500 Stairs Of Horvat Hiking Tour

If you feel in shape you can join us on this whole day explore of NP Medvednica and its famous 500 stairs of Horvat. Enjoy and discover many natural spots deep in the forest of NP Medvednica

Back in the 1950. there were many admirers of mountain Medvednica and one of those admirers was journalist, photographer and mountaineer Vladimir Horvat (1891-1962). Singlehanded he managed to build 500 stairs in steep and inaccessible part on north face of mountain Medvednica. Through the whole place he discovered many small caves, chasms and nice viewpoints. At the bottom of the stairs near the small creek he also arranged resting spot called “Srnec” with benches and tables for hikers and lovers of nature. The length of the tour is around 20km. During the tour we will make 2 ascents and 2 descents that makes tour more challenging. 1^st ascent is from starting point to the mountain hut “Hunjka” and 2^nd ascent is from “Srnec” resting point to Sljeme (1035m). 1^st descent is from mountain hut “Hunjka” over 500 stairs of Horvat to “Srnec” resting point and 2^nd descent is from Sljeme (1035m) to the starting point. Total tour time is around 10h.

Important:

• Package is sold per person
• Minimum number of participants per tour is 2 persons
• In case of bad weather conditions, the organizer reserve the right to change the time and/or itinerary of the trip
• Recommended: water, proper hiking shoes, light rain jacket
  
• The tour is paid in the local currency

What is included in this tour?Items that are included in the cost of tour price.

• experienced hiking guide
• fresh air
• astounding views
• minimum stress
• nature

Whats not included in this tour.Items that are not included in the cost of tour price.

• lunch
• water
• snack