche Aussicht Runde von Starigrad Paklenica

Such a demanding tour! There were wading spots, there it went very deep... up on the top it also started to rain, only a little bit at first, then petrus opened his locks... I didn't have a dry spot on me anymore, in half a coffee cup full of water with the shoes... but a great tour!! 👍🏼🥾🎒🌳

Showing Translation

September 2, 2022,02.09.2022 - Nationalpark Paklenica - Runde von Starigrad Paklenica

Super nice national park, everything very clean, no garbage far and wide, although there wasn't a single garbage can to be found on the whole route. However, the route is definitely not for inexperienced mountain hikers, 70% of the route is definitely over scree. It's actually quite easy up to the cave, but then quite exhausting. The summer heat does …

Showing Translation

May 22, 2024,Wanderung auf den Zoljin KuK

We visited Paklenica National Park for the first time and were impressed. We chose the hike on a whim. The path is very well developed up to the Manita cave. After that, you can no longer call it hiking, but rather climbing. Surefootedness is a given, and free hands are extremely helpful, if not essential. The view from the summit …

Showing Translation

May 9, 2025,Zoljin Kuk loop - Paklenica NP 🇭🇷♥️♥️

The video (subtitled in 7 languages) is here:

Wow, what a memorable hike! Apart from the first hour, the entire route is extremely technical and requires constant attention. Fabulous scenery, few people, and a wonderful encounter with two Annecy natives. Another beautiful day.

Showing Translation

Want to know more?

Our route recommendations are based on thousands of hikes, rides, and runs completed by other people on komoot.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Edit route

Download GPX

Move start point

Embed on a website

Report an Issue

Report restricted access

Nearby routes

Moderate

4.7

2,731

View of Paklenica Canyon – View of the Velika Paklenica Gorge loop from Marasovići

04:52h

15.5km

530m

Hard

4.7

924

View of Paklenica Canyon – View of the Velika Paklenica Gorge loop from Seline

07:56h

23.7km

820m

Hard

4.7

412

View of Paklenica Canyon – View of the Velika Paklenica Gorge loop from Starigrad Paklenica

06:35h

15.9km

880m

Hard

4.9

276

Kapljarka Cave – View of Pag Island loop from Seline

05:21h

11.8km

710m

Moderate

4.4

120

Paklenica National Park – Večka Tower Ruins loop from Starigrad Paklenica

02:58h

11.1km

110m

Moderate

4.8

116

Veliko Rujno Plateau – Velebit Nature Park loop from Općina Starigrad

03:52h

9.07km

510m

Moderate

4.9

203

Zir Trailhead Parking – Zir Peak loop from Trkulji

01:32h

3.72km

170m

Moderate

4.9

184

Rock Formation – Zir Peak loop from Oštro brdo

02:06h

5.97km

180m

Hard

4.8

Dušice Mountain Shelter – Sveto Brdo Summit loop from Libinjska kosa

07:56h

17.4km

1,110m

Moderate

4.9

118

Vaganski Vrh (1,757 m) – Vaganski Vrh Summit loop from Malovan

04:18h

9.00km

590m

Hard

5.0

Manita Peć Cave – Velika Paklenica Hiking Trail loop from National park Paklenica

05:23h

13.5km

720m

Easy

4.8

146

Seafront Promenade View – Petrčane Harbor loop from Petrčane

01:39h

6.49km

20m

View of Paklenica Canyon – View of the Velika Paklenica Gorge loop from Starigrad Paklenica

View of Paklenica Canyon

Paklenica National Park — Gorges and Waterfalls

View of the Velika Paklenica Gorge

View of the mountains in Paklenica National Park

Rocky path to the cave in Paklenica National Park

View from the path to Manita Peć

View of the Adriatic Sea from Velebit Nature Park

View of Pag Island from Paklenica National Park

Nearby routes

Sign up or log in to keep exploring this route

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️