Cincar

The Kruzi hut of PD Cincar Livno stands on the Kruzi plateau north-east of Livno and is reached by a gravel road, rough in places. Fit walkers can also start in Livno itself (about 700 m): from Trg domovinskog rata follow the road towards the Duman spring of the Bistrica, turn left at the old bridge where lamp posts are signed 'Cincar i planinarski dom Kruzi', and climb an old paved path past the medieval towers and through pine forest, past the Šumareva kućica spring, to a gravel road with livestock shelters and wooden 'Cincar' sculptures. planinarenje.hr recorded 3 h 08 min and 1,347 m of ascent for this 12.5 km line to the summit. From the Kruzi plateau, head north-east past a concrete cattle trough to Begovača (about 1,400 m, also called Švabine štale), at the very foot of the mountain, with the large ruined stables of an Austro-Hungarian cheese-making farm, remains of an old livestock water system and the Begov izvor spring, which can run dry. A sign on the stables gives 1 h 15 min to the summit. The marked path climbs steeply on grass and rock, gaining about 600 m in a short distance, to the broad summit with views over the Livno, Glamoč, Duvno and Kupres fields to Dinara, Kamešnica, Vitorog and Malovan. The section from the gravel road to Begovača is unmarked but follows a track; Begovača to the summit is waymarked. Descend the same way; from Begovača back to the hut is almost level and takes about 40 minutes. Over 600 semi-wild horses roam the plateau and may crowd the springs; take care with livestock guard dogs.