Thanks for the thorough run down. It is a lovely peak. We climbed from Mihanici two days ago in splendid conditions. There are a couple fallen trees and one confusing spot at the top of a ridge where a shepherd (??) has built a wooden barricade across the path, but in all cases it is easy to walk a couple meters around the obstacle. On the descent we did indeed encounter some of that "biodiversity stuff," but it slithered off the trail promptly. One more thing to add for would-be hikers is that while the trail is very good in parts, it is quite rugged and tough to follow in others. Just keep an eye out for the red-and-white spots painted on rocks to guide you -- and bring solid for the rugged terrain! This was our first real hike in Croatia and we fell in love. Happy hiking to everyone else!
My 7 months pregnant (!) wife and myself hiked up from Kuna 2 days ago. We left early in the morning from Dubrovnik and the hike up was splendid. Hiking down again was more difficult because it was getting super warm.
All in all everything was marked really well. There is one alternative a bit above Kuna where you can follow the military road around a few pastures or take the more difficult hike straight up (which is the one marked with red-white spots). If you don't like clambering down over steep terrain it's pretty easy to spot the roundabout way via the road from above.
We saw no snakes but plenty of rather large (35-40 cm!) lizards who where really curious after they scuttled away and always came up again to stare at us! :)
Dinaric-ZG - Oct 19, 2005 4:31 am - Hasn't voted
Untitled CommentThank you for posting the correction. I´ve been out of internet for few months and could not post this change before.
Take care!
Gord
1234svilija - Oct 11, 2005 8:38 am - Hasn't voted
Untitled CommentPerson to contact for using the house "Pavliæ" in the Kuna Konavoska is not Katija Vlahušiæ and phone 419 345 and moby. 098 164 12 42.
Person contakt is Mirjana Karaman phone: 00385 20 357 535, and moby. 00385 91 570 8460, e-maill: mirjana.karaman@du.htnet.hr
Look in the Web page Hrvatskog Planinarskog Saveza:
hps.inet.hr
Dinaric-ZG - Oct 19, 2005 4:31 am - Hasn't voted
Untitled CommentThank you for posting the correction. I´ve been out of internet for few months and could not post this change before.
Take care!
Gord
blizzardofone - Dec 21, 2014 1:41 pm - Voted 7/10
late December, no snowThanks for the thorough run down. It is a lovely peak. We climbed from Mihanici two days ago in splendid conditions. There are a couple fallen trees and one confusing spot at the top of a ridge where a shepherd (??) has built a wooden barricade across the path, but in all cases it is easy to walk a couple meters around the obstacle. On the descent we did indeed encounter some of that "biodiversity stuff," but it slithered off the trail promptly. One more thing to add for would-be hikers is that while the trail is very good in parts, it is quite rugged and tough to follow in others. Just keep an eye out for the red-and-white spots painted on rocks to guide you -- and bring solid for the rugged terrain! This was our first real hike in Croatia and we fell in love. Happy hiking to everyone else!
Dinaric-ZG - Jan 6, 2015 5:30 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: late December, no snowThanks a lot for updating the description of the route! Take care!
bdejong - Jun 21, 2015 4:53 am - Hasn't voted
Hike up from KunaMy 7 months pregnant (!) wife and myself hiked up from Kuna 2 days ago. We left early in the morning from Dubrovnik and the hike up was splendid. Hiking down again was more difficult because it was getting super warm.
All in all everything was marked really well. There is one alternative a bit above Kuna where you can follow the military road around a few pastures or take the more difficult hike straight up (which is the one marked with red-white spots). If you don't like clambering down over steep terrain it's pretty easy to spot the roundabout way via the road from above.
We saw no snakes but plenty of rather large (35-40 cm!) lizards who where really curious after they scuttled away and always came up again to stare at us! :)