Vladimir Horvat, journalist, publicist, publisher, photographer and mountaineer, and a lover of Medvednica, since 1946. to 1953. built the 500 stone steps in the then inaccessible part of Medvednica. This area is particularly interesting because of the diverse forms of karst limestone terrain. Besides the caves, there is water underground, rock, sinkholes and cracks, so the visitor can imagine himself the variety and interesting karstic nature. Horvat's steps, without a doubt the most beautiful picnic facility on Medvednica made ​​by human hands.

Horvat's steps are located beneath the hotel, "she" and Rauch's forestry. Height difference between the first and last step is 103 m, and their horizontal distance is about 300 m descent down the stairs we go next Dwarves's cave, a small seaside resort with a lookout offering views of the neighboring hills and part of the Croatian Zagorje region with the closest settlement Saw, stone called my bow, Tisinog chasm, caves Medvednica, small caves and reach the shores of the stream where the Bistra Jarek resting "Srnec." Each 50-steps marked with a number of hiker knows that distance.