Mosor Hike

Overlooking the city of Split, is mount Mosor, a long north/south ridge with many well established hikes, and mountain lodges. Suitable for day hikes and multi-day backcountry excursions. It’s well known and well used by locals, particularly since it boasts fantastic panoramic views of the coastline.

Clarinda and I thought we’d leave the girls to fend for themselves, since we have not had a lot of down time, and thought they might need some down time. We did head off early, as the days have been fairly warm with lots of sun exposure. We’ve had a lot of success just taking the local busses to get places -- and this was no exception. We rode a city bus out of town, up to an elevation of about 570m to the small community of Gornje Sitno (Google tells me this translates to “Top Tiny”). The ride itself was worth it: lots of switchbacks offering great views of the hillsides. In places the road was so narrow and the switchbacks so abrupt that the driver would drive past, and do a three (or four) point turn to get the bus headed in the right direction.

The hike itself was straightforward, lots of markers, easy sure footing. Took us about 1hr to make it from the bus station to an isolated mountain lodge. There are many other trails, and we only made it up to one local peak. We saw a few other hikers on the trail, but it was not busy. It was hot, with lots of sun and little shade. The only wildlife we saw were the small green lizards scurrying around.

The main reason for choosing this particular hike is the view, and it did not disappoint. It was spectacular, to the northeast, we had a view of Split and the Adriatic, and to the South we had a view of the other mountains in the area shrouded in a mist that burned off as we made it through the hike.

We took the bus back in Split Centar, and stopped for coffee at a local coffee shop D16. The coffee was among the best I’ve had on the trip so far -- worth going back I think.

After dinner, we took family walk, and came across a construction overlooking the beach near us -- seen in the last photo. Best guess would be some kind of pillbox/bunker, but maybe it’s something more benign.

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