Montenegro
Description
Located on the southern Adriatic coast, the small country of Montenegro offers beautiful and often unexplored hiking opportunities. Expect some rough terrain – most of the country is mountainous and inaccessible. Karst is the predominant rock type. On the one hand, this white and hard rock gives the landscape a bright and colourful touch, not "negro" at all. On the other hand, walking can be tiresome, crossing difficult terrain, climbing on and off plateau's, jumping over crevasses.
The Dinaric Alps are the main mountain range, shared with several neighbouring countries. Most wild and impressive are inland Durmitor National Park near Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Prokletije National Park bordering Albania and Kosovo. You will find rugged limestone peaks rising steeply up to over 2000m, numerous glacier lakes, high grassy meadows and forests of black beech and pine. Less rugged, more soft, is the in between National Park of Biogradska Gora, hosting virgin forest and the stunningly deep Tara river canyon.
The Transverzala Planinama Crne Gore CT1 is an inland long distance walk connecting above mentioned national parks: Durmitor in the north west with Kucka Krajina on the Albanian border. A fit person, carrying tent and food, can make this high altitude walk in about 8 days. The route is marked and there are 14 checkpoints to collect stamps. Expect snow in early summer.
The Dinaric Alps rise up right from the sea. There is barely cultivable land between the coastline and the inland mountains. In the west, bordering Croatia and Bosnia & Herzegovina, the mountains of Orjen can be found. A bit further down along the coast is the Lovcen National Park, providing the scenery for well known Lake Kotor. Less known but equally challenging are the mountain ranges continuing east.
Recently a second long distance trail has been created, the Primorska planinarska transverzala or Coastal hiking transversal, connecting Orjen and Lovcen down to Bar. To complete this 140 km long walk you will need about ten days. Again, carrying a tent, food, and plenty of water is necessary. The landscape of flowers, forests, white karst and its many rock phenomena, is very special.
Currently, the country is renewing the tourist infrastructure, including opportunities for hiking. There are marked trails in all mountain areas, and detailed maps exist but can be hard to come by. Contact the local hiking clubs; you can find them on the web page of the Mountaineering Association of Montenegro. There are a number of mountain huts in the most popular areas, though carrying a tent, camping gear, food and water (!) is necessary on multi-day hikes.
In the low areas along the coast, summers get very hot and winters are mild. Up in the mountains summer temperatures are of a sub-alpine type and may still be rather warm. Winters in the mountains bring lots of snow, up to 5m!
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Books
United Kingdom
- Moon Croatia & Slovenia: With Montenegro (Fourth Edition)
- Beaches & Waterfalls, Coastal Drives, Castles & Ruins Read more
United Kingdom
- Montenegro Wilderness Biking Atlas
- Montenegro Wilderness Biking Atlas compiled by Map Solutions and the country’s National Tourism Organization, with detailed topographic mapping at 1:100,000 overprinted with 17 cycling routes from eight centres. The trails vary in length from 41km to 178km and can be combined into longer routes or circuits.The atlas, published in a handy A5... Read more
Netherlands
2015
- Peaks of the Balkans
- 2012 wurde mit dem Peaks of the Balkans ein abenteuerlicher neuer Fernwanderweg im Dreiländereck zwischen Albanien, Kosovo und Montenegro eröffnet. Dieser Wanderführer liefert eine genaue Beschreibung des knapp 200 km langen Weges durch die faszinierende Landschaft rund um die „Gipfel des Balkans“. Mit vielen Tipps zu Themen wie Anreise,... Read more
- Also available from:
- Bol.com, Belgium
Belgium
2015
- Peaks of the Balkans
- 2012 wurde mit dem Peaks of the Balkans ein abenteuerlicher neuer Fernwanderweg im Dreiländereck zwischen Albanien, Kosovo und Montenegro eröffnet. Dieser Wanderführer liefert eine genaue Beschreibung des knapp 200 km langen Weges durch die faszinierende Landschaft rund um die „Gipfel des Balkans“. Mit vielen Tipps zu Themen wie Anreise,... Read more
United Kingdom
2015
- The Mountains of Montenegro
- A Walker's and Trekker's Guide Read more
- Also available from:
- Bol.com, Netherlands
- Bol.com, Belgium
- De Zwerver, Netherlands
Netherlands
2015
- The mountains of Montenegro
- The mountains of Montenegro are some of the wildest, most spectacular, and least visited in Europe. Nevertheless they are easily accessible, and many areas have well-marked trails. They present an opportunity to travel through outstandingly beautiful and remarkably unspoilt natural scenery, which as yet sees few visitors.The Mountains of... Read more
Belgium
2015
- The mountains of Montenegro
- The mountains of Montenegro are some of the wildest, most spectacular, and least visited in Europe. Nevertheless they are easily accessible, and many areas have well-marked trails. They present an opportunity to travel through outstandingly beautiful and remarkably unspoilt natural scenery, which as yet sees few visitors.The Mountains of... Read more
