100 peaks, 1 seashore, 1250000 steps, 1 trail…
Mountains included in Via Adriatica
Učka, Grobničke Alpe, Snježnik, Risnjak, mountain massiff of Vinodol and Senj hinterland, Velebit, Dinara, Svilaja, Kozjak, Poljička planina, Omiška Dinara, Biokovo, Zmijsko brdo (Monte Vipera), Sniježnica
Peaks over 1000 m
Vojak (Učka), Obruč (Grobnik Alps), Snježnik (Goran plateau), Risnjak (Goran plateau), Tuhobić (Goran plateau), Zagradski vrh (Vinodol hinterland), Veliki Rujnik (Vinodol hinterland), Vučjak (Northern Velebit), Visočica (Middle Velebit), Budakovo brdo (Middle Velebit), Prikinuto brdo (Middle Velebit), Visibaba (Middle Velebit), Vaganski vrh (Southern Velebit), Sveto brdo (Southern Velebit), Tulove grede (Southern Velebit), Sinjal (Dinara), Velika Duvjakuša (Dinara – Troglav group), Svilaja – peak (Svilaja), Šćirovac (Biokovo), Sveti Ilija (Biokovo), Sveti Jure (Biokovo), Vošac (Biokovo), Sveti Ilija (Sniježnica)
Rivers passed in Via Adriatica
Raša, Cetina, Zrmanja, Ombla, Ljuta, Krčić, Krupa, Krnjeza, Butižnica
Lakes within Via Adriatica
Perucko lake, Bacinska lakes
Protected areas included in Via Adriatica
Significant landscape Donji Kamenjak, Significant landscape Labin-Rabac-Prklog, Nature Park Učka, National Park Risnjak, Nature Park Velebit, National Park Sjeverni Velebit, National Park Paklenica, Special geomorphological-hydrological reserve Krčić, Nature Monument Cetina-Vrela, Special reserve Jadro, Significant landscape Cetina canyon, Significant landscape Brela, Nature Park Biokovo, Special reserve in the see-Mali Ston bay, Park forest Trsteno-Brsečine, Park architecture monument Dvije platane in Trsteno, Significant landscape Rijeka Dubrovačka
Sections
Section 1: Istria
Kamenjak – Poklon
Section 2: Gorski Kotar
Poklon – Plase
Section 3: Vinodol-Senj Hinterland
Plase – Oltari
Section 4: Northern and Mid-Velebit
Oltari – Baske Ostarije
Section 5: Southern Velebit 1
Baske Ostarije – Prezid
Section 6: Southern Velebit 2
Prezid – Knin
Section 7: Dinara
Knin – Peruca
Section 8: Zagora
Peruca – Malacka
Section 9: Kozjak, Perun, Omiska Dinara
Malacka – Brela
Section 10: Biokovo
Brela – Ploce
Section 11: Peljesac
Ploce – Ston
Section 12: Dubrovnik coast
Ston – Srdj
Section 13: Konavle
Srdj – Prevlaka
WANT TO GO?
We receive so many different questions about when to start and how to prepare for walking the Via Adriatica. After sending countless long personal emails, it turned out that the best and most useful option is to direct those interested to the VA Hike & Bike Facebook group. With over 10,000 members, VA Thru and Sections hikers, and local hiking experts, this is the right place to look for everything you need. Feel free to join the group, or better – family, and get all the info. You are very welcome!
In Croatia, there is a popular saying: Read your map, but ask a villager!
As every experienced hiker or mountaineer knows, a map can never show details regarding a certain area as well as a person who grew up and still lives there. Those people know where you can find a spring, where the trail might be overrun by thorns and weeds during a certain season, where you can grab a beer and, more often than not, those people will offer a hiker their own homes as a refuge.
Therefore, we are very proud of our own network of local people, mountaineering and amateur societies as well as the Croatian Mountain Rescue Service (HGSS). All of them are willing to help the people walking our trail, come rain or shine, at any point in the route.
They are all great, selfless people who volunteer to help hikers get the groceries, driving hikers to the store and back to trail, giving advice about the trail itself as well as securing a place for the hiker to sleep if they can. Long story short, they do all in their power, proudly and generously, to make those lonely miles easier for our brave hikers.
In order to protect their privacy, we cannot publicly announce a list of their names and contacts but we can point you to a person who has logistically united all those people into a unique and simple form.
Her name is Tatjana Šavorić, she is VA thru-hiker and she will back you up logistically, providing you with information on our trail angels as well as giving you a few pieces of advice from her own experience. Tatjana will be there for you 24/7 and you can contact her with any questions about the trail or any problems you might face while walking.
You can reach her by email or mobile phone, just copy the information below:
Email: tsavoric@gmail.com
Mobile: +385 95 584 49 60
Please note:
- Via Adriatica is a demanding long-distance trail. It consists of well-known, very popular marked hiking trails, less passable marked trails, many old, until recently still hidden trails, connecting macadam roads, and only a few hundred meters of asphalt in populated areas.
- The trail can be crossed by experienced mountaineers as well as less experienced ones. Depending on physical fitness, and mental readiness it takes between 50 and 70 days to complete the entire trail. If you don’t have enough time or you are not completely sure of your abilities, you can also walk the trail in sections.
- Accommodation varies from mountain huts, shelters, private apartments, and even small hotels if you decide to go a few kilometers off the trail or take a day off to rest.
Camping in nature is prohibited in Croatia, except in campsites. However, it is possible to spend the night in the wilderness if you happen to find yourself somewhere where you no longer have a place to stay.
- Because of these features, we recommend using any navigation app to follow the trail.
So, first, download the GPX file and the VA app, analyze and study the trail, then jump into the VA Hike & Bike FB group!
You don’t have to register, but we’d appreciate it if you let us know about your trip.
Good luck, be happy and light-footed, and stay safe!
