VIDEO: Autumn in the Velebit Mountains | Croatia Travel Blog

The Dabarski Kukovi are one of the most beautiful areas of Velebit, a mythical Croatian mountain in whose ravines, meadows and dense forests bears and packs of wolves prowl, and golden eagles monitor their territory from high altitudes.

Treading the numerous beaten tracks, generations of mountaineers keep on rediscovering the charms of this mountain, which, it seems, they cannot get enough of. And while most of the peaks of Velebit are mild grasslands, meadows, with only a stone cap on top, or are overgrown with forests, Dabarski Kukovi are a realm of bare rock.

The ruggedness of Dabarski Kukovi is perhaps rivalled by that of Hajdučki and Rožanski Kukovi, but nothing matches its monolithic status and the extent of its dominance over the surrounding environment.

Autumn is a magical season on Velebit, as forest turns to their coloured coat. Yellow and red leaves adorn trees and shrubs, colder days become more pleasant to hike during the day, but require warm clothes both in the…