Banovina, Kordun and Pokuplje

Destination: Petrova Gora,  the summit Mali Petrovac (507 m)

Starting and ending point: Hunter's house Muljava (245 m)

Ascents and descents: 500 m; Elevations range:  245 - 512 m 

Duration: 4:30 h of walking (moving time)  / 10.3 km

Difficulty: Fit: 🥾⚪⚪⚪;  Technically: easy

Tagline: An easy hiking trip at small mountain with big history, a lonely peak (it means - very nice view from the top) and 37 m high monument.

The route: Hunters' House Muljava -> Rimski put (Roman trail) -> Mali Petrovac (the monument):         1:45  h

                  Mali Petrovac -> Kraljev grob (King's Grave) -> Veliki Petrovac                                              1:00  h

                  Veliki Petrovac  -> Mali Velebit -> Hunters' House Muljava                                                     1: 45 h

The route description:

The trail goes to the monument via green route of "Hiking Trail Petrova gora" (Planinarska Obilaznica Petrova gora). The first part of the trail is using old Roman road arranged as an educational trail.

• The trail is well signed and easy for orientation.
• From the Hunters House, after small bridge, we are going via old Roman road upwards through forest. After while, the trail connects other trail that leads to the summit Mali Petrovac.
• From the monument on the summit, the trails goes via the weak road to the King's Grave and back (almost in parallel) to Monastery ruins and Veliki Petrovac summit.
• Further, we continue to SW partially following road and we soon separate from the path leading to Magarčevac and the Central Partisan Hospital.
• We turn right to the north, crossing the peaks of Veliki and Mali Velebit and we descend to the Muljava Hunting House.

Convenient Seasons

• Whole year

Accommodation / Food / Drinking:

• Hunters' House Muljava

Hiking trails:

• Planinarska obilaznica Petrova gora

Equipment needed:

• Standard equipment for low mountains, easy trails

Maps:

• Topographic map TK-25 Karlovac-2. 3 (370-2-3), Državna Geodetska uprava, Zagreb

• The map of the circular hiking trail "Planinarska obilaznice Petrova gora"

Approach:

• Hunters' house Muljava  is accessible from Vojnić  by asphalted road or from Biljeg (from the branch of the road Gvozd - Vojnić, at buffet Biljeg) via partially asphalted road (3 km non-asphalted).
• Veliki Petrovac ( and the monument) is accessible by car from  Hunter's House, too.
• In references there are other approaches descriptions.

Notes

• The monument is devasted and visiting it requires attention.
• The trail is well described in the guide "Planinarska Obilaznica Petrova gora" It can be bought at the Hunters' House Muljava.

Other points of interests:

• Ruins of Partizans' military hospital from the 2nd WW
• Topusko Spa (15 km from Gvozd toward Glina)