Risnjak National Park

Karst massifs and beech-fir forest in Croatia's Gorski Kotar highlands

Risnjak and Snježnik rise from beech and fir forest on porous limestone, marking the divide between the Adriatic and Black Sea watersheds. The Kupa rises in an oval pond at the park's lowest point, and the lynx that gave Risnjak its name has returned.

1Veliki RisnjakThe park's highest peak, reached only on foot, with Šloserov dom on its southern slope.

Things to do

On footClimb Veliki Risnjak on foot from Crni Lug (3 h) or from Gornje Jelenje (1 h)
On footWalk the 4.5 km circular Leska educational path from the visitor centre in Crni Lug
On footHike from Platak to Albaharijev dom on Snježnik, in winter on tour skis
On footWalk half an hour from Razloge to the source of the Kupa