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St. Vid 349m Pag

aleš4318. 08. 2010 19:42:06

If you happen to be on summer holiday on Pag island, you must absolutely visit St. Vid, the highest peak of Pag island. Easy tour, but nice walk that rewards, in good weather, with beautiful views over the entire Pag island, Velebit Channel, islands ...

The first picture is the starting point Kolan

St. Vid 349m Pag Starting point 1 at Kolan

St. Vid 349m Pag Starting point 2 at camp Šimuni

St. Vid 349m Pag Figures along the path, Sv. Vid in the background

St. Vid 349m Pag view of the entire island of Pag

St. Vid 349m Pag on the summit there is also a ruin, once a guardhouse

sh18. 08. 2010 21:52:41

Photos that attract. This year we also watched Sv. Vid from the apartment in Gajac, if we go again we'll head to it too.

SilvestrO19. 08. 2010 10:24:34

Aleš 43, even nicer approach is from the opposite side, from the sea (don't remember the place name), on steep marked path...(high mountain feeling) mežikanje

sh,... years ago we watched the awakening in Gajac every morning from Sv. Vid and..., sunrises a few times... velik nasmeh

urosl19. 08. 2010 15:18:27

A few years ago two colleagues even got lost on that side towards Sv. Duh velik nasmeh

aleš4319. 08. 2010 19:53:20

of course I've also heard about the route from sv.Duh and from sv. Ane (along the ridge from Pag direction) I haven't tried them yet!

Next week I'm going from sv. Duh to try "climbing". so I'll report.. and pictures etc

vukovivek29. 07. 2014 17:46:25

28.7.2014 I head to the highest peak of Pag island. Since I'm on vacation with family, I used the in-between time and set off to the highest peak of Pag island Sv. Vid. The path starts from the village Sv. Marija and then I continue on the grassy slope, and then I reach a low oak forest and then from the forest I come to a large cliff, which is all black from the weather effects of salt and bora. And I continue over a small scree and then quickly reach the summit Sv. Vid. On the summit beautiful views of Pag island and its surroundings. nasmeh

cliffs all blackened by the effects of salt and bora

the path is quite easy in this direction I walked, like an easier stroll

a bit to the right of the path a deep pit is visible

view of Paška vrata and Velebit in the background

view of the town Pag and windmills in the background

and autochthonous sheep breed, namely Pramenka

and without a donkey in Dalmatia it won't do

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robi210721. 09. 2017 13:03:07

This year I was up there twice, first from Kolan side (starting point shown on picture 1 in route description), second from eastern side with starting point at Sv. Marija (picture 1 in description by vukovivek). Both times I reached the starting point by bike.

From Kolan side approach you could ride quite a while on fairly solid dirt road before further biking became impossible, continuation to top was completely easy walking on very gentle terrain. After cca. 10 min walk we reach junction where right towards Šumuni, left to top. Path is marked, even without it almost impossible to miss as soon we reach clearing and top in sight.

From eastern side completely different story. Path steep and partly on unstable terrain, several times need to grab some rock. As SilvesterO wrote on this page, ascent reminds of high mountains but not demanding, just some caution needed. Also from this direction path well marked, but on descent marks easy to overlook so more attention needed. Who goes up this side must reach starting point from south as road above Paški bay from north closed to cars for years due to road collapse. Can get around but needs quite some gymnastics and car won't thank you. For bike access no problem.

Macesna22. 09. 2017 11:16:32

To Sv. Marija village, starting point for steeper path to Sv. Vid, from north side, one can also drive by car from Pag town. So not from Sv. Duh where road really closed to cars, but from other side, from Pag town. Road is OK, asphalted, just a bit narrow.
Path from north side and summit itself really nice, environment looks very high-alpine, below you see blue sea, really picturesque.

robi210722. 09. 2017 13:23:55

Macesna, this explanation of yours won't hold entirely. If you look at the map you'll see that village Sv. Marija, starting point for ascent to Sv. Vid, is east of the "mountain", not north. Anyway, to the starting point (Sv. Marija) one can arrive from two sides: from south from Pag town, and from north, Novalja side, on gravel road that branches off from local road D106 before the hill. This is junction from north side, to road closure mentioned here, there is still quite some drive and it is actually placed much closer to Sv. Marija than to Sv. Duh. If memory serves, a little further from this closure (viewed from north side) since last year there is a marker indicating 15th meridian, then soon we reach starting point. As said, closure can be bypassed with car on some provisional detour a few meters higher above road and some do it, but I would rather not try, at least not with some lower or more expensive car. Maybe with some junker for 200 eur.

