Across the Pazin hills (712)
Start: Pazin
End: Pazin
Length: 13,5 km
Difficulty: Medium
Altitude: 563 m
Highest point: 476 m
Lowest point: 255 m
Duration: 3:30 h
The hiking trail Po Pazinskih bregi (Across the Pazin hills) leads from Pazin to Gortanov brijeg and continue towards to the north - through the hillls that encircle the Pazin ravine, and then returns to Pazin through the hamlets of Bani and Dušani. Combined with the Pazin - Beram – Pazin trail (711), the route can be made shorter or longer.
Trail description
The journey begins from Pazin Tourist board office, where you can get all the necessary information materials about the trail and then we are passing by the Pazin Castle, cross the Vršić bridge above the hatch of the Pazin abyss and passing by the former Pazinka factory complex. After that, we are taking the road and started to climbing up to the Gortan hill, after which the path turns left towards Beram (also marked with hiking markings and signs bearing number 611), but we proceed straight on. Both directions of the path meet again at the Findrle hill, which is 3 km away from us, and a bit more than 5km away from those that are going to visit Beram. Another 3 km from here is the Dibovljak, a viewpoint from where you can have a panoramic view of the Butoniga lake area and where the path intersects with a section of the Pazin climbing route. After Dibovljak, the path slowly descends towards the hamlet of Bani, and after passing the hamlet Dušani, we are coming to the asphalt road Pazin - Kršikla. This road can also take us to Pazin if we turn right, but 50 m upon reaching the asphalt, it is better to take the right turning onto the gravel road. This road will take us through the valley of the Pazinčica river and through the Loke area, along a shelter for abandoned animals in Rijavac, where we turn left heading to Pazin.
