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View of Paklenica Canyon – Velika Paklenica Hiking Trail loop from Marasovići

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Zadar County

View of Paklenica Canyon – Velika Paklenica Hiking Trail loop from Marasovići

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View of Paklenica Canyon – Velika Paklenica Hiking Trail loop from Marasovići

04:38

15.5km

480m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 6, 2026

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Nacionalni park Paklenica

Park prirode Velebit

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103 m

Paklenica National Park

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Paklenica National Park is a national park located in the Velebit mountain range, 30 km northeast of the city of Zadar on the Croatian Adriatic Sea and approximately one kilometer from Starigrad-Paklenica. It encompasses Mediterranean, continental, and alpine climate zones and was declared a national park in 1949.
The highest peaks are Vaganski Vrh at 1,757 m above sea level and Sveto Brdo (1,750 m above sea level).
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535 m

Forest trail in Paklenica National Park

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2.39 km

View of Paklenica Canyon

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A beautiful canyon of Hell for walking

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2.40 km

Paklenica National Park — Gorges and Waterfalls

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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!

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3.15 km

Talus of the Velika Paklenica Gorge

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From the valley floor of the Velika Paklenica, the karst gorge appears almost unrealistically mighty. On both sides, limestone walls rise almost vertically into the sky for several hundred meters, making the path between them appear narrow and small. The Paklenica gorge is, not least for this reason, one of the most significant climbing areas in Europe. Birds of prey circle above the ridges, while bears and lynx live in the inaccessible heights and forests. Here you will find one of the most impressive rock landscapes on the Croatian coast.

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Paklenica National Park

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At the entrance to the gorge you can see climbers on the rocks. Then there is a relatively steep climb along a well-developed but rocky hiking trail.

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5.32 km

Drinking water fountain

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On the way you will find some of these drinking water points.

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5.83 km

Velika Paklenica Hiking Trail

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A nice hiking trail from the parking lot up the mountain, over the mountain with a great view and with a steep descent back to the parking lot.

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7.86 km

Planinarski dom Paklenica

Alpine Hut

15.5 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.7 km

3.75 km

959 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

7.18 km

3.63 km

3.35 km

959 m

325 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (490 m)

Lowest point (10 m)

Weather

Saturday 8 August

36°C

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Comments

October 1, 2022,Nationalpark Paklenica – Velika Paklenica von Starigrad Paklenica

Instead of a lap, we walked to the refuge and back. A gradient of up to 45 degrees was too steep for us on wet paths. Very beautiful gorge with many waterfalls.

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May 31, 2022,Nationalpark Paklenica

A national park worth seeing with many highlights.
The cave is an absolute dream. Unfortunately we were unlucky because the cave was closed. Monday, Wednesday and Saturday is open.
For this reason we walked further into the national park this time.
2economies are on the way. There you can get small snacks and drinks.
Many small waterfalls can be seen …

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October 24, 2024,Kroatien 🇭🇷 Nationalpark Paklenica

We started at entrance 1, the goal was actually the cave "Manita pec", which is only open on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays in the autumn (10 a.m. to 1 p.m.) What a pity! We then walked the main path (not demanding!) to the village of Parici. Be sure to try the bean soup: delicious! And the house schnapps: supposed to …

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August 12, 2021,محميّة باكلينسيا Paklencia National Park

From the parking to the upper hut Dom Paklencia where they offer many local specialties like Peka and self made spirits

August 9, 2025,Tour

If you have time and are sure-footed, you should take the eastern descent instead of the same route back. 😉

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July 13, 2022,Nationalpark Paklenica – Direkter Weg

Great tour, although the direct route was enough for us. In the beginning it is quite slippery, after that it becomes comfortable and easier. Easy to do even with normal shoes and at noon in summer.

At the top, we recommend skipping the first hut (which is probably good too) and going on to the upper hut, Ramica Dvori, since …

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July 10, 2023,Bergtour zur Ramica Dvori

Great tour in Paklenica National Park. The heat does give you a little trouble, but once you get to the Ramica Dvori, you can get cool drinks and delicious food.

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May 31, 2023,31.05.2023 - Paklenica bis zum Dom

Last day of hiking 🤷‍♂️-let's go to the big Paklenica Gorge. The weather was ideal for hiking and so we went to the cathedral 👍😀👏

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Forest trail in Paklenica National Park

View of Paklenica Canyon

Paklenica National Park — Gorges and Waterfalls

Talus of the Velika Paklenica Gorge

Paklenica National Park

Drinking water fountain

Velika Paklenica Hiking Trail

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