{"id":3447,"date":"2013-03-23T20:14:00","date_gmt":"2013-03-23T19:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.gorskikotarbike.com\/stages\/etapa-4-brod-na-kupi-trsce\/"},"modified":"2020-04-22T22:24:59","modified_gmt":"2020-04-22T20:24:59","slug":"stage-4-brod-na-kupi-trsce","status":"publish","type":"stage","link":"https:\/\/staging.gorskikotarbike.com\/en\/stages\/stage-4-brod-na-kupi-trsce\/","title":{"rendered":"Stage E4: Brod na Kupi – Tr\u0161\u0107e"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The mountain bike transversal from Brod na Kupi to Tr\u0161\u0107e takes you upstream of the Kupa River, where more than 100 species of butterflies live because of their exceptional ecological preservation and biodiversity. The entire Kupa Valley is often referred to as the Butterfly Valley. The road takes you along the right bank of the Kupa River to the picturesque hamlets of Ku\u017eelj, Ga\u0161parci, Turke, and numerous rapids and beaches may incline you to refresh yourself in the river. From the village of Hrvatsko to the source of Kupa there is a promenade, and in Kupari there is a visitor center ‘The birthplace of the Kupa River’. At the end of the road to Tr\u0161\u0107e you arrive at Zamost where you can see the still active water mill and sawmill of the river Gerov\u010dica or continue along the road (P 2) towards Mali Lug.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The transverse road will lead you along the \u010cabranka River upflow first to the Ple\u0161ce village. You must not miss to see Pal\u010dava \u0161i\u0161a \u2013 a house owned by the \u010cop family from 1856 in which the old trade customs with original equipment have been preserved, as well as an arched groundfloor rooms with tavern, whilst on the upper floor is the old office, a saloon with rich equipment and decorations from 1880s and bedrooms. From Ple\u0161ca we continue upflow along \u010cabranka River to reach \u010cabar \u2013 one of the oldest towns in Gorski kotar that is linked to Crusaders who passed across this area. The development of this area is connected to Petar Zrinski who in 1651 built in \u010cabar an iron smeltery. The most famous facility in \u010cabar is the Zrinski Castle from 16th century and only 700 m distant from the castle is the spring of \u010cabranka River that you must visit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After riding on a relatively plain road from the centre of \u010cabar begins a more demanding rise (4 km) until Parg. Riding up through serpentines towards one of the coldest places during winter in Croatia, you will leave the Kupa valley behind your shoulders as well as one of the most beautiful belvederes of that area \u2013 Tropetarska stijena rock reachable through the homonymous instructive trail. In Parg you will reach the crossroads with the Tr\u0161\u0107e \u2013 Prezid road on which you turn left and after 3.5 km reach the centre of Tr\u0161\u0107e. But, if you want to ride another few kilometres and discover more attractions of the \u010cabar area, in Parg turn right towards Prezid and after 4 km you will reach Goat\u2019s peak where you turn left towards Milan\u2019s Peak \u2013 an extraordinary landscape with hunting lodge and fenced area for deers. From Milan\u2019s peak you can reach Tr\u0161\u0107e through the forest trail (P1).<\/p>\n\n\n\n