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| Page Type: Hut/Campground Location: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Europe Lat/Lon: 43.71917°N / 18.18083°E County: Sarajevo Canton Season: Spring, Summer, Fall Elevation: 5791 ft / 1765 m | Page By: toc Created/Edited: Aug 7, 2009 / Aug 7, 2009 Object ID: 538287 Hits: 246 Loading... Page Score: 87.21% - 5 Votes Loading... Vote: Log in to vote |
Overview Sitnik is
centrally placed hut on the central plateau of the Bjelasnica
massif,
betveen the long ridge of Vlahinja on the east side
and Mt. Visin on the west.
Bjelasnica range is located in central Bosnia and Herzegovina, directly to the southwest of Sarajevo, the country's capital.
Hut is located
almost halfway on the trail between the trailhead at Ljubovcici village
and the Bjelasnica Observatory.
Hut is unshielded -
open by appointment only.
Accommodation should be negotiated
with the hut owner, the
Bjelasnica
mountaineering club from Sarajevo.
Prices:
accommodation in the hut costs 8 Bosnia-Herzegovina Convertible Marks (BAM)
(4.09 Euros, 5.88 USD) per night
for Bjelasnica mountaineering club members,
other visitors have to pay 15 BAM (7.67 Euros, 11.02 USD)
For up-to-date prices and hut conditions,
one is again advised to contact Mountaineering Club Bjelasnica.
Contact:
street address: Zelenih beretki 15, 71000 Sarajevo
phone: 00387 (0)33/ 53 53 71
fax: 00387 (0)33/ 53 53 71
mail: planinar@pdbjelasnica.ba
Club office is located just a short walk
from the Sarajevo Tourist Information Centre
(Zelenih Beretki 22a, phone 387 033 220 724).Getting there, routes  Stanari hut to Sitnik hut route view - Pazaric
village (train stop) - Ljubovcici village.
From Ljubovcici,
folow the path via Bor and Stanari hut. 3
1/2 hours.
- Lokve
village. folow the dirt road to Salihagina bajta ( 10 km).
From there, path via Stanari
hut. 2 hours
- From the Bjelasnica
Observatory, follow the marked path due west then NW. Round 3 hours.
Tours:
- to
Stanari hut (1585 m) 1 /12 hours
Summits:
- Hranisava
(1964m), 2 1/2 hours
- Krvavac
( 2057m), 3 1/2 hours
- Bjelasnica
peak (2067m, observatory) 4 hours
- Lokvanjsko lake
at the western foot
of Velika Vlahinja summit, 2 hours
How
to get to Sarajevo, short guide here
Map. And the Book.  Large and detailed 1:50000 scale topographic map - Bjelasnica-Igman
hiking map, scale 1:50000
This is the most up-to-date
hiking map
and was issued in
1987 by
joint efforts of Geodhetical Institute Sarajevo
and
the Alpine
Federation of Bosnia & Herzegovina.
Trail routes may not reflect
accurately the current conditions on the ground
Book:
- Forgotten Beauty:
A Hiker's Guide to Bosnia and
Herzegovina's 2000 Metre Peaks - and Other Selected Adventures
by
Matias Gomez.
164 pages,
published in 2005
by BUYBOOK
See review over
at Summitpostgear
At Sarajevo, book is
available at the BuyBook store in Bascarsija
(Zelenih
Beretki 8, again in vicinity of both the Tourist Info Centre
and
the Bjelasnica mountaineering club)
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