Netherlands
2019
- Wandelgids The Mountains of Montenegro | Cicerone
- This guidebook to Montenegro includes 17 walks and trekking routes throughout the Dinaric Alps, in Montenegro's five national parks as well as Orjen, Komovi, Tara Canyon and the UNESCO-listed old town of Kotor. The circular and linear routes range from easy 1 hour outings to challenging 5 day treks involving exposure and scrambling. Read more
Netherlands
2015
- Rother Wanderf hrer Dalmatien
- Aus touristischer Warte gesehen ist Dalmatien, der s dlichste Teil Kroatiens, eine Region der Superlative. Kaum eine Region in Europa weist auf engstem Raum eine derart gro e Zahl von ganz unterschiedlichen National- und Naturparks auf. St dte wie Zadar, Split und Dubrovnik oder auf den Inseln historische Ortschaften wie Korcula oder Hvar erg... Read more
- Also available from:
- Bol.com, Belgium
Belgium
2015
- Rother Wanderf hrer Dalmatien
- Aus touristischer Warte gesehen ist Dalmatien, der s dlichste Teil Kroatiens, eine Region der Superlative. Kaum eine Region in Europa weist auf engstem Raum eine derart gro e Zahl von ganz unterschiedlichen National- und Naturparks auf. St dte wie Zadar, Split und Dubrovnik oder auf den Inseln historische Ortschaften wie Korcula oder Hvar erg... Read more
Netherlands
- The Mountains of Montenegro
- The first comprehensive English-language guidebook to walking, hiking and trekking in the mountains of Montenegro, with routes ranging from single day hikes to multi day treks. The mountains of Montenegro are some of the wildest, most spectacular, and least visited in Europe. Nevertheless they are easily accessible, and many areas have... Read more
- Also available from:
- Bol.com, Belgium
Belgium
- The Mountains of Montenegro
- The first comprehensive English-language guidebook to walking, hiking and trekking in the mountains of Montenegro, with routes ranging from single day hikes to multi day treks. The mountains of Montenegro are some of the wildest, most spectacular, and least visited in Europe. Nevertheless they are easily accessible, and many areas have... Read more
Netherlands
2015
- Reisgids Montenegro | Boekscout
- Gelet op de reviews moet men dit boek niet zozeer gebruiken als reisgids, maar meer als gids om ideeën op te doen en om in de sfeer te komen van dit land. Verwacht meer een persoonlijk verslag met enige informatie, niet een degelijke reisgids zoals u wellicht van andere landen gewend bent. Tekst van de uitgever / auteur: De eerste,... Read more
Netherlands
- The Land of the Black Mountain. the Adventures of Two Englishmen in Montenegro
- Complete with the original illustrations. First published 1905. Read more
- Also available from:
- Bol.com, Belgium
Belgium
- The Land of the Black Mountain. the Adventures of Two Englishmen in Montenegro
- Complete with the original illustrations. First published 1905. Read more
Maps
United Kingdom
- Europe Children`s Placemat
- This is a colourful and resistant placemat by Little Wigwam, featuring a political map of Europe with capitals and major cities. All the information is up-to-date and includes Serbia, Kosovo and Montenegro. The seas are named, lines of longitude and latitude are shown at 15 degree intervals, the Arctic Circle is marked and the mat features a... Read more
United Kingdom
- Montenegro Coast
- The coast of Montenegro at 1:100,000 on a detailed, contoured and GPS compatible road map from Kartografija in Ljubljana, with on the reverse bilingual descriptions of numerous places of interest illustrated with colour photographs.The map has contours at 40m intervals plus altitude colouring and relief shading, with spot heights for local... Read more
Netherlands
- Wandelkaart Bjelasica Komovi Nationaal park | Geokarta
- Topografische kaart wandelkaart schaal 1:60.000 van Bjelasica Komovi (Montenegro), met hoogtelijnen, wandelpaden en bijvoorbeeld hutten. Read more
Netherlands
- Wegenkaart - landkaart Montenegro | Gizi Map
- Montenegro & North Albania 1 : 200 000 ab 11.99 EURO City plans: Podgorica, Cetinje, Kotor, Herceg Novi, Budva, Shkoder Gizi Map. Neuauflage Read more
Netherlands
2016
- Wegenkaart - landkaart Bosnien-Herzegowina, Montenegro - Bosnië-Herzegovina | Reise Know-How Verlag
- Reise Know-How Landkarte Bosnien-Herzegowina, Montenegro 1 : 350.000 ab 9.95 EURO Reiß- und wasserfest World Mapping Project Reise Know-How. 1. Auflage Read more
Netherlands
- Wegenkaart - landkaart 736 Slovenie, Kroatie, Bosnie-Herzegowina, Servie, Montenegro, Macedonie | Michelin
- Un voyage, ça se prépare : c?est pourquoi les cartes National Michelin participent à vos déplacements et vos choix d?itinéraires. Read more
Netherlands
- Wegenkaart - landkaart Bosnië en Montenegro | ITMB
- Bosnia & Montenegro ab 10.49 EURO International Travel Map ITM Read more
Netherlands
- Wegenkaart - landkaart Servië , Montenegro, Kosovo en Noord-Macedonië | Freytag & Berndt
- Serbien / Montenegro / Mazedonien 1 : 500 000. Autokarte ab 10.9 EURO Touristische Informationen. Autofähren. Ortsregister Freytag & Berndt Autokarte. Neuauflage. Laufzeit bis 2016 Read more