Why this ride
Sustained elevation change, linked bends and open summit views. It also links naturally to Plitvice Lakes National Park.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Plitvice to Senj via Vratnik
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 45 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 53 min
- 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: weather; traffic.
Seasonal context
May-Oct
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Otočac
Otočac lies in the Gacka valley, a green strip of meadow in the middle of Lika, the sparsely populated highland behind the Velebit mountains. The river Gacka is the town's treasure. It rises from limestone springs, runs cold and so clear that every stone shows on the bottom, and holds trout and grayling that draw fly fishermen from across Europe. In the town itself, the river passes between old stone houses and mills, with willows and ducks along the banks.
Read the complete Otočac write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Otočac sits at 0 km, early in the day. Next is Senj.
2. Senj
Senj is the town of the bura, and you should know about the bura before you get there. This cold, dry wind falls off the Velebit mountains onto the Adriatic coast in sudden gusts that can exceed a hundred and fifty kilometres an hour, and Senj sits in the worst of it, in a gap where the wind funnels straight down to the sea. Lorries get blown over on the coast road, the authorities close it to motorcycles and high-sided vehicles, and local houses have stones on the roof tiles. If the sea looks white and the flags are flat out, wait it out in a cafe. The bura usually blows from autumn to spring, and in summer it is much calmer.
Read the complete Senj write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Senj comes up 45 km in.