Sveto brdo — Local services in Općina Lovinac

Velebit is my favorite mountain and I am coming back whenever I can. But on Velebit you should assume worst weather conditions and then you will be ready and safe there. This time when going to Sveto Brdo peak in October weather forecast was very fine. And when we started from Libinje field which you can reach from Modrici with relatively good road not paved (macadam) preferably with 4WD it was cloudy. When we reached Dusice shelter it was starting to be cold and windy and when we were approaching Sveto brdo peak it was very strong southern wind Jugo with clouds so when we have reached peak it was very cold (25 on the start, less then 5 degrees Celsius on the peak) and visibility was zero because of clouds. We had to leave early and on the going back with another marked mountain trial via shelter Vlaski grad it was warm and sunny. We needed warm cloth on the peak to protect us from the cold and strong wind and you should always take it when climbing Velebit and do not go in summer btw. Nature was amazing but I will show it with pictures worth...

Sveto brdo is the second tallest peak on Velebit, reaching 1751 m.a.s.l. There is a rumor it is actually few meters higher than Vaganski vrh but is officially proclaimed lower due to different reasons. Anyway, it is the southest peak in Velebit range higher than 1500m, being very prominent and seen from every direction. It is a rocky, dome-shaped peak with a wooden cross on the top. There is also a stone plate with The Ten Commandments engraved on it. It is unique because of an open panorama of the coastline with islands to the west, Lika to the east and the rest of Velebit ridge/range to the...

Sveto brdo je kontrolna točka Hrvatske planinarske obilaznice. Žig na njemu nije baš lako pronaći jer nije na samom vrhu već pored staze koja dolazi iz smjer mora ali je žig u dobrom stanju. Ovdje opisano stanje je od 27.10.2024. Iz Svetog Roka prvo se treba voziti po makadamskoj majstorskoj cesti koja nije baš u najboljem stanju (bilo je i vododerina i rupa). Sa majstorske ceste se odvaja isto makadamska cesta na kojoj je rampa (za sad otvorena) koja vas dovodi do manjeg parkirališta za aute (veći bi se bus tamo teško okrenuo ako je parking već pun auta). Pazite po tim makadamskim cestama se treba dosta dugo voziti. Od tog zadnjeg parkinga ukupna tura traje oko 5 sati. Prvo staza ide od parkinga do Dušica kroz ne baš lijepu šumu, malo dolje pa malo gore,ali uglavnom gore i onda dolazi do Dušica (zapravo do privatnog posjeda jer pravo sklonište je nešto dalje i to nizbrdo). Od Dušica staza se zatim spušta po livadama i ide sve do šume podno Svetog Brda. Dalje staza se stmo uspinje prvo kroz šumicu i zatim po kamenju sve do vrha. Staza je čitavim putem normalna, nije zahtjevna, osim što prije vrha prolazi pored strmog ruba brda (ništa opasno, ali s druge strane je brdo vrlo strmo pa se s te dionice to dobro i vidi). Treba inače paziti na zadnjoj dionici staze podno vrha jer su pored staze neki široki bunari (moguće ledenice) koji nisu označeni pa se može dogoditi ako je dublji snijeg i led da netko tko ne gleda dobro ispred sebe u njih i upadne. Vrh je širok i s njega se pružaju pogledi na sve strane. Čini mi se da je vrh previše razvikan jer vidjeli smo i daleko ljepše vrhove sa impresivnijim vidicima ali ljudi su očito jako impresionirani valjda tim imenom ili činjenicom da do njega ne možeš prići blizu već moraš ipak dulje hodati. Fotke prikazuju dio staze od...