Why this ride
A mountain loop based around Zabljak, Montenegro, via Sedlo Pass. Key character: karst peaks; canyons; high pasture. Surface: paved and mixed.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Durmitor Ring
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 172 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 4 h 08
- Journey
- Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis
The recorded total and the leg detail need reconciliation. Inspect the leg notes before using this record for timing or navigation. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: producer-declared routed record.
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Scenic road chapters
Montenegro Durmitor Ring
Expect company on a summer weekend. Early is better than fast. For 10 km this is Montenegro Durmitor Ring, a road with a name of its own and a reason for it.
Rider note
Check the pass is open before you commit to it.
Chapter facts
- Length
- 10 km
- Named road
- Montenegro Durmitor Ring
- Pass
- Sedlo Pass
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Žabljak
Žabljak claims to be the highest town in the Balkans, at about 1,450 metres, and it sits on a plateau among the peaks of Durmitor, a national park and UNESCO World Heritage site in northern Montenegro. The town is small, a place of low houses and mountain lodges, and it exists mostly for hikers, skiers and the occasional motorcyclist who has made the effort to come this far. Pines and spruce close in around it, the nights are cool even in summer, and the snow comes early.
Read the complete Near Žabljak write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Durmitor Ring point 1 sits at 0 km, early in the day. Next is Durmitor Ring point 2.
2. Near Žabljak
Žabljak claims to be the highest town in the Balkans, at about 1,450 metres, and it sits on a plateau among the peaks of Durmitor, a national park and UNESCO World Heritage site in northern Montenegro. The town is small, a place of low houses and mountain lodges, and it exists mostly for hikers, skiers and the occasional motorcyclist who has made the effort to come this far. Pines and spruce close in around it, the nights are cool even in summer, and the snow comes early.
Read the complete Near Žabljak write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Durmitor Ring point 2 comes up 24 km in. Next is Durmitor Ring point 3.
3. Near Plužine
Plužine is the small hub of the Piva region in north-western Montenegro, and its setting is the reason anyone talks about it. The town stands above a huge artificial lake, Pivsko Jezero, created in the 1970s when the Mratinje dam was built across the Piva canyon. The dam is a concrete arch more than 200 metres high, among the tallest in Europe when it was finished, and the water behind it filled one of the deepest, narrowest gorges in the Balkans. Old Plužine and the monastery of Piva were moved higher up before the flooding, and the monastery, with its painted interior, is still the area's main cultural treasure.
Read the complete Near Plužine write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
49 km in you reach Durmitor Ring point 3. Next is Durmitor Ring point 4.
4. Near Žabljak
Planning note
Durmitor Ring point 4, late in the day. Next is Durmitor Ring point 5.
5. Žabljak
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Near Žabljak write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Durmitor Ring point 5 sits at 172 km, late in the day.
More motorcycle rides nearby
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