Trail
Croatia
Program K1 (Plitvice Lakes)
16.5 kilometresdistance
7 hwalking time
Looproute
The longest of the park's walking tours covers most of the lake zone on foot. From Entrance 1 it goes down to the Great Waterfall and through the canyon of the Lower Lakes, follows the western shore of Lake Kozjak and climbs past the Prštavci waterfalls to the Upper Lakes.
On the way it reaches the Tomićevo pogledalo viewpoint above the Upper Lakes. An electric boat takes walkers across Kozjak to its eastern shore, and the route returns along the eastern rim of the Lower Lakes canyon to the entrance.
Route
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Lakes on this route
On the way
On the way
Places along the route
Viewpoint
Tomićevo pogledalo
Galovac
- Elevation
- 684.82 metres above sea level
Before you go
Warning:
Safety Stay on the boardwalks and marked paths, which is a park rule. Wooden boardwalks are slippery when wet, and there are no railings along much of the water.
Access and start point
Starts and ends at Entrance 1 (Rastovača), by the D1 road, with a car park. A short electric-boat ride across Lake Kozjak is part of the route and is included in the ticket.
Season
Walkable all year; opening hours change with the season, and in winter snow and ice can close parts of the boardwalks.
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Sources & data
- NP Plitvička jezera: Lake tour programs, Javna ustanova Nacionalni park Plitvička jezera, 2026
- OpenStreetMap: Ulaz 1, Plitvička Jezera (node 11576104403), OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026