1st Nordic walking and hiking festival in Samobor "Towards health"
Society for Sports Recereation "Sport for All" Samobor, with support of Samobor Sports Association, Samobor Tourist Board and Red Cross Society Samobor is organizing 1st Nordic Walking and Hiking Festival in Samobor "Towards Health". Festival will take place on Saturday, September 14, 2019.
Participants entries will start at 9.00am and last until 10.00am. Participants of the festival can choose between three different trails, different lengths and demandings. Each trail will have its own leader of nordic walking from start to finish. Lunch will be organized for all participants after walking. Below you can find description of each trail, accompanying sights that can be seen in Samobor and the program of the festival itself.
Participants categories: pre-school category, school and middle age category, category for elderly, and category for people with disabilities.
Disciplines: nordic walking and walking - hiking.
Registration fee: 20 kn, obligatory for all participants (includes refreshment, refreshing drinks, healthcare and trail leaders). Registration and the registration fee must be completed by September 10, 2019 at the Society for Sports Recereation "Sport for All" Samobor , RBA IBAN HR0324840081102473583.
For all participants free parking will be provided at the Bunker Youth Center (address: S. Dabčević Kučar 8, Samobor)
Information and registration: Ljiljana Šurbek Bošnjak, +385 98 622 421 or by e-mail: dsrsamobor@gmail.com
We look forward to your arrival and we hope you will enjoy the beauties of the Samobor region!
Trails of nordic walking and hiking:
1st trail - Orange trail: star - finish
S. Dabčević Kučar 8, street, Samobor (Bunker) – Mirnovečka street – Travnički put - by the creek Rakovica – V. Kolara street (Ethno farm Mirnovec)- I. Gundulića street – V. Gotovca street - Bunker
Trail length: 3,6 km / Type of trail: circular / Type of ground: aphalt/grass / Demanding: easy / You can download map of the trail at: orange.pdf
2nd trail - Blue trail (tourist): start - finish
S. Dabčević Kučar 8 street, Samobor (Bunker) – Milana Langa street – Park of Homeland Gratitude – King Tomislav Square – Samobor museum – Vugrinščak – Old Town Samobor - the Chapel of Saint Ane – Park of Homeland Gratitude – I. Perkovca street – Mirnovečka street – V. Gotovca street - Bunker
Trail length: 5,3 km / Type of trail: circular / Type of ground: asphalt/forest paths / Demanding: medium heavy (passing through the city, climbing by the forest and returning through the city) / You can download map of the trail at: blue.pdf
3rd trail - Red trail: start - finish
S. Dabčević Kučar 8 street, Samobor (Bunker) – Milana Langa street – Park of Homeland Gratitude – King Tomislav Square – Samobor museum – Vugrinščak – Old Town Samobor - the Chapel of Saint Ane – Anindol – Sv. Ane street - Okićka street – I. Zjalića street – Rupica - Mala Rakovica - Mirnovečka street - Travnički put – by the creek Rakovica - V. Kolara street (Ethno farm Mirnovec)- I. Gundulića street – V. Gotovca street - Bunker
Trail length: 8,1 km / Type of trail: circular / Type of ground: asphalt/grass/forest paths / Demanding: heavy (passing through the city, climbing by the forest and returning through even part of Samobor region) / You can download map of the trail at: red.pdf
Program:
09:00 Gathering and registration of the participants (at Bunker info desk)
Blood pressure measurement
10:00 Opening ceremony of the festival
10:15 Creating groups by trails and start of walking after joint exercise
12:00 Lunch for all participants (free)
Entertainment program
Sights
Ethno farm Mirnovec is decorated like a farm from the most beautiful picture book, with houses in flowers, old wells, lake and beautiful meadows. Ethno Farm Mirnovec is a destination that delights you at first sight. https://www.etnofarma.com/
Old town Samobor was built between years 1260 and 1264 by the supporters of Czech king Otokar II, who at that time extended his power up to Adriatic Sea. The king wanted to establish and strengthen the old border so he raised the fortification above the merchant Samobor.
On the hill Tepec lies the chapel of Saint Ane, the youngest of Samobor Baroque churches. It was probably built in the year 1751, and was first mentioned in canonical visits in 1759. Below the chapel lies a large and beautiful park known as Anindol. It was named by the chapel itself. Chapel of Saint Ane was built by the governess of the town Ana Jelisava Auersperg, the wife of general Herbert Auersperg.