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Mount Ilija – Saint Ilija Summit loop from Korčula

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Dubrovnik-Neretva

Mount Ilija – Saint Ilija Summit loop from Korčula

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Mount Ilija – Saint Ilija Summit loop from Korčula

06:08

16.7km

970m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 15, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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948 m

Stone Chapel and Crosses near Orebić

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Chapel on hiking trail

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1.04 km

Church of Saint Ana

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Church of saint Ana

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1.95 km

Viewpoint

4.11 km

Mount Ilija

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Challenging route, magnificent views.

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5.16 km

Junction to the summit hut (St. Elijah, Pelješac)

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here the circular path to the summit branches off, there is a hut, but it is locked

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5.95 km

Saint Ilija Summit

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Sv. Ilija, the highest point on Pelješac (961 m), is definitely worth a visit. The views are great and the hike (by the easiest, "Nakovana" approach) can be done by …

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6.72 km

Saint Elijah Mountain Hut

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This mountain house, built in stone, was built by Archduke Karl von Habsburg, because of the hunting of blackbirds. On the hundredth anniversary (2008), the mountaineering society of St. Ilija …

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13.3 km

Beach

16.7 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.2 km

2.21 km

1.27 km

1.13 km

733 m

130 m

Surfaces

8.42 km

2.82 km

2.26 km

1.62 km

1.50 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (920 m)

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Weather

Wednesday 15 July

33°C

22°C

18 %

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Max wind speed: 22.0 km/h

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Comments

May 14, 2025,Super views of Korčula and Orebić big loop 👣

I'd picked this hike out before I came. It features in the top ten on @Komoot Events in the area of Dobrovnic and islands.

What a tough (for me anyway) hike, especially in the heat. I was grateful for the shade on the forested sections. The views were amazing both up and down with paved and stone trails all the …

September 13, 2022,Küstenbergwanderung Orebic mit atemberaubenden Ausblicken

Great hike with a view of Korcula and Croatia's islands all the way to Italy. Must have done. Very well signposted. Varied, partly beautifully shady hike. No spring on the route, take enough water with you.

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October 18, 2022,Sveti Ilija

Top demanding hike to the 961 meter high Sveti Ilija, the highest mountain on the Pelješac peninsula. Long stretches of the ascent and descent go through the forest, so there is less exposure to the sun than it appears from below. On the way and from above you always have a magnificent view of the sea and the island of …

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Mount Ilija – Saint Ilija Summit loop from Korčula

Stone Chapel and Crosses near Orebić

Church of Saint Ana

Mount Ilija

Junction to the summit hut (St. Elijah, Pelješac)

Saint Ilija Summit

Saint Elijah Mountain Hut

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