A significant part of Montenegro's terrain is a great place for leisurely walks and hiking. Depending on their free time and physical fitness, tourists who have come to Montenegro for a holiday from different countries and local residents can choose both easy and difficult hiking routes.
Walking in Montenegro: an overview of the most popular tourist hiking routes.
A significant part of the relief of Montenegro is a great platform for leisurely walks and hiking. Depending on their free time and their own physical fitness, tourists who have arrived on holiday in Montenegro from different countries, and local residents can choose both easy and difficult hiking routes for themselves.
1. Walking in the Durmitor National Park.
One of the most popular hiking routes in Montenegro is walking in the Durmitor National Park.
The Durmitor National Park, created in 1952, includes the Durmitor mountain range, the canyons of the Tara, Susica and Draga rivers, as well as the upper part of the Komarnica plateau. The total area of the reserve is 390 km².
In 1980, it was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. The highest point of the Durmitor mountain range is Bobotov Kuk peak, 2,522 m high, but you can climb it even without special equipment.
There are quite a few different hiking and cycling routes in the Durmitor National Park that will satisfy the needs of both novice tourists and experienced trekkers*
(Trekking is a type of hiking in mountainous, rugged terrain).
Most of the paths are marked with white and red circles, which make it difficult to get lost on the way. There are also special information boards and several stands with maps of all kinds of hiking and other routes in the park, but it would be a good idea to take your own map, flashlight and compass with you.
The total length of all marked paths here is more than 60 kilometers, 20 of which are constantly cleaned and tidied.
2. Hiking trail around the picturesque Black Lake.
One of the easiest hiking routes in Montenegro is the trail around the picturesque Black Lake.
The lake is surrounded by a beautiful spruce forest and can be completely walked around in 2-2.5 hours.
Nature, air, panoramas, various sounds of animals and birds - all this is amazing and impressive at every step. True, in the season it is difficult to enjoy the beautiful views and landscapes alone, since tourists, crazy from the heat, are delivered here in "wagons" from all the coastal cities by comfortable buses.
That is why the best time to visit is spring or autumn. Although there is also something to see here in winter.
3. Hiking in Lovcen National Park.
You can take hikes and longer walks in Lovcen National Park from Kotor, Budva, Njegusi village, and also from Cetinje.
There are quite a lot of paths and various roads in the park. They are all interconnected, so you can get to any settlement from where you start your journey. The paths are also well marked, and in some areas there are even information signs indicating the travel time to a particular object.
Most tourists choose these routes only to climb to Jezerski Verkh, where the mausoleum of Prince Peter II Njegos is located. Also from this peak (its height is 1657 meters) there is a magnificent view of most of Montenegro, the Bay of Kotor, Perast, and in clear weather you can see neighboring countries - Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania.
Experienced trekkers advise going to Lovcen National Park early in the morning, because the midday heat can create a haze or haze, which significantly spoils the panorama from the height of Jezerski Verkh.
4. Hiking in the vicinity of the village of Donja Lastva.
A rather popular place among tourists who decide to walk around Montenegro is Donja Lastva - a small village in the vicinity of Tivat. This village attracts attention not only with its beautiful beaches, but also with the opportunity to climb Mount Vrmac, from where a beautiful panorama of the sea and the coast opens up. There are many different paths leading to this mountain, so it will not be difficult to choose the best one for yourself. You can also climb Vramac from such villages as Prcanj, Stoliv, Lepetane, Muo.
5. Walks in the Biogradska Gora National Park.
Another rather interesting place for lovers of hiking in Montenegro is the Biogradska Gora National Park, located between the Lim and Tara rivers in the northeast of the country.
The total area of the park is 54 km2, including a forest area of 1,600 hectares, mountain slopes and peaks, 6 glacial lakes, one of which, the largest, Biogradsko Lake (Biogradsko jezero) is located at the very entrance to the park. There are both walking and cycling paths for walks in the park, as well as mountain routes of varying difficulty leading to the top of the Bjelasica mountain range - the peak of Crna Glava.
Also in the vicinity of the park is the famous Moraca Monastery (Mаnastir Morača), built in the 13th century, known for its collections of icons and frescoes.
In general, Montenegro has created all the conditions for not only swimming in the sea and basking in the sun on the beach, but also for an excitingy hiking trips!
