Why visit
Why visit Jankovac Forest Park
Jankovac Forest Park is the green heart of Papuk UNESCO Geopark: two 19th-century count's ponds ringed by 500-year-old beeches, a chalet cafe serving forest teas, and a signposted 3-km loop to the 35-m Skakavac waterfall. In autumn the beech canopy turns copper; in early summer the meadows around the pond hum with orchids..
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Estimated visit
Half a day
Best season
May–October, peak colours mid-October
Where
Velika, Croatia
Category
Nature Park
History
Jankovac Forest Park is the green heart of Papuk UNESCO Geopark: two 19th-century count's ponds ringed by 500-year-old beeches, a chalet cafe serving forest teas, and a signposted 3-km loop to the 35-m Skakavac waterfall. In autumn the beech canopy turns copper; in early summer the meadows around the pond hum with orchids.
“Papuk was declared a UNESCO Global Geopark in 2007 for its unusual geological diversity.”
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