Discover Bukov Vrh

When looking for a hotel in Bukov Vrh, two specific local landmarks can help: the Chapel of the Holy Trinity and the local road connection LC 58027. You can find more nature, hiking, and cultural themes in the wider destination of Općina Skrad. This lets you first choose the place you want to visit and then decide whether to include regional themes in your travel plans as well.

Bukov Vrh: chapel and road connection

The Chapel of the Holy Trinity is a religious and cultural site in Bukov Vrh that is worth visiting. It provides a specific cultural point of interest for your travel plans. Local road LC 58027 runs from Skrad on the DC3 to Bukov Vrh. The road list published in August 2025 gives its length as 5.234 km.

Nature in the wider destination of Općina Skrad

In the wider destination of Općina Skrad, Vražji prolaz and Zeleni vir form a protected landscape. It was placed under protection in 1962 and covers 252 hectares. Vražji prolaz is a canyon about 800 metres long, only about two metres wide in some places. A hiking trail runs along the canyon, partly cut into the rocks above the stream and partly built with bridges and stairs. At the end of the canyon lies Muževa hišica, a cave about 200 metres long. There is a lake in its cave chamber.

Zeleni vir is also part of this natural area in the wider destination of Općina Skrad. It is a powerful spring at the bottom of a shallow cave beneath a cliff about 70 metres high. Among the species found in and around the waters in the area are fire salamanders (Salamandra salamandra) and grass snakes (Natrix natrix). The Zeleni vir protected area also includes an ornithological observation station.

Hiking in the wider destination of Općina Skrad

The Gorski Kotar Camino is a challenging mountain hiking route through forests and nature trails, with numerous cultural monuments. The Chapel of the Holy Trinity in Bukov Vrh is also recommended in connection with the Camino. For another hiking option in Općina Skrad, a marked trail leads to Skradski vrh. At the summit are a chapel and benches for resting; from there, views stretch across southern Gorski kotar and the Kupa Valley. The mountain hut “Rudetova bajta” is also on Skradski vrh.

The circular trail with three viewpoints starts at Skrad railway station. Kavranova stijena is the first viewpoint and Perić the second; the circular trail is also part of the Goranska planinarska transverzala. The Šiljar botanical educational trail introduces visitors to vegetation at higher elevations. In Općina Skrad, hiking and maintaining mountain and walking trails are among the main activities of the mountaineering association “Skradski vrh”. The Hrvatska planinarska obilaznica and the Goranski planinarski put pass through its area of activity. If you plan to hike the Camino or the circular trail, check current route conditions in advance, and check access conditions for the Camino as well.

Culture and history in Općina Skrad

The churches in Općina Skrad mark different points in history. In Skrad, the church dedicated to Saint Anthony of Padua was built in 1694. It is the oldest church in the municipality and stands above the centre of Skrad. The church dedicated to Saint Isidore in Divjake was built in 1754. The independent parish of Saint Isidore in Divjake was established in 1807 and included all the settlements in the area that today belongs to the Municipality of Skrad. The “Munjara” hydroelectric power plant is also part of Općina Skrad’s cultural heritage: it is considered a valuable monument of technical culture and is still in operation.

An example from the 2025 programme

The 2025 programme of the Raspberry Festival in Općina Skrad included a market for local products featuring raspberries, aronia berries, juices, honey, and jams. The programme also included the presentation and serving of a 50-metre-long raspberry strudel. This information relates to the 2025 edition; the market offerings and programme may vary from one edition to the next.

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