Overview
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Winter panorama of Stolovi from Babji Zub
When you enter in
Gornje Lipovo village which is placed below the peaks of Sinjajevina massif, first what you see is impressive wall of
Stolovi peaks.
SINJAJEVINA range belong to the group of most impressive mountain ranges of Montenegro and also of Dinaric Alps. That's a huge massif which streches between
DURMITOR on the NW,
BJELASICA on the SE,
MORACKE PLANINE on the SW and
VOJNIK on the E.
Stolovi peaks are placed in the heart of the highest peaks of Sinjajevina range. Stolovi is the name for the group of peaks which are placed on the NW side from Babji Zub (2277 m). The highest peaks of Stolovi is
Sto (2172 m). Closest neighbour of Stolovi is
Gradiste (2174 m) peak which is naturaly connected with Stolovi group. Western side of Stolovi are grassy, while their eastern rocky side is impressive and dominate above Gornje Lipovo village.
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Sto (2172 m), the highest peak of Stolovi group
Stolovi group is placed on the N from
Gradiste (2174 m),
Babji Zub (2277 m) and
Moracke Planine range, and on the S from
Jablanov Vrh (2203 m).
Climbing route to reach the summit of Sto (2172 m) is very beautiful, both in summer and winter, while should cross beautiful Djedov Do (1943 m) pass. During whole time you can admire the impressive view to northern side of Babji Zub.
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Stolovi from Djedov Do (1943 m) passSummit View
NW: DURMITOR (Bobotov Kuk 2523 m, Bezimeni Vrh 2487 m), Prutas 2393 m)
SE: MORACKE PLANINE (Kapa Moracka 2226 m, Tali, Stozac 2141 m,...), MAGANIK (Medjedji Vrh 2138 m,...)
SE: Gradiste (2174 m)
N: Jablanov Vrh (2203 m)
E: Gornje Lipovo village
Routes Overview
![Going to Stolovi]()
On the path to Stolovi peaks Gornje Lipovo - Klisura (1189 m) - Katunina (1418 m) - Djedov Do (1943 m) pass - Gradiste - Sto (2172 m):
2.30 h
Height difference: 983 m
ACCESS:
Gornje Lipovo and the settlement of
Klisura (1189 m) is where the trails begins. The marked path goes above the locales of Katunina, steeply ascends through the forest, to 1600 m. It then goes above the forest and beside the rock through called
Popov Do, then breaks through the
Djedov Do valley Pass (1943 m). From this pass the view opens to
Moracke Planine and
Mt Maganik (2139 m).
After that the path leads to the right on the western grassy slopes of Gradiste (2174 m) and Stolovi, from where you can reach the summit of
Sto (2172 m) and other summits of Stolovi group. All summits of Stolovi group are naturally connected with a ridge on their grassy eastern side.
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On the rocky slopes of StoloviGetting There
![The map of Mt Sinjajevina...]()
Sinjajevina Map
The closest airport is the one in
Podgorica (70km away).
If you are planning to come via
Serbia, you can use the
Belgrade (Beograd) Airport in Beograd (Belgrade) city, capital of
Serbia and Montenegro.
Information about flights and tickets on
JAT Airways web page.
By train:
Beograd - Bar (Bar - Beograd) railway passes through
Mojkovac and
Kolasin. In winter, there is a special
ski-train for Kolasin from Bar and Podgorica. When you get off it, a ski bus will take you straight to the ski resort. After coming to Kolasin town, turn back by road (Kolasin-Mojkovac direction) and than go left (before "Djevojacki Most" restaurant) to Gornje Lipovo village.
By Bus:
From Beograd (Belgrade):
Beograd (Belgrade) - Cacak - Uzice - Zlatibor - Nova Varos - Prijepolje - Bijelo Polje - Mojkovac - Gornje Lipovo village
From Podgorica:
Podgorica - Kolasin - Gornje Lipovo village
For the bus tickets and informations about but lines see
Belgrade Bus Station page.
By car:
From Beograd (Belgrade):
Beograd (Belgrade) - Cacak - Uzice - Zlatibor - Nova Varos - Prijepolje - Bijelo Polje - Mojkovac - Gornje Lipovo village
Crossroad (on Kolasin-Mojkovac road) - Gornje Lipovo village:
12 km (asphalt road)
From Podgorica:
Podgorica - Kolasin - Gornje Lipovo village
You should drive along the central
Montenegrin highway, which connects the seaside to the towns:
Cetinje - Podgorica - Kolasin - Mojkovac - Bijelo Polje; and goes to
Serbia (Belgrade city). This road is passable during most part of the year. It is closed only in case of abundant snowing or great rockslides. The landscape along the highway is particularly picturesque in the segment of the
Moraca River Canyon between Podgorica and Kolasin. This part of the canyon is called "Platije". The highway is built along the edge of the narrow canyon.
From Podgorica you can also take the
village road for Kolasin. It goes across Lijeva Rijeka, Verusa and Matesevo. One part of it goes along the Tara River, which in this area is like a small, gentle and playful spring. The road is narrow, but in good condition. From the north, you will reach KolaĊĦin if you take the highway that passes through Mojkovac. If you are coming from the east you should go across Andrijevica through Matesevo to arrive to Kolasin.
Camping
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Camping in Gornje Lipovo village
Optimal camping place for climbing of
Stolovi (2172 m) is Gornje Lipovo village. Here you can camping for free, without any payment of camping taxes. Near the grassy meadow for camping you'll find one house where you can use a water spring.
Red Tape
No extra fees. You can freely use your tent for camping in Gornje Lipovo village.
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Winter panorama of Stolovi from Babji Zub
Sto (2172 m), the highest peak of Stolovi group
Stolovi from Djedov Do (1943 m) pass
On the path to Stolovi peaks
On the rocky slopes of Stolovi
Sinjajevina Map
Camping in Gornje Lipovo village