Zavižan Hut – Velika Kosa Peak loop from Grad Senj

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Zavižan Hut – Velika Kosa Peak loop from Grad Senj

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Zavižan Hut – Velika Kosa Peak loop from Grad Senj

03:31

9.63km

420m

Hiking

Hard hike. Good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: November 5, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that may be dangerous

A part of this route comprises technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience may be required.

After 4.82 km for 141 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

Get Directions

24 m

Babić Sića Entrance, Velebit Nature Park (Northern Velebit)

Highlight • Rest Area

1.22 km

Beasts Trail

Highlight • Trail

The Zviri trail is the shortest trail leading to PD Zavižan from the entrance of NP Sjeverni Velebit from the village of Babić Siča. It is about 3.6 km long …

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3.51 km

Forest Trail

Highlight • Trail

The paths through the forests are top marked and provide welcome shade on hot days.

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3.69 km

Zavižan Hut

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Occupying a beautiful meadow below the summit slopes of Vučjak, the Zavižan hut makes for a great pit stop when exploring the peaks of the Northern Velebit. It acts as …

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4.06 km

Velika Kosa Peak

Highlight • Summit

Velika kosa, at 5,314 feet (1,620 m), is a peak in the Northern Velebit, just to the north of the Velebit Botanical Garden. It's a short ascent from the Zavižan …

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5.95 km

Živa Vodica Pond

Highlight • Lake

9.63 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.69 km

4.68 km

108 m

102 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.69 km

4.19 km

494 m

273 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,590 m)

Lowest point (1,230 m)

Weather

Wednesday 4 November

4°C

-2°C

0 %

Additional weather tips

Fog is expected during your activity. Consider wearing some high-visibility clothing so you’re easier to see.

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Comments

September 4, 2023,🇭🇷 Nationalpark Sjeverni Velebit: Zavižan, 04.09.2023

Hike in the Northern Velebit National Park to Zavižan. There is a weather station where you can also buy drinks.

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July 2, 2024,Velebit National Park loop with great views

Great tour with fantastic views. Halfway, you end up at a mountain hut where you can take a break and where you will have the best views over the whole panorama. Overall a very versatile route with forest bits and open plains, mountain peaks and fantastic views. Easy hiking and relatively quick.