HINTERLAND OF THE CRIKVENICA RIVIERA

In Crikvenica, we depart from the Tourist Bureau, i.e. the Hotel Internacional, and go straight in the direction of Grižane-Tribalj. After 2.2 km, we arrive at a crossroads and turn right toward Grižane. At 6.0 km, we turn left, pass through Franovići (6.2 km), and at 6.6 km turn left again in the direction of Grižane (7.1 km). After passing through Grižane, we arrive at a dry spring (8.7 km), where we turn right in the direction of Baretići. After 9.8 km, we continue straight and arrive in Antonovo (10.0 km). Here, at Vele Bašunje (10.3 km), we turn right and begin climbing a steep narrow road, from which we have a view of Tribaljsko Lake and the island of Krk. At 14.8 km Ñ 660 m above sea level, we reach a crossroads where we make a full left turn and ascend to a plateau (16.6 km Ñ 780 m above sea level), where we turn left and begin to descend gradually through a beautiful beech and Mediterranean pine forest. At 23.6 km, we cross a bridge over railroad tracks and arrive at the Hreljin-Zlobin Road (24.2 km), just before the village of Plase. We turn left on this road, and at 25.2 km we turn left again on the old Karolinska Road. We descend on a macadam road to Križišće (31.0 km), where we turn left toward Drvenik. We pass through Drvenik (32.2 km), and below the old town of Drvenik (35.5 km) we enter Tribalj (36.9 km). Along Tribaljsko Lake, we continue straight toward Semièevići (40.2 km), and arrive at the crossroads (42.5 km) where we turned toward Grižane at the beginning of our journey. Now, we turn right and return to Crikvenica (45.0 km).

LOCATION: Crikvenica DEPARTURE: Crikvenica 0 m above sea level GOAL: Crikvenica, 0 m above sea level LENGTH: 45 km ALTITUDE DIFERENTIAL: 780 m HIGHEST POINT: 780 m ACCESSIBILITY BY BICYCLE: TOTAL DIFFICULTY: DIFFICULT (BLACK) TIME NEEDED: 3 hours, 30 minutes