Outdoors

Hiking in Serbia

Marked trails from the forests above Belgrade to the high ridges on the Bulgarian border, with maps, elevation and free GPX downloads.

Serbia has hundreds of marked hiking trails and very few English guides to them. Start with these 8 routes, one for every kind of day: a morning walk from Belgrade, a viewpoint above the Drina or the Danube, or a full day on Rtanj. Each one has a map, an elevation chart, a GPX file for your phone or watch, and honest notes on water and how to get there.

Routes8 to start

Distance87 km in total

ShortestBanjska stena, 6 km

HighestMidžor, 2,169 m

Choose your hike

Filter by how hard a day you want.

Easy

Near BelgradeAvala Loop from PinosavaThe easiest way to swap Belgrade traffic for forest: a marked loop with drinking water on the way.9.1 km · 582 m up · 3h 45m

Turquoise Besenovo Lake in the hills of Fruška Gora

Moderate

Near Novi SadFruška Gora Novice Loop from PopovicaA day in the forest above Novi Sad, on one of the shorter courses of the Fruška Gora Marathon.16.3 km · 490 m up · 4h 30m

View from Banjska stena over the Drina canyon

Easy

Tara National ParkMitrovac to Banjska Stena, TaraAn almost flat forest walk to the most famous viewpoint on Tara, high above the Drina.6 km · 105 m up · 1h 45m

The West Morava meanders seen from above the Ovčar-Kablar Gorge at dawn

Easy

Ovčar-Kablar GorgeOvčar Banja to Kablar SummitOne steady climb from a small spa town to a summit above the meanders of the West Morava.6.4 km · 607 m up · 2h 30m

View from the slopes of Rtanj mountain under a dramatic sky

Demanding

Eastern SerbiaRtanjSerbia’s pyramid-shaped mountain: a long, demanding crossing over the Šiljak summit.13.7 km · 1,207 m up · 7h

The Danube running through the Đerdap Gorge between forested cliffs

Moderate

Đerdap National ParkGolo Brdo to Mali Štrbac, ĐerdapThe classic view over the Iron Gates, from a marked national park trail above the Danube.7.1 km · 372 m up · 2h 30m

Moderate

Stara planinaBabin Zub to Midžor, Stara PlaninaA high, open ridge walk to the 2,169 m top of Stara planina, on the Bulgarian border.6.8 km · 610 m up · 2h 30m

Green hills of Zlatibor under a cloudy sky

Demanding

ZlatiborZlatiborA long day on the high meadows, starting and ending in the middle of Zlatibor town.21.7 km · 790 m up · 6h 50m

All routes on the map

Tap a name to open the route.

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How to use the GPX files

Open a route and tap Download GPX.
Import the file into your hiking app or GPS watch. Most apps have an import option in their routes menu.
Save the route and the map for offline use before you leave, because signal is patchy in the mountains.

Mountain safety basics

Tell someone where you are going and when you expect to be back.
Carry more water than you think you need. Many routes have none.
Start early in summer, and turn back if the weather closes in.
Bears live on Tara and venomous snakes on Rtanj. Give wildlife space and watch your step.
For any emergency, call 112.

Where our routes come from

The route lines come from OpenStreetMap, a free map built by volunteers. Times, grades and waymark details come from the Hiking Federation of Serbia, local clubs and national parks wherever they publish them, and each route lists its sources. We have not walked every route yet, and each page says so. Trails and marks change, so you walk at your own risk and should confirm conditions locally.

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