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Ivanščica Peak (1,060 m) – Bela II Castle loop from Varaždin

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Varaždin

Ivanščica Peak (1,060 m) – Bela II Castle loop from Varaždin

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Ivanščica Peak (1,060 m) – Bela II Castle loop from Varaždin

06:20

72.8km

1,380m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 3, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 63.1 km for 315 m

After 64.0 km for 202 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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28.0 km

Žgano Vino

Highlight • Other

A good place to take a short break and refill your bottles before the climb to Ivanšćica.

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32.6 km

View of Ivanščica and Ivanec

Highlight • Viewpoint

A beautiful view of Ivanec. Bench to sit and rest. Everything is located within the natural site of the Pogora fir.

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32.6 km

Ivanščica West Viewpoint

Highlight • Viewpoint

35.7 km

Črne Mlake Ponds

Highlight • Lake

Quiet and shaded forest spot on Ivanšćica. The name “Črne mlake” roughly means “black ponds”, which gives the place a slightly mysterious feel. According to local legend, witches used to gather here.

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37.6 km

Ivanščica Peak (1,060 m)

Highlight • Summit

The peak of Ivanščica is located 1060 meters above the sea level. It’s called Ivanščica, too. It is the main destination of most hikers who come to visit Ivanšcica. Nearby the mountain hut "Pasarićeva kuća" there are two lookout points. From the smaller one "Stricevo" you can see big area towards north, seeing Ivanec, Varaždin and the Međiumurje region.

On the highest spot on the mountain a lookout tower shaping an iron "Pyramid" is built. It is 10 meter high. On the same spot in 1893 mountaineers from Ivanec built a small wooden pyramid and next to it a small shelter, that was predecessor of today’s modern tower and huts.

Around the hut and the tower there are several wooden benches and tables for hundreds of mountaineers.

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48.5 km

Lujčekova Hiža Mountain Hut

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Lujček's house is a mountain lodge located in Pokojec, at 434m above sea level. The home is managed by HPD Milengrad from Budinščina.

We can reach the lodge through Završje Podbelsko - Bela - Belski dol (spring, quarry), then turn onto a macadam road 1.3 km long.

From Lujček's house there are hiking trails to Milengrad, Ivanščica, Grebengrad, Ham and Čevo.

The forest road from Lujček's house leads to the Railway, 7 km away, the first part of the road is about 1 km muddy and full of holes, followed by excellent macadam.

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53.3 km

Bela II Castle

Highlight • Castle

The Bela estate was marked by the activities of five generations of the Ožegović family.
Stjepan Ožegović started buying parts of the property, which was continued by his son
Metel. In the time of Metel Ožegović, his son Ljudevit and grandson Ivan, when
Bela was at the peak of its development, the spacious estate consisted of the Pusta fortress
Bela, the older castle Bela I surrounded by a park, the younger castle Bela II with arranged
gardens, family tombs in the chapel of the Mother of God and cultivated agricultural,
vineyard and forestry areas. The family was restored by Ožegović
possession and made it a culturally and economically developed manor. Contributed
are the progress of the life of the local population by founding a public school and patronage
over the Parish of Margečan. The tragic suffering of Metel and Emilija Ožegović and
the parcelling of the White estate after World War II provoked his
gradual decay whose consequences are evident to this day.

Bela II is not exactly dated, but was probably built the same in the 17th century. The two castles are mentioned as early as 1648, so that Bela II was built probably before that time. It is a single-winged building with arcades on the front side and two round towers on the side accessed from the road. Within the two castles there is a chapel, which houses the tomb of Baron Ožegović.

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53.7 km

Chapel of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Highlight • Religious Site

At the exit from the Podbelski gorge to the Bednja valley, the chapel of the Mother of God stands by the road. The chapel was the family tomb of the Ožegović family when they became the owners of the Bel estate. The oldest mention of the chapel is in the record of the canonical visitation in 1649. The visitor wrote that the chapel had been erected, had a bell tower and a bell, but was not yet fully completed.

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72.8 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

39.4 km

18.6 km

7.95 km

5.22 km

1.75 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

39.9 km

22.5 km

4.09 km

2.35 km

2.05 km

1.80 km

167 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,040 m)

Lowest point (170 m)

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View of Ivanščica and Ivanec

Ivanščica West Viewpoint

Črne Mlake Ponds

Ivanščica Peak (1,060 m)

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