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Discover hiking trails, tips, and guides for exploring Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Lukomir: the highest village in Bosnia and the trail above the Rakitnica canyon
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Lukomir: the highest village in Bosnia and the trail above the Rakitnica canyon

Stone houses with shingle roofs, medieval tombstones at the village gate and an 800-metre canyon beneath your feet. Lukomir on Bjelašnica is a place everyone should see at least once — on foot, if at all possible.

August 27, 20263 min read
Autumn around Sarajevo: five hikes for the best October colours
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Autumn around Sarajevo: five hikes for the best October colours

When the beech forests on Trebević and Igman turn yellow, Sarajevo gets its best hiking season of the year. Five walks — from the cable car to Bjelašnica — worth planning before the first snow.

August 26, 20263 min read
Sutjeska National Park: Perućica, Trnovačko Lake and Maglić
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Sutjeska National Park: Perućica, Trnovačko Lake and Maglić

The oldest national park in the country hides a primeval forest thousands of years old, a heart-shaped lake and the highest peak in Bosnia and Herzegovina. How to plan a weekend on Sutjeska — from Tjentište to the summit of Maglić.

August 23, 20263 min read
Čvrsnica and Hajdučka Vrata: the stone ring above Blidinje
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Čvrsnica and Hajdučka Vrata: the stone ring above Blidinje

A natural rock arch at 2,000 metres, the highest mountain hut in the country and the Blidinje plateau spread out below you — Čvrsnica is the Herzegovinian mountain every hiker should do at least once.

August 20, 20263 min read
Prenj: the "Herzegovinian Himalayas", Zelena glava and the Jezerce shelter
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Prenj: the "Herzegovinian Himalayas", Zelena glava and the Jezerce shelter

Jagged limestone peaks above the Neretva, forests of endemic Bosnian pine and not a drop of water on the ridge. Prenj is the most serious mountain in the country — and the biggest reward for those who are ready.

August 19, 20263 min read
Treskavica: the mountain of lakes above Trnovo
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Treskavica: the mountain of lakes above Trnovo

Four glacial lakes, peaks above 2,000 metres and an hour from Sarajevo — yet Treskavica has stayed the quietest of all the Sarajevo mountains. A guide to Veliko and Crno Lake, Mala Ćaba and the huts at its foot.

August 15, 20263 min read
Vlašić: the plateau of cheese, sheep and the Paljenik summit
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Vlašić: the plateau of cheese, sheep and the Paljenik summit

A vast plateau above Travnik, flocks of sheep, the country's most famous cheese and a summit with a view over half of Bosnia. Vlašić is a mountain for easy days — and for one proper climb to Paljenik.

August 11, 20263 min read
Prokoško Lake and Vranica: shepherds' huts at 1,636 metres
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Prokoško Lake and Vranica: shepherds' huts at 1,636 metres

A glacial lake, hundreds of wooden shepherds' huts and the highest peak of central Bosnia above it. Prokoško Lake is a weekend to remember — if you know when to go and how to avoid the crowds.

August 9, 20263 min read