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The path of the daffodils (P6)

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Paths and cartroads in the unspoiled nature, marvellous views from the crest Lipnik-Kavčič towards the villages underneath the Karst border, the Istrian hinterland and the Gulf of Koper. Rich flora of the Karst border. The locals named the track The path of the daffodils due to the large number of daffodils which bloom in May.

Information

The path

Rakitovec – Lipnik – Kavčič – Rakitovec

Interactive map: P6 The path of the daffodils
Guide: P6 The path of the daffodils
GPX file: P6 The path of the daffodils

Duration of the path: 2.5-3 hours of walk
The length of the path: 9 km
The height of the path: the starting point 512 m, the peak 878 m, the climb 440 m

Additional path information

Suitability: for families
Parking: the village Rakitovec, the renovated puddle
Difficulty: medium difficulty level, light hiking boots recommendable, from 2.5 to 3 hours of walk along cartroads and paths. The path is recommendable in all seasons, except during the periods of scorching heat and strong wind. Since the path runs on solid Karst grounds, is also appropriate in wet periods.

Curiosities along the path

Typical Istrian village Rakitovec with typical wood external staircase and a large puddle for the watering of the cattle
Meadows in bloom along the terraces of the Karst border and the plateau
Caverns (spodmoli) under Kavčič
The church of St. Cross from 1520.

Path map

The path starts at the renovated puddle in front of the village. From there, we turn right, pass by the house of the local community and the e-point, continue among the houses, go up the stairs, take the asphalt road and turn left towards the upper part of the village. We can follow the yellow trail markers.
The road turns right, however, we turn (in front of the yellow house number 58) left on the cartroad which, right under the wooded hill, starts to gradually rise towards northwest.
We gradually gain height and when the path straightens along the wide meadow with few linden trees, we turn left on the path which rises from Zazid over the large grassy shelf underneath the Karst wall.
After 300 metres, the signpost on a lonely tree directs us towards the left path which climbs over the edge of the wall till the crossroads where another signpost directs us left towards the 300 metres distant peak Lipnik.
We are walking along the panoramic grassy crest and admiring the hills of the Croatian and Slovenian Istria, the sight reaches the sea and the peaks of Dolomites and Carnic Alps in the distance.
We return back to the signpost, honour the memory of the soldiers fallen during the National Liberation Struggle (NOB) – which lies in the right of the stone fences in front of us – and continue towards east to the cartroad from Kojnik that joins us from the left.
We are approaching our next stop, slowly climbing over the vast plateau of Kavčič in the southeast direction.
After 800 metres, at the pile of rocks, we leave the cartroad and take the path on the right which, passing the two lonely trees, starts to climb more steeply towards the foothills of the peak Kavčič, which we recognise from afar due to the two crosses at the top. We have reached the highest poit of our track, ant the view is even wider compared to Lipnik. Right in front of us towards east, our sight is attracted by Žbevnica, the highest peak of the long crest which starts at Kojnik on Croatian territory.
The cartroad that we have left shortly before, runs in the same direction, sweeping under the steep wall, where we get surprised by a cavern (spodmol) which offers shelter in case of bad weather or just a spot for a short snack and a rest.
We continue down the cartroad which is slowly becoming forest road. The path is winding along the Croatian border.
We turn right twice at two different crossroads, but when the road splits in the shape of a letter V, we choose the path on the right and slowly sweep in the direction of Rakitovec.
The path reaches the village at the upper houses below the forest. We soon reach the crossroads where we started our scent. From here, we go down to the puddle and finish our picturesque journey along the Karst border above Rakitovec.

Path altimetry