21.1km
Total Distance
1,188m
Elevation Gain

Trail description

A full-day stage of the Peaks of the Balkans trail that stays entirely in Montenegro, from the lakeside town of Plav to the village of Vusanje. After a long 4WD track out of Plav, the route climbs through pine and beech forest to Maja e Borit (2074 m), then crosses the grassy Bora ridge facing the rock walls on the Albanian border before dropping to Vusanje. It is about 21 km with close to 1200 m of ascent, typically 8 to 9 hours. A car transfer can cut out the first 9 km of track. Walk it from late June to September; Vusanje has guesthouses for the night.

Route Map

Along the trail

  1. 1
    Drinking water · 0.4km
  2. 2
    Drinking water · 0.9km
  3. 3
    Drinking water · 2.9km
  4. 4
    Viewpoint · 11km
  5. 5
    Viewpoint · 12km
  6. 6
    Viewpoint · 13km
  7. 7
    Spring · 15km
    springs can run dry
  8. 8
    Viewpoint · 16km
Parking
82m from the start
Surface
natural ground 66%, paved 34%
Marked route
Peaks of the Balkans, Zla Kolata

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Difficulty

4/5 · Difficult
  • Experience with long mountain hikes
  • Bring enough water - check sources along the route