Zlatni Rat from above
A thin leaf in the water, 778 metres below you.
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The highest point on **any Adriatic island**, at **778 metres**, in the middle of Brač directly above Bol. The summit is bare rock with almost nothing on it — a stone cross, a monument and a seasonal café — but what you see from it is the point. The mountain''s southern edge **drops vertically** toward the sea, so you stand on a rock lip with **Zlatni Rat** directly below, reduced from this height to a thin leaf in the water, and beyond it the **Hvar channel** and the whole island of Hvar laid out; on a clear day **Vis**, **Pelješac**, and sometimes the mountains of Italy across the Adriatic. This is **the best view in central Dalmatia**, without competition. There are two ways up: **by car** on a narrow road climbing from Bol or off the main road (about 20 minutes), or **on foot from Bol** by a marked trail rising 778 metres in about two hours — hard and fully exposed. Note: **the edge has no barrier at all** and the drop is vertical — take great care with children, and do not approach in wind. Note: the summit is entirely exposed; it is cooler and far windier than the coast.
A thin leaf in the water, 778 metres below you.
The whole island laid out in front of you on a clear day.
A marked trail, 778 metres in two hours, hard and exposed.
Central Brač — about 12 km from Bol
**Drive** if time is short or you have children: the road climbs from Bol or off the main road across the island, takes about **20 minutes**, and is narrow and winding but surfaced. There is parking near the top and a few minutes'' walk from it. **Walk** if the journey is the point: the trail starts at Bol and climbs **778 metres** in about **two hours** up and an hour and a half down, clearly marked but **entirely exposed with no shade**. ⚠ Do not walk it in the middle of a July or August day — the heat on bare rock is genuinely dangerous; start at dawn or leave it to late afternoon. ⚠ Carry **at least two litres of water per person**; there are no springs on the route and the summit café is seasonal and not guaranteed.
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