Daily Stage information
Length: 17.94 km
Min. elevation: 111.7 m
Max. elevation: 137.2 m
Total ascent: 84.3 m
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 Podravina GPS file download After you download it, open it in the Maps.Me application.
The route continues from the church in a westward direction and brings you to the geographical-botanical reserve: Đurđevački pijesci, which you should definitely enter and feel what the Podravina Sahara is. Take some time to climb to the lookout and learn a little about the plants and animals that are on this part of the Camino path. I am sure you will find it interesting. When you leave the reserve, you will come to a paved road and go left. You will pass the Roma settlement and soon you will come to the charming town of Đurđevac. There you will be greeted by the parish church of St. George, the Stari grad Đurđevac fortress, camels and other interesting things. You can get a stamp in the church. There is also a stamp in the Đurđevac Tourist Information Center. In the town of Picoka, we advise you to take a break, you can walk to the aforementioned castle in front of which every year in June the famous stage performance of the “legend of the picoka” takes place. There is a restaurant and a gallery in the castle itself.
The Camino route continues from the center of Đurđevac, walk along the sidewalk and come to the Podravska magistrala in a westward direction. You need to walk about 100 m along the main road, and then turn left over the railway line and walk along the field path along the railway. After a lot of asphalt, you are again in a natural environment. The main road is on your right. After a certain time, the route returns you to the Podravska magistrala just before the village of Virje, where you will have to walk about 300 m along the main road itself. Extra caution is required here. Through Virje, you move along the main road, following the camino signs until you turn right towards the parish church of St. Martin. At this point, you will see a sign directing you to the left (500 m) to visit the chapel of St. Jacob’s Church, which is located in the local cemetery. You can get your stamp in the church of St. Martin. The parish office is located across the church, on the left. From the parish church, follow the camino signs north. You will pass a roundabout and the road will take you further along an asphalt road. At the end of the village, after passing the railway line, you will see the parish church in Molve in the distance. This road will take you right in front of the pilgrimage church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Look for the parish priest Zdravko Tuba here. Not just to get your stamp, but to meet the priest who has supported the Camino Podravina project from day one.
Be sure to enter this Marian sanctuary and give thanks for the beautiful 22 km you walked today.