Kolašin

You can come to Kolasin from Podgorica airport that is 80 km away; through Belgrade airport, and then over the highway Belgrade – Podgorica, or maybe through Dubrovnik airport which is somewhat longer. Kolasin is 400 km away from Belgrade, as it is from Sarajevo, from Dubrovnik it is 220 km, Zagreb 740 km, and from Ljubljana it is 950 km away.

Railroad of greatest importance for this region Belgrade – Bar goes through Kolasin. In this way Kolasin is excellently connected with both the sea and hig Montenegrin hinterland.

Kolasin is one hour away of ride by car through the canyon Platije from the capital city – Podgorica, in the south. Towards the north to the border with Serbia it also takes somewhat more than 2 hours of ride.

They are located in the very heart of Montenegro, surrounded by national parks and mountains on which your view stretches forward. In the north are Maganik, Durmitor, Maglic, and Ljubisnja, in the west your view goes towards Golija, in the east towards Prokletije and Komovi – in short – from some of the 2,000-m-high summit you can see all mountains of Montenegro, and during a clear day you can even see the sea. There are a few lakes as well.

The best time of the year for mountain climbing activities is late springtime, and summer, and early fall, while during the winter the experts advise you to take with yourself good alpine gear.

Some of the standard mountain routes during which picturesque summits of Moraca Mountains are being conquered are:

Kapetanovo jezero (Captain’s lake - 1673 metres above sea level (m asl)) – Lastva (2226 m asl) – Zagradac (2217 m asl). Time needed for the tour is about 4 hours, and the height difference is about 555 m.

Kapetanovo jezero (Captain’s lake - 1673 m asl) – Manito jezero (Crazy lake - 1764 m asl) – Stozac (2140 m asl). Tour lasts about 2½ hours, and it is about 5 km long.

Strug (1475 m above the height of the sea level) – Popov do (1750 m asl) – Borova brda (Pine’s hills - 2006 m asl) – Mali Zebalac (Small Zebalac - 2073 m asl) – Veliki Zebalac (Big Zebalac - 2129 m asl). Extremely long tour for which it takes four hours to pass it.

Osreci (1375 m asl) – Ropusnica (1472 m asl) – Korita (Thorough - 1485 m asl) – Ruda Glavica (2020 m asl). Tour lasting three hours.

Bare Bojovica (Bojovics’ puddles - 1540 m asl) – Veliki Zurim (Big Zurim - 2036 m asl) – Mali Zurim (Small Zurim - 1962 m asl) – Ilin vrh (Ilin’s summit - 2051 m asl). Somewhat longer tour which lasts about 4 hours, and which is 7.5 km long.

Crkvine (1045 m asl) – Bistrica (1258 m asl) – Barski Katun (Puddle summer pasture cottage - 1462 m asl) – Mioski Katun ( 1542 m asl) – Umovi (Minds - 1945 m asl). A route which is 9 km long.

Madjurijecje (211 m asl) – Mrtvo Duboko (Dead Deep - 360 m asl) – Granica (Border - 1042 m asl) – Poljana (Field - 1549 m asl) – Medjedji vrh (Bear’s summit - 2139 m asl). Somewhat more demanding tour with a bigger height difference for whose conquering it takes more than 6 hr.

Southeast from the spacious Durmitor massif is Sinjajevina, the biggest pasture area in Montenegro which stretches down the Dinar wreath of mountains. Its average height is about 1,600 m asl, and its biggest summits are Babji Zub (Grandmother’s teeth - 2277 m), Jablanov Vrh (Polar’s summit - 2203 m), Gradiste (2174 m), Savina greda (Sava’s timber - 2101 m), Veliki Pecarac (Big Pecarac - 2042 m), Starac (Old men - 2022 m), and Babin Vrh (Grandmother’s summit - 2013 m). Sinjavina is a glacial mountain. It stretches from Kolasin to the very rims of the National Park Durmitor. It is a massif 40 km long and 15 km wide. It is an exquisite terrain for all mountain and walking activities.

Zminicko and Zabojsko Lakes are pearls of this mountain. The first is 1295 m asl, and it is 4 m deep, while the second is 1486 m asl, and its depth is about 19 m. Mountain expeditions go on following paths:

Kolasin (940 m asl) – Gornje Lipovo (Upper Lipovo) – Klisura (Gorge - 1189 m asl) – Katunina (1418 m asl) – Djedov do (grandfather’s valley) – Dzavrlje – Babji Zub (Grandmother’s Teeth - 2277 m asl). Height difference is about 1100 m, length is about 8 km and the time needed for the tour is about 5 hours. Certain parts of the tour are inspirational even for more experienced mountain climbers.

Kolasin (954 m asl) – Gornje Lipovo (1208 m asl) – Prevoj Vratlo (Saddle Vratlo - 1730 m asl) – Pilac (1872 m asl) – Jablanov Vrh (Poplar’s summit - 2203 m asl). The length of the route is about 8 kilometers, and it takes 4 hours to cross it. Route is attractive and it includes great sightseeing places, passing by the small puddles – lakes and numerous summer pasture cottages. The best time of the year for mountain activity is late spring, summer and early fall.