
Boka Bay Trail
A trail-running weekend over the slopes of Boka bay, starting from Herceg Novi's Škver port.
This event has ended
It returns every year – dates for the next edition haven't been announced yet.
The setting is the race's calling card. Herceg Novi climbs in terraces from the sea toward the mountains behind it, and the trails above town rise quickly into open slopes with the whole Bay of Kotor spread below. Few race venues put runners above such a view within the first kilometres – here the panorama begins almost at the gun.

The event offers multiple distances traced along the slopes above the bay, so runners of different levels can pick their challenge – from those testing themselves on a shorter course to experienced trail racers taking on the longer routes. The field is international, drawing trail runners from beyond Montenegro to race above one of the Adriatic's most striking bays.
For spectators, the weekend costs nothing: the start at Škver puts the atmosphere right in the middle of town, and the courses climb straight from the sea into the hills of the Boka. Race mornings have a festival feel on the waterfront – numbers being pinned on, the town gathering, and the field streaming out along the shore before turning uphill.

For runners, it is a spring fixture in a setting few races can match – sea on one side, mountains on the other, and the bay below for the entire climb. Late April also means cool racing temperatures and a green, flowering coast: the Boka at its freshest.
The Boka Bay Trail takes place in late April in Herceg Novi; the 2026 races ran on 25 and 26 April, starting from the Škver port on the waterfront. Runners pay an entry fee, while watching – at the start or anywhere along the slopes – is free.
What to expect
Starts at Škver port
The race weekend begins right on the Herceg Novi waterfront.
A distance for everyone
Multiple race distances trace the slopes above the Bay of Kotor.
International field
Runners come from well beyond Montenegro for the Boka trails.
Free to watch
Spectating costs nothing; runners pay an entry fee.
Spring racing conditions
Late April brings cool temperatures and a green, flowering coast – prime weather for trail running.
Town-centre atmosphere
With the start at Škver, race mornings unfold right on the Herceg Novi waterfront.
What happens when
April 25 – 26, 2026
- StartRaces set off from the Škver port on the Herceg Novi waterfront, right in the middle of town
- 25–26 AprilMultiple race distances traced along the slopes of Boka bay, with a course for every level
- The fieldInternational trail runners alongside local athletes
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Where it takes place
Where to Eat in Bay of Kotor
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What else is on in Montenegro around the same time.

Podgorica Millennium Run
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Boka Marathon (Bokeški maraton)
A December marathon weekend along the UNESCO-listed bay, from Tivat to Kotor.

Winter Ascent of Hajla – Safet Mavrić Ćako Memorial
The region's most massive winter mountaineering ascent – Hajla, 2,403 m, each February from Rožaje.