Plitvička Jezera
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- Distance
- 11.19 mi
- Elevation gain
- 2,247 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Easy
- Elevation loss
- 2,375 ft
- Max elevation
- 2,279 ft
- TrailRank
- 55
- Min elevation
- 1,603 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Moving time
- 3 hours 57 minutes
- Time
- 5 hours 27 minutes
- Coordinates
- 3119
- Uploaded
- September 5, 2022
- Recorded
- September 2022
near Plitvička Jezera, Ličko-Senjska (Hrvatska)
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Plitvika Lakes National Park (Plitvička Jezera), a must for visitors to Croatia for its natural beauty.
Its great attraction also implies its obligatory penance, which is none other than overcrowding.
To escape from it, if possible, it is convenient to follow several guidelines:
The first try to avoid high tourist season. We went at the beginning of September, when the tremendous queues to get a ticket, to get on the boats or to walk along the wooden walkways had already subsided; Even so, going through them is somewhat painful because everyone wants to take photos in the most colorful areas.
The second plan the route to follow since there are lots of possibilities and alternatives. There are a lot of very well marked routes, with different levels of demand. Basically there are two areas that form an "8", the lower lakes where walkways abound and the upper lakes that allow some section bordering the fairly calm water. The route of the complete "8" without using boats or buses is about 18 km without too much complication, but they can be shortened or shortened by using the boats (quite agile at the time) or the train-buses that facilitate the task for less walkers and that cause some small agglomeration with each wave of users.
The third morning; that way we can avoid much of the fat nitty-gritty of the walkways at entrance 1.
There are two main entrances and three piers with somewhat confusing numbers (the numbering of the entrances does not coincide with that of the piers).
The entire route can be done in one day without difficulty, as long as we are used to walking, but it can also be divided into two (lower lakes one day and upper lakes another), one day entering through entrance 1 and doing a circular route (includes crossing the narrow area of the lake by boat) and another day entering the 2 (also crossing the narrow area by boat). Also, as we already mentioned, you can take a short cut using free boats and/or buses (you have to show your ticket).
For the most mountaineers there are also long routes that lead away from the lakes and the crowds.
The lakes, surrounded by beech and coniferous forests, are beautiful, with transparent waters and the multitude of waterfalls that give it that special something that differentiates it from other lakes.
Along the way there are some bars with tables where you can eat something, but it is always advisable to bring some water.
Bathing is not allowed at any point.
Its great attraction also implies its obligatory penance, which is none other than overcrowding.
To escape from it, if possible, it is convenient to follow several guidelines:
The first try to avoid high tourist season. We went at the beginning of September, when the tremendous queues to get a ticket, to get on the boats or to walk along the wooden walkways had already subsided; Even so, going through them is somewhat painful because everyone wants to take photos in the most colorful areas.
The second plan the route to follow since there are lots of possibilities and alternatives. There are a lot of very well marked routes, with different levels of demand. Basically there are two areas that form an "8", the lower lakes where walkways abound and the upper lakes that allow some section bordering the fairly calm water. The route of the complete "8" without using boats or buses is about 18 km without too much complication, but they can be shortened or shortened by using the boats (quite agile at the time) or the train-buses that facilitate the task for less walkers and that cause some small agglomeration with each wave of users.
The third morning; that way we can avoid much of the fat nitty-gritty of the walkways at entrance 1.
There are two main entrances and three piers with somewhat confusing numbers (the numbering of the entrances does not coincide with that of the piers).
The entire route can be done in one day without difficulty, as long as we are used to walking, but it can also be divided into two (lower lakes one day and upper lakes another), one day entering through entrance 1 and doing a circular route (includes crossing the narrow area of the lake by boat) and another day entering the 2 (also crossing the narrow area by boat). Also, as we already mentioned, you can take a short cut using free boats and/or buses (you have to show your ticket).
For the most mountaineers there are also long routes that lead away from the lakes and the crowds.
The lakes, surrounded by beech and coniferous forests, are beautiful, with transparent waters and the multitude of waterfalls that give it that special something that differentiates it from other lakes.
Along the way there are some bars with tables where you can eat something, but it is always advisable to bring some water.
Bathing is not allowed at any point.
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1,905 ft
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