Psunj: Strmac - Brezovo polje - Strmac

An moderate to demanding hiking trail in the Psunj hills that traverses through beautiful forests and with many fascinating views. The route starts near the "Strmac" hut (350m) in Strmac (Nova Gradiška-Cernik-Šumetlica 12.5 km), managed by HPD "Strmac" and you have to announced arrival (+385981952320 Željko Brčić) in order to be open. It also offers overnight accommodation. The hiking marks along the trail are good and the whole trail can be easily traveled, but advice is as always, to have map of this region, compass and/or GPS device (and that you know how to use them :D). The Brezovo polje (985m) is the highest point in the Slavonian part of Croatia, so there are some very steepy and arduous parts. Important: follow the paths marked with hiking marks, because some sections (in the wider Brezovo polje area) have residual mines after the Homeland War. Mine areas are marked with warnings and hazardous areas are indicated on GSS maps. The start and end of the trail can be reached by car (there is ample parking available) or a taxi from Nova Gradiska (70 kn).


Hrvatski (Croatian)
Umjerena do zahtjevna planinarska staza u psunjskim brdima koja prolazi prekrasnim šumama i s mnogo fascinantnih pogleda. Ruta započinje u blizini Planinarske kuće "Strmac" (350m) u Strmcu (Nova Gradiška-Cernik-Šumetlica 12,5 km), kojom upravlja HPD "Strmac" i potrebno je najaviti dolazak (+385981952320 Željko Brčić) kako bi bila otvorena. U ponudi je i noćenje. Planinarske oznake duž staze su dobre i cijelom se stazom može lako proći, ali savjet je kao i uvijek, da imate kartu ove regije, kompas i/ili GPS uređaj (i da ih znate koristiti :D). Brezovo polje (985m) najviša je točka u slavonskom dijelu Hrvatske, pa postoje vrlo strmi i naporni dijelovi. Važno: slijedite staze označene planinarskim oznakama, jer neke dionice (na širem području Brezova polja) imaju zaostale mine nakon Domovinskog rata. Minska područja označena su upozorenjima, a opasna područja označena su na kartama GSS-a. Na početak i kraj staze može se doći osobnim automobilom (na raspolaganju je dovoljno parkinga) ili taksijem iz Nove Gradiške (70 kn).