Vršac Mountains

Banat, Vojvodina > Serbia

Vršac Mountains are the highest mountain range in Serbia's province of Vojvodina, with Gudurički Peak reaching 641m above sea level.

Added* by Mileta Čeković
Most recent update 3 decembra 2025

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Description

Vršac Mountains are fully covered with deciduous forests, mainly oak, linden, and acacia, with some patches of beech and maple. In spring, linden and acacia give the whole surroundings a pleasant fragrance. On the west end of the 19 km long mountain range lies the town of Vršac, while the east end has mild slopes that are partly on the other side of the Romanian border.

Vršac Mountains are known to host many birds of prey species, like Včelár lesný, myšiak hôrny, hadiar krátkoprstý, orol krikľavý, jastrab krahulec, sokol myšiar (pustovka) and sokol lastovičiar. Interesting birding spots include Sočica, Mesić, and Malo Središte ("Small Bullseye") villages and Lisičija Glava ("Fox's Head") and Gudurički Vrh peaks, while the Tower of Vršac has the best viewpoint in the area.

The area near Sočica and Mesić featureas open hilly landscape surreounded by forests, while area near Malo Središte and Tower of Vršac is mostly forested low-mountain slopes with occassional viewpoints from rocky stones.

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Access

Vršac Mountain range has many access points, click on a P in the map for directions to one of the parking spots.

Terrain and Habitat

Forest , Mountain , Agriculture , Scattered trees and bushes

Conditions

Hilly , Mountainous , Open landscape

Circular trail

Yes

Is a telescope useful?

Can be useful

Good birding season

Spring , Summer

Best time to visit

Summer , Spring migration , Spring

Route

Unpaved road , Wide path

Difficulty walking trail

Average walk

Accessible by

Foot

Birdwatching hide / platform

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Top 5 birds

1. orol krikľavý
(Clanga pomarina)

2. orol malý
(Aquila pennatus)

3. sova uralská
(Strix uralensis)

4. hadiar krátkoprstý
(Circaetus gallicus)

5. Včelár lesný
(Pernis apivorus)

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