Velika Paklenica Hiking Trail – Ascent to Manita Peć Cave loop from Starigrad Paklenica

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Velika Paklenica Hiking Trail – Ascent to Manita Peć Cave loop from Starigrad Paklenica

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Velika Paklenica Hiking Trail – Ascent to Manita Peć Cave loop from Starigrad Paklenica

03:51

25.3km

1,000m

Running

Hard run. 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: October 7, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Nacionalni park Paklenica

Park prirode Velebit

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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972 m

Marasovići village square at the entrance to Velebit Nature Park

Highlight • Settlement

You can park in the square just before the park entrance, which avoids the car toll.

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3.45 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 …

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5.13 km

Lukčeva pećina

Cave Entrance

6.33 km

Cave Entrance

6.92 km

Steppe-like bush landscape of Palenica

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On this middle altitude of Paklenica thrives a light, low bush forest. The landscape is strongly reminiscent of steppe. No wonder that quite a few Western films have been shot …

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10.5 km

Veliko močilo

Forest

15.8 km

National park Paklenica

Nature Reserve

17.5 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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18.8 km

Drinking water fountain

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

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19.3 km

Natural pool

Highlight • Waterfall

A gorgeous natural pool that makes for a superb wild swim and the ideal way to cool down on a hike up Valeki Paklenica. With its little cascade and views …

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20.1 km

Ascent to Manita Peć Cave

Highlight • Trail

If you want to follow the path to the cave, you have to be absolutely free from giddiness, sure-footed and experienced.

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21.0 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, …

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25.3 km

End point

Bus stop

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