Dinara

Dinara (1834 meter) is the highest mountain of Croatia, near the industrial town of Knin. It is already mentioned many times on hikr.

Dinara is best climbed from the hut of Brezovac. In late September, the hut was closed, but water was available. It takes about 2.5 hours to reach the summit of Dinara, and the trail is well sign posted and hard to miss. Overall, this is an easy and pleasant hike. Nevertheless, there are some junctions that should not be missed.

Having climbed more than 100 mountains in Albania without meeting a single soul, we were quite surprised to reach the summit simultaneous with another hiker who had come up the southern trail. For once and with his help, we got a full body summit shot together. 

Brezovac is best reached from Knin. A road leads from Knin to the hut, but the second half  - from waypoint picnic - is not suitable for salon cars. Purists walk from here, but it makes for a considerably longer walk.

There is a hotel in Knin, along the road to Bosnia and Herzogovina, just beyond the turn to Dinara mountain. The breakfast is better than the accommodation, but you will not have much choice.