| LidijaJesih21. 05. 2013 17:27:57 |
Montokuc (253m)
A bit far, but might come in handy for someone. Hiking trails on Mljet are marked, but starting points, intersections and what's in between are poorly or not marked at all. During a few-day trip, using the National Park map which also shows marked paths, we found that many aren't drawn even though markings exist, or we found markings and only guessed where they lead. Maybe a hiking map would say more, but it wasn't available there. The National Park is relatively small and straightforward, and with a bit of sense you can find paths even without a map, risking only scratches from thorns and grass or bruises from sharp rocks. Montokuc is a viewpoint above Veliko Jezero, from which you can see the entire National Park, towards Korčula and Pelješac, Lastovo, open sea and much more. We did a circular route. Start in Pomena (ours). First we descend to the other side towards Malo Jezero, along its shore and Veliko Jezero shore, then comfortably on an asphalt path for about an hour to Pristanišče (where the boat to the islet of Sv. Marija stands). In Pristanišče the sign firmly directs ahead, but we'd rather return by that path. Here we turn towards Goveđari, along the road. When we reach the clinic and National Park hut, we encounter a sign for Montokuc directing right. Just follow the markings to the top. Midway there's a branch to Veliki Gradac, another viewpoint reached in half an hour, then back to the Montokuc path. Path from Pomena to Montokuc takes about two hours, very moderate ascent and doable even in sneakers. From the top we descended to the southern sea side, again on a marked path to Soline. There too, after barely half an hour to the "road", instead of the sign we turned exactly the opposite way, then descended directly to Soline on a little path. In Soline there's a friendly home tavern where we took a break, then continued the path along the sea (opposite direction from the lakes) for another hour. Path from Soline (yes, salt was obtained from rocks there) leads to forest. If followed to the end, it leads to the main road towards the middle of Mljet and you'd have to return on it some 15 km, so we turned around and went back along the shores of Veliko and Malo Jezero to Pomena. Another trip the next day, which despite markings ended a bit more Robinson Crusoe-like; good footwear would have been very useful. Well, good news: there are no vipers on Mljet  , so stepping through grasses and bushes went with a bit less worry than otherwise. If on the first day we wandered along the left side of the lakes, on the second along the right, we visited Krs, Kavalo and Mali Petral for sure, probably more. Both circular paths take five to six hours, depending on what all you look at; there aren't really many elevation gains, compensated by kilometers and heat. In short, if on Mljet, tackle these paths, they definitely enliven the vacation . The island is also ideal for cycling (rentable everywhere), summer sports of course .
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