Kruščica lake - Lika river - Gospić - Rizvanuša
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 29.04 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,617 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Easy
- Elevation loss
- 1,345 ft
- Max elevation
- 2,266 ft
- TrailRank
-
64
4.8
- Min elevation
- 1,600 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Coordinates
- 552
- Uploaded
- May 30, 2019
near Gornji Kosinj, Ličko-Senjska (Hrvatska)
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Itinerary description
Kruščica Lake
In 1996, not far from Ličko polje the artificial accumulation lake of Kruščica has been created. It has a, eighty-meter high dam in whose depths there is the sunken sv Ilija (St. Elias) village with a church bearing the same name.
The Lika River
The approximate surface of the Lika
basin is 1570 square kilometers. Lika springs from the foot of
the Velebit, at a 600 meter height above sea-level. The 78 km long
Lika is the longest precipitating river in Lika. Its main
tributaries are Novčica and Otešica (left) and Glamočnica and
Jadova (right). The accumulation lake dam Kruščica was built
in the Lika canyon (Lika Field Valley polje). The Lika River
is cut off from the precipice in Lipovo Polje Valley where it
disappears underground to join the Gacka River.
In 1996, not far from Ličko polje the artificial accumulation lake of Kruščica has been created. It has a, eighty-meter high dam in whose depths there is the sunken sv Ilija (St. Elias) village with a church bearing the same name.
The Lika River
The approximate surface of the Lika
basin is 1570 square kilometers. Lika springs from the foot of
the Velebit, at a 600 meter height above sea-level. The 78 km long
Lika is the longest precipitating river in Lika. Its main
tributaries are Novčica and Otešica (left) and Glamočnica and
Jadova (right). The accumulation lake dam Kruščica was built
in the Lika canyon (Lika Field Valley polje). The Lika River
is cut off from the precipice in Lipovo Polje Valley where it
disappears underground to join the Gacka River.
Waypoints
Waypoint
1,795 ft
Campsite
Bridge
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Great road along the dam. Road is ok except there was construction at one point - had to clear rocks to pass. Thank you for sharing!!!
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Awesome first part along the artificial lake. Doable by any suv but in the summer you might get so e scratches.
Second part is nice to follow but pales in contrast with what you get from the tour of the lake.
Do the break out tracks on foot, the view is stunning.