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Overview
About Tomićevo Pogledalo Viewpoint
Why stop
- A high panorama over Prošćansko and the Upper Lakes.
Heads up
- The uphill approach is part of a six-to-eight-hour lake walk.
Tomićevo Pogledalo is a purpose-built lookout high above Plitvice’s Upper Lakes. From the platform, Prošćansko Lake lies beyond a sweep of wooded basins. I’d make room for it if the big lake panorama is part of why you’re walking this side of the park; this is an uphill visit, not a roadside pullout.
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Before you go
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Plitvice Lakes Tour Guide
Your drive to Tomićevo Pogledalo Viewpoint, narrated.
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Plitvice Lakes National Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
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Entrance 2 and the Upper Lakes0:00 / 0:33
“Up ahead is the arrival area for Entrance Two, with the ticket gate farther inside the complex. For the Upper Lakes, Program E is a good choice: allow two to three hours for the boat crossing, lake walk and return ride.”
Plays as you drive up to Tomićevo Pogledalo Viewpoint in the Parkwolf Plitvice Lakes Tour Guide.
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- CarPlay readysimple controls built for the drive
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More about Tomićevo Pogledalo Viewpoint
Fit it into the lake walkThe park includes the viewpoint on its K programme from Entrance 1 and K2 from Entrance 2.
The park includes the viewpoint on its K programme from Entrance 1 and K2 from Entrance 2. Those are full-day lake routes of about 16.5 km and 17.5 km, respectively, usually described as six to eight hours. The park estimates about 20 minutes for the uphill climb to the viewpoint. After heavy rain the path can get muddy, so shoes with grip are a good idea. If heights make you uneasy, this high outlook may not be your favorite stop.
What you’re looking atThe platform stands at 684.
The platform stands at 684.82 m and looks across the Upper Lakes, with a bird’s-eye view of Prošćansko, the park’s second-largest lake. The surrounding wooded ridges make the lakes read as a chain of basins rather than one big sheet of water. For a photo, keep some of the slope and branches in the foreground; they help show the height of the view.
A lookout named for a poetThe viewpoint opened on April 12, 2024, and was named for Croatian writer and translator Josip…
The viewpoint opened on April 12, 2024, and was named for Croatian writer and translator Josip Eugen Tomić. The park says he often came to this spot looking for inspiration for his poems. It’s a newer platform with a name rooted in the place’s older literary connection.
The lakes are still taking shapePlitvice’s waterfalls spill over tufa barriers, built as mineral-rich water deposits calcium…
Plitvice’s waterfalls spill over tufa barriers, built as mineral-rich water deposits calcium carbonate with help from algae, mosses and plants. The active barriers continue to grow and alter the lakes and cascades. The park estimates active tufa barriers are about 6,000 to 7,000 years old, so this panorama is a view of a landscape that is still being made.
Wildlife
Wildlife in Plitvice Lakes
20 sightingsBeaverMost seen around 7 PMSighting map
29 sightingsGrey HeronMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
14 sightingsGreat CormorantMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
84 sightingsMerganserMost seen around 9 AMSighting map
13 sightingsDipperMost seen around 8 AMSighting map
201 sightingsMallardMost seen around 5 PMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Plitvice Lakes. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
