Length: 25.7 km
Category: difficult
Surface: 85% gravel, 15% asphalt
Duration: up to 3 hours
Location: eastern slopes of Učka and Ćićarija
Start: Poklon mountain hut 925 m above sea level
Finish: Poklon mountain hut 925 m above sea level
Difference in elevation: 267 m

This route is intended for cyclists and enthusiasts with sufficient cycling skill and stamina for extreme ascents and descents. The trail leads through some of the most interesting parts of Ćićarija from the naturalist’s point of view. We recommend taking several short breaks and enjoying the beauty and richness of the surrounding landscape. You will be surrounded by typical mountain flora before entering a dense beech forest below the summits of Veli Planik and Mali Planik. Veli Planik is the highest peak of Ćićarija and offers magnificent views of the Alps, Mount Velebit and the mountains in the hinterland of Rijeka. After Veli Planik, the trail descends gently towards the Bončić house. From there, an extreme downhill stretch runs towards the Veprinac-Učka Tunnel asphalt road. A new ascent leads towards Poklon pass, the end of this demanding route. By the time you’ve finished it, you’ll have earned our congratulations.

Download the Učka Bike brochure

Download GPX track

Download KML track

		elevation (m a.s.l.)	km
Poklon		925	0
Old poultry house	right uphill on gravel road	925	0,2
Turning for Ravne staje	left	940	0,6
Gospin dol	right	940	3,6
Pod Gradac	left	980	5,4
Senožet	right	1000	6,5
Mountain pass		1200	7,8
Bončić house		1000	10,5
	right	950	11,1
Arrival to the road	right	900	12,7
Turning for Mahenac	left	840	18,2
Turning for Vela Sapca	straight		18,4
Brdo hunting lodge	straight	825	19,3
Arrival to asphalt road	right	720	22,1
Turning for the Hotel INA	straight	900	24,7
Poklon		925	25,7

Trails

Did you know?

The griffon vulture feeding site

…that griffon vultures, endangered in Croatia, are often flying over Učka in search for food? Once they were nesting here, but today their northern-Adriatic population is decreasing and in order to help in their preservation, a feeding site was build in Učka Nature Park, popularly called 'griffon vulture restaurants'.

The „Two towers“ trail

…that in 2018 a trail named „Two towers“ was established, which connects the town tower in Lovran with the Vojak tower on Učka? The trail goes through the existing hiking trail, and alongside there are educational boards that inform visitors on the flora and fauna of Učka.

The Roman cheese

…that it is traditional on Učka to produce the „molded“ sheep cheese of distinctive taste since the Roman Empire time? Its production was standardized due to its use in the nutrition of the Roman legions, while today's cheese made on Učka doesn't differ much from its antique ancestor.

Slavic mythology

…that the Mošćenička Draga's canyon used to be the scenery of sacred beliefs for the first Slavic settlers on the Kvarner area? The local toponyms like Perun, Babin grob and Voloski kuk witness about the old Slavic cult of Perun.