Camino Banovina is a 76 km route through Banovina region that offers a less demanding introduction to the Camino experience. It starts at Sisak and features a chapel of St. James at Moscenica.
The Banovina route is divided into 4 daily stages taking you through abandoned medieval towns, charming villages and towns, surrounded by spectacular forest. The route is well-marked with signposts and you can also use a smartphone with a GPS file.
Setup GPS route on your smartphone:
- First install Maps.Me application (for iPhone and Android)
- Then, on your smartphone open this web page and click on Camino Banovina GPS file download After you download it, open it in the Maps.Me application.
The Camino Banovina route starts near the city cathedral at Sisak, next to the monument dedicated to cardinal Stepinac and the ruins of the Roman town of Siscia. It heads towards the river then it continues left. Camino waypoints lead on the path alongside the river
The second day of Camino Banovina introduces the beautiful nature of the countryside. The path leaves Petrinja along the gorgeous promenade next to the river Petrinjčica. After reaching the Pulmonary hospital complex the path enters the forest. The terrain is not too demanding
The third day of Camino Banovina route starts in front of the eco-center “Vrata Zrinske gore”. After the path leaves the settlement, this section of the route offers a mix of smaller sections through the forests and fields with villages Donja Bačuga and Luščani. After Lušćani today’s stage continues through the forest
The last day of the Camino Banovina route starts in Glina and takes us to Topusko. The route is 19 km long and takes us through the picturesque villages of Donji and Gornji Viduševac, Šatornja and Gređani.
