Prezid (pri Gračcu) - Bili kuk (on road)

Access to starting point:
We leave Highway A1 at the Sveti Rok exit. We continue towards Gračac. There we continue right towards Obrovac. The road ascends more steeply, and when it flattens, we pay attention to an asphalted turn-off straight ahead. We park at the junction or slightly before along the road.
b) We leave Highway A1 at the Maslenica exit. We continue towards Obrovac and later Gračac. The road crosses the vegetated slopes of Južni Velebit. After the tunnel, we pay attention to an asphalted turn-off to the right. We park at the junction or a few meters further along the road.

Route description:
From the starting point, we continue on the road towards Gračac to the turn-off of the macadam road to the right. We turn onto this road, guided also by a sign with the inscription "Crnopac". We ascend along the road for approximately 45 minutes on the slopes of Orlov kamen. We reach a crossroad at Šimlašici, where we continue right on a marked path. We can also continue along the road slightly to the right. The path ascends through the forest, and we reach the road again. If we follow the path, we only cross it, but the path is quite overgrown. After 5 minutes, the road and the path meet again. The path crosses the road again (continuing along the road leads to Kita Gaćešina). The path slightly descends into a small valley and then begins to ascend a bit more steeply. A path branches off to the left from Planinsko zavetišče Crnopac towards Kita Gaćešina; we continue right along the path to the next junction, where a poorly visible path to Orlov kamen or Orlov kuk branches off to the right. We continue for a few minutes straight to the next crossing, where we continue left in the direction of the Little Prince path (right Planinsko zavetišče Crnopac). The path slightly descends with the help of stairs to the next crossing, where we continue left in the direction of Bili kuk and Kita Gaćešina (right Little Prince path). The path continues to traverse the slopes for some time, then we arrive at a barely noticeable crossing, where we continue right (straight Kita Gaćešina and Little Prince path). We continue past the inscription "B. KUK" on a tree to the first rocks and wall. The path turns right past a small cave and then, with the help of steel cables, overcomes the first jump. We reach a wide ledge, along which we traverse to the next steel cables. First, we overcome a smaller jump, then through a window and a vertical jump, we reach a ledge. With the help of steel cables, which end just below the summit, we soon reach a panoramic peak.
Description and pictures refer to conditions in April 2023.

Along the route: Šimlašica (980m)

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