Why this ride
A dense sequence of passes, valleys and viewpoint roads. It also links naturally to Prokletije National Park.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Prokletije and Grebaje Valley
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 27 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 44 min
- 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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Distance and riding time are measured on the routed road. Check local closures and conditions before you ride.
Access context
Check mountain weather, border delays and summer coast traffic. Specific flag: gravel; border proximity.
Seasonal context
Jun-Oct
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Plav
Plav lies in the far east of Montenegro, in a high green basin beside a glacial lake, with the jagged limestone peaks of the Prokletije, the Accursed Mountains, rising to the south and west. The lake is calm and cold, edged with willows and reed, and the mountains behind seem to hang above it, their summits often streaked with snow until early summer. Zla Kolata, near the Albanian border, is the highest peak in Montenegro, at over twenty-five hundred metres, and the whole range is a wilderness of cirques, screes and deep valleys.
Read the complete Plav write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Plav sits at 0 km, early in the day. Next is Gusinje.
2. Gusinje
Gusinje is a mountain town at the foot of the Prokletije, the range whose name means Accursed Mountains, and from the main street you can look up at limestone peaks that crowd the border with Albania and Kosovo. It lies in a high valley of the Lim headwaters near the lake of Plav, a place of green meadows, old stone houses and a population that is largely Bosniak and Albanian. The town's character is more Ottoman than Slavic, with mosques, small shops and family-run cafés, and the pace of life is slow.
Read the complete Gusinje write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Gusinje comes up 10 km in. Next is Plav.
3. Plav
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Plav write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
27 km in you reach Plav.