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Macesna22. 09. 2017 20:51:42

You are right, from Sv. Marija it is probably really the more eastern side. Anyway, I am just pointing out there is no need to struggle on the officially closed road since you can elegantly reach it on asphalt from Pag town.

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robi210723. 09. 2017 10:32:00

I agree with you as I actually wrote the same about access to the starting point from the south side myself. If someone vacations in the south part of the island or in Pag town, this is anyway the most logical choice. Those setting off from the north side of the island (I am already one such) would have to first go around the hill on the main road to Pag town, but that road is not flat at all and the path is much longer. For car drivers this plays no role and due to the mentioned road closure they actually have no other options, cyclists will surely prefer the descent to the bay from the mentioned junction on the north side as crossing the closure is no problem for them. I mentioned this option so no one thinks it is impossible to reach the starting point from this side AT ALL. It is possible, just not in principle with a car. It must also be said that the currently closed road between Sv. Duh and Pag town is the most popular bike path and the nicest panoramic road on the island. Locals since the collapse have been strongly pushing to reopen it. LP

bos2. 08. 2019 13:12:14

Second day dedicated to "island of surprises", started with ascent to Sv. Vid peak which is HPO point. Followed by swimming at Čista beach, then tour and lunch in Pag town. After afternoon swim towards evening went to discover Paški triangle, end of day indulged in Novalja.
Next day on way home stopped in Jablanac village from where headed to Zavratnica bay.

Start of the path at the bend of the Kolan - Šimuni road

here above a steep path comes from the northern side

at the summit in the ruins of the chapel

grassy Budakovo brdo and Prikinuto brdo and to the right rocky Velinac

is the start of the path to Paški trikotnik

follows a slight descent and junction, we can continue left or right

view from Velega tustega čela towards Velebit

Paški trikotnik, shape of an ironing board in dimensions 32 x 32 x 22 meters

Did an unidentified flying object land here or is it just the result of all natural phenomena on the island?

We welcomed the end of an interesting day in Novalja

From WWII, which was sunk by allied aircraft

The path to Jablanac goes through a tunnel

KarmenT2. 08. 2020 07:59:38

Yesterday to highest peak of Pag. Path very nicely marked, views boundless. Luckily pleasant breeze blew and eased heat. Sunrise wonderful. nasmeh

Sunrise forecast at 5:47, well, we waited a bit - but it's already glowing slightly

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KarmenT3. 08. 2022 15:18:10

A few days ago to Vid from St. Marija. Right before the parking lot is an area of special, protected oaks, interesting to see.

The northern approach to Vid is really nice, feels quite high-alpine. The path is gravelly below, then becomes more rocky, very nicely laid out. We didn't notice any dangerous spots, in our opinion the path is easy. On the path description on this portal it is defined as demanding, which kept me a bit away from the ascent for a few years.

Nice views, in short nice at the top as always. nasmeh

Interesting color transitions - the summit is in rocky gray, green are the protected oaks

The only flower on the path, reminiscent of our alpine gentian

The section of the path under the oaks passes quickly

Interesting rocky outcrop along the path

Views from the path, Velebit to the right in the background

Already back at the car, blue flower once again with a wonderful backdrop

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miri3. 08. 2022 15:47:37

pic. 4 amethyst cairn

KarmenT3. 08. 2022 16:05:34

Miri, thanks! So they are close to each other. nasmeh

Lalala23. 08. 2022 16:22:59

Hi, can anyone tell me if the path is suitable for a dog - regarding the sharpness of the stones and rocks? Thanks

geppo25. 08. 2022 09:56:16

Hi
I think the rocks aren't that sharply bad and you can go with a dog.
regards

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Hribo Vanja18. 06. 2024 06:52:45

Yesterday, 17.6.2024, was on St. Vid from Šimuni, well marked. Rocky. Really worth climbing to the top, just choose the time of day, if sunny morning or evening, with enough water. Views are the biggest reward. Pics from the top: https://hribovanja.blogspot.com/2024/06/sv-vid-349-m-pag-hrvaska-1762024.html?m=1

Regards nasmeh

bos27. 06. 2025 08:59:26

After six years when I did HPO, this time we return to Pag as a family. mežikanje

We checked the new camp in Povljana, which has a water park and is nicely arranged, if in a cabin it's still OK, otherwise very little shade for real camping. mrk pogled