Dera: Hotels and Nature Trails around Mrakovica

The memorial wall in Mrakovica bears the names of 9,921 fighters who fell in battles in this area during the Second World War. The Memorial Museum in Mrakovica opened on 4 July 1973. The central part of the Memorial Monument in Mrakovica is 33.6 metres high and symbolises victory.

The Basic Circular Trail Mrakovica runs around the Memorial Zone through dense deciduous and coniferous forest. The circular trail is 3.4 kilometres long and takes about one hour on foot. Along the Basic Circular Trail Mrakovica, there are covered rest areas with benches and information boards about the natural and cultural-historical values of Kozara National Park.

Mountain bikes and electric bicycles can be rented at the Mrakovica Information Centre. All cycling routes in Kozara National Park start and end in Mrakovica. The blue “Mrakovica” circular route is 4 kilometres long, easy and runs along existing paved roads around the Mrakovica plateau.

In the immediate vicinity, climbing routes set up on the Zečiji kamen rock lead to heights of up to 60 metres. The hiking trail from Mrakovica to Kozarački kamen is 9 kilometres long and takes about three hours on foot in one direction. The Staza života trail follows the Zovik stream and leads to a waterfall, a climbing rock and the Zečiji kamen viewpoint, one of the most attractive places in Kozara National Park. The Staza života trail at Zečiji kamen is a moderately difficult hiking trail of about 700 metres, suitable and accessible for people seeking recreation, hikers and visitors of all ages.

There is a fitness trail for children within the Memorial Zone in Mrakovica. Kozara Adventure Park consists of various suspended obstacles attached to trees at a height of 3 to 6 metres above the ground. It includes more than 60 platforms and more than 50 elements of varying lengths, difficulty levels and heights. Kozara Ski Resort has three ski slopes, including one for children.

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