The trail “Paths of Kolan’s Past” leads you into the very heart of Kolan, where every step reveals a new story — about water, fields, and stone, and about the people who lived, created, and endured here. 

The trail begins at the Well, once the central place for gathering, exchanging news, and carrying out daily work. From there, the path continues toward the Church of St. Jerome from the 15th/16th century, modest yet steadfast in guarding local faith and tradition. 

Continuing on, you arrive at the remains of a Roman  villa rustica,beneath which lies the Kolan Marsh — a protected ornithological reserve and one of the last remaining Adriatic wetlands. This area, important for the local community and its herding tradition, is rich in dense reed beds, diverse flora and fauna, and as many as 166 recorded bird species, making it a unique oasis of life. 

From the Kolan Marsh, the trail continues in a circular route and leads through dry-stone walls to a site where traces of coal mining (1756–1966) are revealed — an activity that makes Pag unique among Adriatic islands. Finally, the path reaches a stone bridge at Suteska, a quiet reminder of the time when Kolan’s coal (karbun) powered the economy of this region.