Why this ride
A natural corridor of river bends, cliffs and historic settlements. It also links naturally to Cathedral of St James in Sibenik.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Krka and Sibenik Hinterland
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 114 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 2 h 14
- Journey
- Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis
The recorded total and the leg detail need reconciliation. Inspect the leg notes before using this record for timing or navigation. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: producer-declared routed record.
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Distance and riding time are measured on the routed road. Check local closures and conditions before you ride.
Access context
Check bora wind, seasonal traffic and ferry schedules. Specific flag: summer heat.
Seasonal context
Apr-Oct
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Šibenik
Šibenik is one of the few Croatian Adriatic towns not founded by the Greeks or Romans but by Croats, first mentioned in the eleventh century, and it still has the feel of a place that grew from the hillside rather than from a plan. It climbs steeply from a natural harbour, protected by the long channel of St Anthony, with stone houses, steps and lanes arranged like a staircase up to the fortress of St Michael. At the foot of the slope stands the Cathedral of St James, a UNESCO-listed building constructed entirely of stone, without any binding material, between the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Its dome is a vaulted shell of carefully fitted slabs, and a frieze of seventy-one carved faces runs around the apses, said to be portraits of ordinary townspeople.
Read the complete Sibenik write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Šibenik sits at 0 km, early in the day. Next is Knin.
2. Knin
Knin sits in a bowl of karst where the Dalmatian hinterland gives way to the mountains, with the long grey wall of the Dinara standing over it to the north-east. Above the old town a huge fortress occupies a limestone ridge, and the scale of it surprises people who have only ever driven past on the way to the coast. It is a place that mattered because of where it sits: the gap between the coastal plain and the interior has always been a gateway, and whoever held Knin watched over the traffic between the two.
Read the complete Knin write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Knin comes up 42 km in. Next is Šibenik.
3. Šibenik
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Sibenik write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
114 km in you reach Šibenik.