Multi-pitch mountaineering routes in Durmitor National Park: Lojanik, Zubci and Milošev tok, with rock faces up to 700 m.
Multi-pitch mountaineering routes in Durmitor National Park: Lojanik, Zubci and Milošev tok, with rock faces up to 700 m.
Durmitor offers mountaineering climbing on rock faces up to 700 m high (Savin kuk, Šljeme with prominent north faces and others). Montenegro.travel highlights routes in Žabljak: Lojanik (3 routes, 4+ to 5+, 165–310 m), Zubci (4 routes, 6+ to 8-, 80–100 m) and Milošev tok (1 route, 6+, 330 m).
In Velika Karlica, at 2,020 m, there is a mountaineering bivouac. The point on the map is indicative (massif) – route entrances are 1.5–2.5 hours' walk from Žabljak.
Sources: montenegro.travel – Sport climbing (https://www.montenegro.travel/me/istrazi-crnu-goru/priroda-i-avanturizam/sportsko-penjanje); montenegroclimbing.net (Durmitor).
Data are indicative and for planning purposes; the number and grades of routes change as climbing areas are equipped. Ask local climbing clubs for the current guidebook.
High-mountain terrain in a national park: NP entrance tickets, sudden summer storms, rockfall. Only for experienced mountaineers. Emergency and Mountain Rescue Service: 112.
Emergency number in Montenegro: 112.
Good to know
Best season
Summer (June–September); winter mountaineering only for the very experienced.
Getting there
From Žabljak or from Sedlo along hiking trails; approach 1.5–2.5 h.
The Žabljak – Šljeme trail is 10.3 km long, with an ascent of 143 m and a descent of 1078 m. It passes through Durmitor National Park and takes about 3 h 55 min.
10.3 km143 m3½–4½ h
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One-way hiking tour from Velika Previja to Bolj is 5.8 km long. With 331 m of total ascent and 484 m of descent, it is demanding and passes through Durmitor National Park.
5.8 km331 m2½–3½ h
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A one-way hiking tour from Crno jezero to Lokvice, 9.6 km long with a total ascent of 933 m. It leads through Durmitor National Park, past the Točak spring, an alpine bivouac, and viewpoints.
9.6 km933 m4½–6½ h
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Via ferrata on Uvita greda, about ten minutes' walk from Sedlo, with a view of Bobotov Kuk, Šljeme and Stožina.
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Top Biking Trail 4 – ENDLESS LANDSCAPES is a 413.5 km long, very demanding one-way cycling route. It passes through Durmitor National Park, past Žabljak, Kolašin, Podgorica and Danilovgrad, with 8,566 m of elevation gain.
413 km8,566 m5–8 days
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A demanding one-way cycling route 398,8 km long, with a total ascent of 9352 m. It passes through Biogradska Gora National Park and Durmitor National Park, past Bijelo Polje, Kolašin, Nikšić and Žabljak.
399 km9,352 m5–8 days
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The KR-DU cycling trail is 81.6 km long, with a total ascent of 2135 m and a descent of 2234 m. It passes through Durmitor National Park, along drinking fountains, springs, viewpoints and campsites; the estimated riding time without breaks is around 9 h 40 min.
81.6 km2,135 m8–11½ h
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The hiking trail from Žabljak to Šarban via Bobotov kuk is 11.7 km long, with a total ascent of 1090 m and descent of 831 m. It passes through Durmitor National Park and takes approximately 6 h 45 min without breaks.
11.7 km1,090 m5½–8 h
View trailTimes and grades are estimates. Conditions change: check the weather and local information before you set out. Map and data sources →
