Ričina Canyon – Brina
Description
Ričina Canyon, also known as Brina, is one of the most exciting natural gems near Posušje. This trail offers the perfect blend of history, adrenaline, and untouched wilderness.
The adventure begins at the old stone bridge above Ričina, right next to the monumental stećci that were recently declared a national monument.
The canyon is visually impressive, and the route through it is anything but ordinary. Along the trail you will encounter five tunnels and one stone bridge. Passing through the tunnels is a special challenge - while some are easy, one of them requires you to take off your backpack and crawl through almost on all fours. Length: about 230 meters.
Although the canyon is beautiful, the section near the fourth bridge can be critical. There is a stretch about 4 meters long that requires exceptional arm strength. If the cable is looser, crossing becomes much more difficult and dangerous, especially if you are alone. In such situations, the smartest thing is to give up on that section and safely return to the hiking trail that runs above the canyon.
Six tunnels and 700 meters of cable
In the eastern cliffs of Brine Canyon, workers carved a path for the water supply back in the 1960s. Today, this Old Trail, about 2.5 km long, passes through six tunnels and along 700 meters of steel cable — and every meter speaks of the hard labor in stone that lasted for years. For visitors who walk this trail today, entering the tunnels, climbing the cables, and walking through cuts more than ten meters high is not a chore but an experience. The canyon is not developed for tourism, and that is precisely part of its charm.
From stećci to the lake
A visit to Brine Canyon begins at Stari most on the Ričina, where a quiet necropolis of stećci from the 15th century is a reminder that our ancestors once passed this way too. The trail through the canyon ends as it opens out toward Tribistovo Lake — an artificial reservoir created in 1989 that has become a favorite picnic spot. This 500-meter-long stretch of water, surrounded by hills, looks like a mirror set into the karst, especially in the early morning or in autumn. The combination of descending through the canyon and returning along the western side by the lake makes for a full-day tour worth every step.
