Kamačnik
River in Croatia
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Kamačnik is a right tributary of the Dobra that runs through a canyon covered in dense beech forest. It is a major local tourist attraction,[2] and canyon gained legal protection in 2002 in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County.[a]
| Kamačnik | |
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Source | |
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| Location | |
| Countries | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Vujnovići |
| • coordinates | 45.344811°N 15.059600°E[1] |
| • elevation | 405.4 m (1,330 ft)[1] |
| Mouth | |
• location | Vrbovsko |
• coordinates | 45.367581°N 15.072131°E[1] |
| Length | 2.95 km (1.83 mi)[1] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Dobra→ Kupa→ Sava→ Danube→ Black Sea |
The 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) tourist path along the Kamačnik river was made in the second half of the 20th century, commissioned by the Tourist Society (Croatian: Turističko društvo). The path winds back and forth from one bank to the other over a series of wooden bridges all the way to the source at a Vauclusian spring.[3]
At the beginning of the 20th century, a sawmill was built near the mouth of the canyon, but it was in ruins by the time the park was declared in 2002.[3]
The freezing rain of February 2014 left the path blocked,[4] but it was cleared by the traditional opening of the tourist season on 1 May in Kamačnik, and later in the year the construction of pavilions with tables for eating at the entrance.[5] On 11 July, Kamačnik was designated a Natura 2000 site.[5]: 4 The restaurant in Kamačnik was broken into and robbed in November together with the Gavranović stores in Dokmanovići and Severin na Kupi.[6]
In 2016, a path was built connecting the Planinarski dom Kamačnik mountain hut with the Kamačnik canyon.[7]
In 2024, the final section of the path to the source was widened.[8]
The restaurant at the mouth of the river, Bistro Kamačnik, is open 9:00 to 20:00 on weekdays and to 21:00 on weekends, while entrance to the canyon itself only runs to 16:00.[9] Kamačnik, with its sport fishing society ŠRD Kamačnik, regularly hosts the local Ribarska noć fishing festival, and used to host the Vrbovsko Bundevijada.[5]: 4, 5
Course
Bridge I
Bridge II
Bridge III
Vegetation
