Hiking trails

Zlatibor is famous for hiking and guest get the most enjoyment from this activity. Hiking is one of the rare activities that is beneficial for every person and is good for everybody. Benefit of hiking can feel the same a child, a recreational hiker or a professional athlete. Many trails and paths over the meadows and forests are suitable for hiking of different intensity. Within the tourist center you can go for a walk on a circular hiking path for families with babies and children in strollers. The most famous trail is definitely the one that leads from the center to the monument and it represents the most loved trail of our guests. With their specific traits, certain trails stand out:

Kamalj trail

Kamalj trail is earth path for an easy walk for recreational hiking and beginners. Hiking on this trail is ideal for your body to get used to healthy mountain air. This trail is almost without ascents and descents so it is good for beginners, does not raise heartbeat, and is suitable for people who are on therapy or recovering after illness or injury. The start of the trail is at the Institute Čigota and can be finished in about 25 minutes, and in both directions it is 1600 meters long (going and returning).

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The Monument trail

This trail is a typical trail with an ascent and the peak that is conquered and from which you can see whole Zlatibor and its surrounding. It is meant to be used by prepared and active athletes that are ready for an exhausting ascent. Beginning of this trail is at the Institute Čigota. With the increase of ascent it is advisable to start with zig-zag hiking. Upon returning it is possible to use trails through forests on the left and right. Total length of this well-formed natural trail in both direction is 3 kilometers, with a difference in altitude of 90 meters.

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The trail Jedini Bor (The only pine trail)

Health trail can be finished in less than an hour by fast hiking. The trail is 7.3 kilometers long in both direction. It is meant to be used by persons in good shape and athletes. Beginning of the trail is at the Institute Čigota. Going on this trail you will go to the monument and use the path on the right side of the forest. Difference in altitude is 107 meters with an average ascent of 27%. Total length of the trail is 7.3 kilometers in both directions.

Čigota Trail

This trail is a true mountaineering achievement where, from the peak Čigota, you can see Maljen and Povlen, Ovčar and Kablar. It is meant to be used by experienced hikers, athletes and persons in good shape. The beginning of the trail is at the Institute Čigota. It can be finished in three hours, and the total length of the trail is 11.2 kilometers in both direction.

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Crni Vrh trail

Crni vrh (Eng. The black peak) of Zlatibor is recognizable by its cone shape and barren hillsides. Trail to Crni Vrh starts at the bus station of Zlatibor, then it goes next to the Zlatibor Lake and Institute Čigota, over pedestrian overpass of a main road to Podgorica. At the end of the ascent there is a view on a wavy plateau of the beautiful mountain.

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