Vela Rika stream and waterfalls from the Žanac spring

Vela Rika is a stream that flows for most of the year. This easy 8.5 km walk (360 m of climbing, KRK HIKE 162) follows it in oak shade from the Žanac spring (roadside drinking water by the D102 at Draga Bašćanska), past two small waterfalls and the Portafortuna cliffs, over Treskavac pass towards its source and back. It is best after rain: in high summer the bed can dry out, which is why it is also called 'Suha Ričina' (dry river).

Our tips

• Fill your bottles at the Žanac spring: drinking from it is locally called 'kissing the baba', after the rock the water flows from.
• Go in spring or autumn, when the water flows; in August the bed can be dry.
• The Vela Rika spring paths are a hunting area: wear bright colours outside summer.

Good to know

• Hunting area.
• Shared with MTB route 453, which has stream crossings.
• The stream can run dry from July to September.

The details

Where

Draga Bašćanska / Treskavac

Season

Year-round; stream flows mainly outside summer

Best time

Mar–Jun and Oct–Nov, early in the day

Getting there

Park near Mošuna / Žanac on the D102 (Draga Bašćanska). Forest paths, well marked, oak shade.

Start

Žanac spring (drinking fountain) by the Mošuna restaurant, D102 (2 street-side spaces at the spring; the Mošuna customer car park; or a gravel car park opposite the old "Portafortuna" house.)

Distance

8.5 km, round trip, about 360 m of ascent

Good for

families, kids, dogs, hot days

Village guide

Baška valley: Treskavac, Draga Bašćanska, Batomalj and Jurandvor

Official page

KRK HIKE 162 - Trail to Vela Rika Stream · KRK BIKE 453 - Through the canyon of Vela Rika

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Facts checked 1 Nov 2026