100 metres from the house
Risnjak rises north-east of Rijeka, only about fifteen kilometres from the sea as the crow flies. The massif is a natural border between the coastal and the continental climate, so beech and fir forests, karst sinkholes, rocks and mountain meadows alternate within a small area.
In 1997 the park was extended to 6,350 hectares and today it also includes the Snježnik massif and the upper course of the Kupa river with its source.
All three of Europe’s large carnivores live in Risnjak’s forests: the brown bear, the wolf and the lynx (ris), which, according to tradition, gave the mountain its name. They share it with red deer, roe deer, chamois, foxes and more than 60 bird species.
With a little patience and quiet, you can spot wildlife near the house too, especially early in the morning.
The Leska educational trail starts at the park entrance in Bijela vodica: a circular forest walk that suits families with children. Hikers continue from here to the mountain hut below the summit and up to Veliki Risnjak, where on a clear day you can see the Kvarner Gulf.
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