What Is Useful to Know If You Want to Visit the National Park Risnjak?

What is useful to know if you want to visit the National Park Risnjak?

How to get to Risnjak

Risnjak is situated in north-west part of Gorski Kotar, in the vicinity of the town Rijeka.

You can get to National Park Risnjak if you are going by highway A6 (Rijeka – Zagreb). The administration building of the NP Risnjak is located in Crni Lug. It can be reached by asphalt roads: from the east via Delnice, from the west via Platak, from the south via Gornje Jelenje, and from the north via Gerovo.

Entrance fee

TICKETS PRICE 1. Adults 30,00 Kn (5 Euro) 2. Children and youth (till 18 years of age) 15,00 Kn (2,5 Euro) 3. Children bellow 7 years of age no fees 4. Mountaineers (with paid membership) 15,00 Kn (2,5 Euro)

Entrance tickets you can buy in pension NP Risnjak, mountain huts and other park objects.

Car entrances

1. SOUTH ACCES ROUTE TO THE PARK From the pass in Gornje Jelenje there is a forest road that leads towards the north to four entrances on the western part of the Park. These are Vilje, Cajtige, Lazac and Šegina.

From the south by a narrow asphalt road: Zelin Crnoluški - Prezdana jama - the crossing Pjetlićev vrh - the crossing Jama or Risnik

2. NORTH ACCES ROUTE TO THE PARK From Gerovo - Larmina bajta From the crossing Vrsićko krizanje in the north-east to Žauharova bajta.

3. WEST ACCES ROUTE TO THE PARK From via Platak - Snježnik

4. EAST ACCES ROUTE TO THE PARK From via Delnice – Crni Lug (12 km)

There are three main car entrances to the valley of the river Kupa: Razloge, Kupari and Hrvatsko.

When is the best time to visit park:

The NP Risnjak is beautiful place to visit in any part of year because of sun-bathed meadows, numerous springs, streams, magnificent hills and mountains and wonderful country sides all year around, and offers you various activities.

What to do in NP Risnjak

• HIKING - a walk along the educational path "Leska" (4200 meters long). The path leads from the administration building in Crni lug and it takes cca. 1 hour 45 minutes to complete.

- a walk to the Kupa-source. The paths towards the Kupa-source you can find on official homepage of NP.

• MOUNTAINEERING and TREKKING - the main destinations for most visitors who come to the national Park is the peak of Veliki Risnjak and Snjeznik. Routes towards Veliki Risnjak and Snjeznik, you can find on official homepage of NP. www.feriekroatien.dk www.vacacionescroacia.com www.alleskroatien.com www.semesterkroatien.se www.vacancesencroatie.com www.croatia-expert.com Copyright by Solitum d.o.o

• MOUNTAIN BIKING • SKIING • RECREATIONAL FISHING - is allowed from the beginning of April to the end of October. You need to pay an additional fee - 150,00 Kuna.

• WATCHING ANIMALS

Interesting cultural events are:

Risnjak Mountain Trek - race in which competitors overcomes set race path, passing through checkpoints. They are carrying with them all needed equipment and food. For participation in the race the basic knowledge of trekking in the nature is needed. Every year the trekking path and the points are changed. It is held in summer. Day of planet Earth - opening of photography exhibition - International Goranska Marohlinijada - it is competition in picking mushrooms Eco days - there is presentation of domestic ecological products.

Accommodation:

The National Park Risnjak offers you accommodation in mountain huts, pension and resort.

HOTELS:

HOTEL RISNJAK *** - 21 rooms (single, double and triple)

- is situated in the centre of town Delnice (12km from NP).

MOUNTAIN HUTS, PENSION AND RESORT:

MOUNTAIN HUT DR. J. SCHLOSSER KLEKOVSKI (55 beds)

- is situated below the peak of Veliki Risnjak at 1418 m above sea-level - is opened everyday (except Tuesday) from the beginning of May to the end of October; during other months you can use the winter room

MOUNTAIN HUT SNJEZNIK (20 beds)

- is situated down the hill of Snjeznik - is opened through the whole year except winter months

PENSION NP RISNJAK **

- is situated in Crni Lug (5 rooms, 1 suite)

RESORT KUPARI

- is situated in the village Kupari, near Kupa source

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CAMPSITE:

There is no campsite in the area of NP and surrounding area.

PRIVATE ACCOMODATIONS:

There is plenty of private accommodation (rooms, apartments) in Crni Lug.

Other things which might be useful to know

• You need to bring good walking shoes. • It is forbidden to walk outside the marked paths • It is forbidden to pick or damage plants and to collect wild fruits. • It is forbidden to disturb, catch or kill birds and animals

Basically you can enter the national park with out buying a ticket, but as the maintenance of the park is mainly finances by ticket sales, we kindly ask all visitors to buy a ticket.

Driving distance to Delnice (nearest town to NP Risnjak) from major towns:

Sibenik – Delnice KM 303 3 hours 30 minutes

Zadar – Delnice KM 249 3 hours 5 minutes

Spilt – Delnice KM 372 4 hours 20 minutes

Zagreb – Delnice KM 117 1 hour 40 minutes

Rijeka – Delnice KM 45 1 hour

Dubrovnik – Delnice KM 570 8 hours 20 minutes

Address and contact information – National Park Risnjak

NP RISNJAK Bijela Vodica 48 Crni Lug

tel: +38551836133 +38551836246 fax: +38551836116 E-mail: [email protected]

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