Durmitor
FAQFrequently asked questions
What is Durmitor and what is its highest point?
This is a mountain massif in Montenegro. The highest peak is Bobotiv-Kuk, 2,522 meters, so the height here is measured seriously.
Where is it and where is it convenient to start?
The massif lies in northern Montenegro, and the base town is Zabljak. From there, they go on routes and lifts.
When is the best time to go?
Depends on what you want: in the winter they go skiing and snowboarding, and in the summer they go to the mountains on foot and climb the peaks.
What is worth paying attention to here, apart from the mountains themselves?
Durmitor is a national park with UNESCO status since 1980, glacial lakes (the most famous is the Black Lake) and the canyon of the Tara River, about 80 km long, one of the deepest in the world after the Grand Canyon.
Is this a protected area at all?
Yes, the national park was created back in 1952. It covers the massif itself, river canyons and part of the plateau - a total of about 390 km².
Tours visiting this place
Reports from these routes
Report on the experimental hike along the route “Prokletie Durmitor” August 18-29, 2011. When I was just getting ready to go to Montenegro, I must admit, I didn’t feel much…
I’m writing this story almost a year after the hike, but this country captivated me, the impressions are still fresh, and my only regret is that it would be nice to add a couple…
Trekking in Montenegro "Prokletie of Durmitor" , August 29-September 12, 2015. Montenegro. Mysterious and unknown. 4 years ago, this country was not a particularly popular holiday…
Photo report about the hike in Montenegro Prokletie Durmitor August 28 - September 12, 2015. This trip to Montenegro is far from the first in my “track record”. And yet, there was a…
This hike had everything - sun, mountains, sea, fog, rain, rainbow, and even snow)) I immediately liked our “medium difficulty” route, when we spent half of the first day of the…
This was our second trip to Montenegro. Thanks to the reconnaissance carried out last time, we managed to avoid many difficulties and save a lot of time, which was immediately used…