Begovo Razdolje: Cycling Route and Winter at High Elevation

Begovo Razdolje is a high-altitude settlement at about 1,060 m. Tourism is associated with winter, sports, hunting and recreation. This offers different areas of focus for planning your trip: a specific cycling route and a connection with winter sports.

Cycling and winter sports in Begovo Razdolje

A cycling route reaches Begovo Razdolje from Mrkopalj and continues via Vrbovska poljana towards Bjelolasica. It passes through beech forest and includes an access route towards the Janjčarica mountain hut. The named places and the forest section offer points of reference for planning your tour. Before cycling, check local trail and surface conditions.

There is a 400 m-long ski lift in the centre of Begovo Razdolje. Check locally whether it is currently operating. The cycling route and the ski lift represent different planning considerations: for the cycling tour, the route and trail conditions are relevant, while for the ski lift, the first thing to check is whether it is currently operating. Together with the town’s altitude and tourism’s connection with winter and sports, these allow you to view the area from several perspectives.

Historical and landscape context in Općina Mrkopalj

At the level of the wider destination of Općina Mrkopalj, Mrkopalj has its own historical connection with skiing and is considered the cradle of Croatian skiing. Croatia’s first ski jumping hill, “Pod Vrhin”, was built there in 1934. The Historical and Ethnographic Collection of Mrkopalj opened in 2017 on the first floor of the cultural centre in the town centre. It includes more than 550 historical photographs and approximately 200 old objects. These include a document about the founding of the parish in 1771, a design for the “Pod Vrhin” hill from 1933, as well as handmade skis, ski poles, snowshoes and a rescue sled. This makes it possible to view the early traces of skiing and the collection, which opened later, as distinct chapters in the region’s history.

Hiking trails and protected natural areas are part of the regional context of the wider destination of Općina Mrkopalj. The Mrkopalj hiking trail has eight checkpoints: Vrh Samarskih stijena at 1,302 metres above sea level, Stepenica, Piramida, Veliki Kanjon, Dvorac, Južni vrh, Amfiteatar and Razbijeni vrh. Mrkopalj was intended as the starting point for the hiking trail. Bijele stijene and Samarske stijene are located within the municipality of Mrkopalj and were declared strict nature reserves in 1985. If you plan to visit these areas, check the applicable rules in advance.

Another regional point of interest in the wider destination of Općina Mrkopalj is Čelimbaša. The trail leads from Mrkopalj up Mount Čelimbaša to a viewpoint at the summit. In winter, Čelimbaša is used for skiing and sledding. The trail to the viewpoint and the winter activities are two distinct aspects of this mountain.

Discover more destinations: Mrkopalj, Tuk Vojni, Brestova Draga, Sunger.

Go to the wider travel overview: Općina Mrkopalj.