National Parks Mountain E-cycle
- 8 days
- Northern Montenegro
- Intermediate
- 4 - 8
- Apr - Dec
Summary
This is a 6-day self-guided e-cycling adventure on Montenegro’s most beautiful mountains.
The adventure will take you to several national parks featuring breath-taking peaks, mountains plateaus and pastures, forests and lakes. You will travel along hidden away and unfrequented roads through incredible nature that very few have experienced cycling!
You will set off by passing through the incredible Mountain Range Komovi, going along several 2000+ meter peaks. You will journey to Bjelasica Mountain and descend to Biogradska Gora National Park. The national park is home to one of Europe’s oldest forests and a glacial lake that will leave you in awe.
Furthermore, you will ascend Sinjajevina Mountain and cycle over Europe’s largest pasture. We will also take you through the heart of Durmitor National Park, with its countless towering mountain peaks, all the way to Piva Nature Park and its magical mountain plateau, enormous lake and abyssal river canyons.
As it’s a self-guided tour, you are responsible for getting between point A and B each day. We will take care of all of the logistics for you. We provide you GPS tracks of the route, carry your luggage and arrange your accommodation and food, and offer 24 h support along the journey.
Do not miss an opportunity to cycle through breathing nature where cycling tourism is still unknown!
Itinerary
During the tour with us, your accommodation will be in clean and comfortable B&Bs, guesthouses and hotels. You will either share a twin, triple or a double room. Most of the rooms are en-suite, however, there may be some nights where your room isn’t en-suite (sole occupancy of a double has guaranteed en-suite).
The tour covers approximately 250 km over 6 days of cycling, with a number of challenging ascents that are made significantly easier using e-bikes.
All the breakfasts and lunches are included. Lunches will be provided in a cafe, restaurant or as picnic. Evening meals can be bought at your accommodation or in a nearby restaurant.
Highlights
- Bespoke self-guided cycling holiday
- Experience Montenegro’s most beautiful mountains
- Cycling along unfrequented roads
- 24 hour support and logistics
- State of the art Scott e-bikes
- E bike Scott Aspect eRide 930, GPS tracks, helmet, puncture repair kit, spare tube, pump, padlock
- Support vehicle throughout the tour
- 7 nights’ accommodation (B&Bs, guesthouses, hotels)
- All breakfasts and lunches on cycling days (6 breakfasts and 6 lunches)
- Evening meals
- Flights
- Insurance
- Cycling equipment:
- Bicycle
- Helmet
- Cycling shoes
- Cycling sunglasses
- Cycling clothing (including waterproofs)
- Water bottles
- All season clothing
- Swimwear
- Sunscreen, sun hat, sunglasses
We will pick you up from Podgorica Airport or Podgorica Area. From there, there is approximately a 1 h 30 min drive to Komovi Mountain Range. The overnight stay is in Katun Štavna, in private bungalows.
On the first cycle day, you will descend from Komovi Mountain Range, through Mountain Pass Lisa to Bjelasica Mountain. You will enter Biogradska Gora National park and journey onwards to beautiful Biogradsko Lake surrounded by one of the oldest European forests.
At the end of the cycle, we will pick you up from the lake and take you to your accommodation in Štitarica Village. The overnight stay is in a family owned guesthouse.
This day’s cycle is 40 km, with a 800 m ascent, 1300 m descent and takes 5 – 6 hours.
The second day’s cycle will take you through the largest uninhabited area of Montenegro and through the most extensive pasture in Europe. The cycle will lead you past the idyllic, often abandoned and eerie, summer high altitude cattle herders’ huts. The last stretch will see you reach the beautiful Zminičko Lake, on the border between Sinjajevina Mountain and Durmitor National Park.
You will spend the night in town Žabljak in a hotel or an apartment, depending on the season and availability.
This day’s cycle is 53 km, with a 1300 m ascent, 980 m descent, taking between 6 – 7 hours to complete.
The following three days, you will cycle along the famed Durmitor Ring Road to which we added Piva Mountain and its plateau. You will journey past incredible landscapes with mountains and meadows, river and lake canyons and little villages.
On the first Durmitor Ring Road day, you will cycle from Žabljak to Little Montenegro, the remotest village in the county. Subsequently, you will descend into Sušica River Canyon and then ascend to Piva Plateau to reach Crkvičko Polje, a village on the edge of Tara Canyon.
You will spend the night in a family accommodation in the village.
The cycle is 55 km, with a 1230 m ascent, 1570 m descent and takes 6 – 7 hours to complete.
From Crkvičko Polje you will cycle along the Piva River and Lake Canyon. This part offers spectacular views, taking you up to Trsa Village, back in Durmitor National Park, where you will spend the night.
This day’s cycle is 33 km, with a 990 m ascent, 660 m descent, taking about 4 hours to complete.
On the last day of Durmitor Ring Road you will cycle over the Saddle Pass at 2000 m altitude. From here you will descend to the famous Nevidio Canyon. The night is spent in one of the eco villages in Pošćenje.
The cycle length is 44 km, with a 790 m ascent, 1200 m descent and a 4-hour duration.
On the final cycling day, you will set off from Pošćenje along Komarnica River, following an old road to Duži and Dubrovsko villages. Then you will descend to Piva Lake and an optional swim in its turquoise waters. You will end the cycle in the village Rudinice, just above the lake.
This day’s cycle is 35 km, with a 890 m ascent, 920 m descent and takes roughly 3:30 min to complete.
On the last day, the departure is scheduled for after breakfast. Transport is available for those wishing to travel back to Podgorica, along with your luggage and bikes.
If you are staying in Montenegro for longer you can always go on another adventure with us 😊
