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Golija Mountain - Jankov Kamen

Moravica, West Serbia  >  Serbia

High mountain habitat around Golija Mountain's highest peak Jankov Kamen.

Geplaatst* door Mileta Čeković
Meest recente update 2 december 2025

Beschrijving

Golija (from old Serbian 'golema' - huge) stretches for 32 km (20 mi) between the towns of Ivanjica and Novi Pazar in a C-shape. The highest peak is Jankov Kamen at 1833 meters (Janko's Stone, which Janko allegedly carried to the mountaintop as a part of a bet with his brother Rajko).

The northern slopes of Jankov Kamen are overgrown with Spruce forests in which you can find Grote Lijster, Beflijster, Notenkraker, Zwarte Mees, Kuifmees, Matkop, Vuurgoudhaan, Heggenmus and Houtsnip. Southern slopes are mostly covered by meadows and scrubs, hosting Veldleeuwerik, Waterpieper, and sometimes Strandleeuwerik. Golijska Reka (Golija's Stream) is just one of many streams descending northern Golija slopes, usual suspects like Waterspreeuw and Grote Gele Kwikstaart can be found there.

Jankov Kamen and its surroundings are part of the protected area Golija Nature Park and IBA Golija.

Details

Toegang

Jankov Kamen can be accessed from four sides, from the town of Ivanjica from the north, from the town of Novi Pazar from the southeast, from the town or Raška from the east, and from the village of Duga Poljana from the southwest. Note that the road from Duga Poljana to Jankov Kamen is not fully paved, with a section of ~5km dirt road (soon to be paved too, but not yet as of writing this guide).

Terrein en leefgebied

Bos , Verspreide bomen en struiken , Grasland/weide , Hoogvlakte , Berg

Omstandigheden

Bergachtig

Rondlopende wandeling mogelijk?

Ja

Telescoop meenemen?

Nee

Wanneer hier vogels kijken?

Zomer , Lente , Herfst

Toptijd voor dit gebied

Zomer , Lente , Herfst

Route

Onverharde weg , Verharde weg , Breed pad

Zwaarte wandeling

Gemiddeld

Toegankelijk via

Te voet , Auto , Fiets

Vogelkijkhut aanwezig?

Nee

Extra info

Golija, while not very high in altitude, is a huge mountain. There are more than 25km of paved road over 1500 meters passing through high mountain forests and along the forest edge, making it an ideal place for birding high mountain habitats while not needing to walk around a lot. The paved road from Ivanjica passes 1500m mark around Golijska Reka, continues up to 1750m below the Jankov Kamen peak, then follows the famous Golija C shape over Odvraćenica and Crni Vrh to Jadovita peak.

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