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St. George on Vršina – Križ Peak (533 m) loop from Podstrana

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St. George on Vršina – Križ Peak (533 m) loop from Podstrana

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4.7

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St. George on Vršina – Križ Peak (533 m) loop from Podstrana

02:33

8.27km

300m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: August 6, 2026

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Restaurant

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794 m

Mountain Massif Behind Perun

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Impressive and powerful. Here leads auvh a beautiful trail downhill to half height. It's a lot of fun along this way!

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4.20 km

Saint George's Chapel on Perun

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In Slavic, as well as in Nordic mythology, the world is depicted as a sacred tree, usually an oak, whose branches and bark represent the living world of the heavens and mortals, heaven and earth, and its roots the underworld, the world of the dead. It was the tree of life. Perun was the ruler of the world of the living, heaven and earth, and in the roots of the tree lived Veles, who constantly challenged Perun by stealing his cattle, children (son) or wife. Perun chased Veles across the land, attacked him with his lightning bolts from the sky, and Veles escaped by turning into various animals or hiding behind trees, houses or people. Whenever lightning struck, it was believed that Veles hid from Perun in that very spot.

In the end, Perun managed to kill Veles - he drove him into his watery underworld. The supreme god then restored order to the world that had previously been disturbed by his chaotic enemy. Then he returned to the top of the world tree and told Veles that he belongs there and that he should stay there (an ancient Belarusian fairy tale: Ңy, там твое место, там сабе быдь!). In that ritual death, whatever Veles stole would fall from his body in the form of rain from the heavens. That was how the change of seasons was explained. Dry periods were explained by Veles' thefts, and lightning and thunder were considered divine battles. The rain that followed was considered Perun's triumph.

The myth was cyclical and repeated every year - Veles' death was never permanent. He would be reborn again like a snake that tears off its old skin and is reborn in a new body. Although he plays the role of a villain in the myth, the Slavs did not consider him evil. In many Russian fairy tales, Veles took the form of Saint Nicholas, who saved a poor farmer and his cattle from the angry and destructive Ilya the Thunderer, who represents the god Perun. Their struggle does not represent a dualistic struggle of good and evil, it was probably the opposition of the natural elements of water and earth - Veles and sky and fire - Perun.

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View of Split from the Hilltop Cross

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@summer time bring a lot of water with you

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4.55 km

View of Split and the Adriatic Sea

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tip: after a strenuous climb, rest on one of the rocks under a dense tree and enjoy the view.

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4.76 km

View of Podstrana and the Adriatic Sea from Perun Ridge

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Up! You can't call it an easy tour😅

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7.55 km

Shrine With a View

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8.27 km

End point

Restaurant

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.46 km

2.06 km

724 m

Surfaces

5.20 km

1.36 km

815 m

699 m

127 m

Elevation

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Highest point (500 m)

Lowest point (240 m)

Weather

Friday 21 August

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Comments

September 7, 2021,Podstrana St. Juri Runde

Komot described the tour as easy to manage with light footwear. This is definitely not true !! We'd rather call them medium difficulty. You need sturdy hiking shoes and you should be sure-footed. You walk over stones and gravel. Sometimes you have to hold on uphill. You will be rewarded with a gigantic view over the bay of Split and …

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July 27, 2026,Boucle Križ Peak (533 m) – Saint-Georges sur Vršina au départ de Podstrana

Magnificent views for a demanding route at the beginning but quiet at the end. At the start, do not hesitate to park higher up directly at the fork to make the route a simple loop, the small out-and-back section is of no interest.

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