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Gračani – Sljeme chapel (Trail 14)

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Croatia

City of Zagreb

Gračani – Sljeme chapel (Trail 14)

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4.7

(145)

817

hikers

Gračani – Sljeme chapel (Trail 14)

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6.72km

720m

Hiking

The Leustek Trail is one of the easiest and most popular ways up to Sljeme, Medvednica’s beloved main summit. It’s named in honour of the builder and engineer Albin Leustek, who designed the route to give Zagreb’s people a relatively straightforward hike to the top. The route is well signposted…

by Visit Zagreb

Last updated: June 18, 2025

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3.25 km

Adolfovac Mountain Shelter

Highlight • Mountain Hut

This delightful little shelter on the way up Medvednica is the ideal spot for a quick refuel. If you ascend from Zagreb, it's around the halfway point and is a …

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6.45 km

Činovnička Livada

Highlight • Natural

10 minutes from the top of Sljeme is Činovnička livada, a favorite for sledding and beginner skiers in winter, and a popular destination for recreation and picnics the rest of the year.

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6.72 km

Sljeme Chapel

Highlight • Religious Site

This beautiful chapel, near the summit of Medvednica, is known as Majke Božje Sljemenske, Kraljice Hrvata (Mother of God of Sljeme, the Queen of Croatia). Constructed in 1932 and designed …

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.85 km

976 m

426 m

290 m

172 m

Surfaces

3.43 km

2.37 km

542 m

193 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 18 May

19°C

7°C

45 %

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Max wind speed: 6.0 km/h

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Comments

June 13, 2025

The Leustek Trail is one of the easiest and most popular ways up to Sljeme, Medvednica’s beloved main summit. It’s named in honour of the builder and engineer Albin Leustek, who designed the route to give Zagreb’s people a relatively straightforward hike to the top. The route is well signposted and makes