THE HILLS AND VALLEYS OF THE ISLAND OF KRK · An Adventure on the Golden Island

We depart on this interesting tour of Krk from Omišalj, in front of the church. We descend to the gasoline station on the highway and turn right in the direction of Krk. After 2.7 km, we turn from the main road onto a macadam road, by which we descend to 6.7 km, where we turn right and reach asphalt (9.0 km). We continue right to Čižići, where we turn left at 10.0 km. At 10.7 km, we turn left again in the direction of Klimno, ©ilo. At 11.6 km, we turn right and continue uphill to D. Hlapa, where we continue straight (13.2 km) across G. Hlapa in the direction of Dobrinj. We pass through Sveti Vid Dobrinjski and descend briefly to the town of Dobrinj, where we have a beautiful view of the surroundings from the churchyard. We return by the same route to 18.4 km and turn right at Gostinjac, in the direction of Vrbnik and Risika, where we arrive after 21.8 km. In the center (22.1 km), we go uphill to the right and gradually enter Vrbničko Polje, where at 25.1 km we turn left and descend to the town of Vrbnik. From Vrbnik, we climb the same route to Vrbničko Polje, where we turn left at 30.0 km. After a climb, at 31.6 km we turn right and follow the road along a meadow. At 35.5 km, we turn right and at 37.6 km turn right again toward Garica. Upon leaving the village, at 40.0 km we turn right in the direction of ©ilo and arrive in the village of Kras (41.7 km). At 42.5 km, we turn right and at 42.9 km we turn left on a macadam road, by which we descend until Sv. Ivan Dobrinski (45.0 km). At the entrance to the main road (45.9 km), we turn left in the direction of Malinska and arrive at the village of Rasopasno. In the village, we turn right at 47.6 km on a macadam road. At 49.0 km, we turn left and arrive at the village of Sužan (51.0 km). At the church, we turn left. Immediately after 30 m, we turn right on an old village road. We go down a steep slope toward a field and ride through it. We turn left at 53.2 km, right at 54.7 km, left at 54.9 km and left again at 56.1 km. At 57.6 km, we exit onto the Krk Highway across from the entrance to Njivice. We turn right in the direction of Omišalj, left after 2 km and climb uphill to Omišalj (62.1 km), from where we departed.

LOCATION: Island of Krk DEPARTURE: Omi¹alj, 100 m above sea level GOAL: Omi¹alj, 100 m above sea level LENGTH: 62.1 km ALTITUDE DIFFERENTIAL: 260 m HIGHEST POINT: 260 m ACCESSIBILITY BY BICYCLE: TOTAL DIFFICULTY: MODERATE (BLUE) TIME NEEDED: 4 hours, 30 minutes