Municipality of Brod Moravice: Kupa, trails and culture

The Kupa offers a range of ways to enjoy an active holiday in the Municipality of Brod Moravice: rafting is possible within the municipality, while the Kupa Valley also offers kayaking and canoeing, fishing and paintball. There are also cycling and hiking trails, viewpoints and places with a long history. You can plan your trip around whether you are mainly looking for time by the water, exercise on the trails or cultural discoveries.

Routes and viewpoints

Mountain bikers can take Route 781, “Brodmoravičkim selima,” a 17 km route that starts and ends in Brod Moravice. The cycling trails in the municipality connect 38 settlements and also lead to the stone Kula Turanj and the Delač House. For planning walks, two other routes are described with distances and estimated times: the Stenica–Medveja stena hiking trail is 1.6 km long and takes about 40 minutes. The Planica–Volfi route is 4.9 km long and takes about two hours. These details give you concrete guidance when choosing excursions by distance and stated duration.

The viewpoints offer different perspectives, too. Orlove stijene offers a view of the Kupa. Parag overlooks Brod Moravice and the surrounding settlements. The viewpoint can be reached via the village of Kuti in a few minutes by car or in about 20 minutes on foot. Medveja stena is fenced off to protect visitors and has a bench. If you like to include a viewpoint in your outing, you can add these places to your plans without treating them as part of a specific route.

Houses, history and local tradition

Built in 1644, the Delač House is considered the oldest surviving house in Gorski kotar. Today, it serves as an ethnographic museum displaying traditional objects. Kula Turanj played a different historical role: a prince of the Zrinski family had it built in the late 16th century as a defensive structure against the Ottomans. The tower displays replicas of contemporary weapons, copies of maps and documents, and records about the history of the tower and Brod Moravice. Both places offer a glimpse into the past, but with different focuses: one is a historic home with traditional objects, the other a tower presenting its own history.

Another stone landmark is Piljdak, a signal pillar at the crossroads of the Brod Moravice–Moravička Sela–Maklen roads. According to local tradition, fires were lit there during Ottoman times to warn the population of their arrival. Near Kocijani, a marked trail follows an old cart track paved with stone. It was used during the time of the Zrinski family between Severin na Kupi and Brod na Kupi. Gornji Kuti is also home to “Buna Bunar,” an installation by Japanese artist Akiko Sato. It features hand-carved doors on a well and was installed as part of Rijeka – European Capital of Culture 2020.

More cultural discoveries

The Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Podstene acquired its present appearance during the restoration of 1837. Other notable sacred sites along the Camino Gorski kotar in Brod Moravice offer further experiences of this kind. Kolarnica presents traditional local crafts in a former workshop, including the making of wooden carts. In Kuti, residents founded the Hrvatska čitaonica sela Kuti in 1936; it has been run by volunteers ever since. These places complement outings by the water and on the trails with insights into sacred history, craft traditions and community life.

When choosing a holiday apartment, consider what matters most to you: water activities on the Kupa, the MTB route that starts and ends in Brod Moravice, or the history surrounding the Delač House and Kula Turanj.

Discover more municipalities

For further inspiration: Municipality of Vrbovsko, Municipality of Lovran, Municipality of Delnice, Municipality of Matulji, Municipality of Čabar, Municipality of Mrkopalj, Municipality of Ravna Gora.

For the broader travel overview: Kvarner Bay.