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Mount Suvobor and Ravna Gora

Valjevske Mountains, West Serbia  >  Serbia

Suvobor is Belgrade's closest mountain over 800 meter. On its southwest slopes lies Ravna Gora's 700 meter plateau.

Added* by Mileta Čeković
Most recent update 4 лютого 2025

Description

Suvobor ("Dry Pine") and Ravna Gora ("Even Mountain") host a mixture of different low-mountain habitats with long patches of pine, beech, and oak forests. Suvobor mountain top is covered by young pine forest, where you can find Синиця чубата, Чорна синиця, Золотомушка червоночуба, and Золотомушка жовточуба.

In Ravna Gora plateau, common species of old beech forest are Жовна чорна, Вільшанка, Кропивник, Повзик звичайний, Дрізд чорний, and Дрізд співочий, while in its mosaic meadows and scrubby hills common are Жайворонок лісовий, Жайворонок польовий, Синиця блакитна, Щиглик звичайний, Вівсянка звичайна, and Щеврик лісовий.

Soaring over mountain tops and mountain stream valleys are Крук звичайний, Канюк звичайний, Осоїд євразійський, and sometimes Змієїд блакитноногий, Беркут, and Лунь лучний. Steep slopes of these valleys are overgrown by oak forests with Зелений дятел, Жовна сива, and Мухоловка сіра. When slopes become too steep or rocky, there comes Вівсянка гірська.

Вівсянка садова, Просянка, Сорокопуд терновий, Кропив’янка сіра, and sometimes Сорокопуд чорнолобий and Кропив’янка рябогруда are perching on the bushes at the mosaic mild southern slopes towards the Brajići village. Скеляр строкатий has been recorded (S. Puzović, Ciconia vol. 20) west of the Brajići village plateau, at the Parlozi locality ("Neglected Land"), where steep rocky slopes rise from Bukovača mountain stream.

The best months to visit are May, June, and the first half of July.

Details

Access

If coming from Belgrade, take the "Miloš Veliki" ("Miloš the Great") highway and depart at the Ljig intersection, pass through the Ljig town, then turn right to Kadina Luka, then again right to Ba village. Here the steep scenic ascent to Suvobor mountain begins. After passing the Dobra Voda ("Fine Water") plateau, turn left towards the mountain pass where it is possible to comfortably park.

To reach the Ravna Gora plateau, continue forward, and after 1.2 km turn right.

If you want to extend the walking route around Suvobor peak, head to Rajac mountain peak on the east, passing over Dobra Voda slopes. To extend Ravna Gora walking route, the best direction is west to Maljen mountain and its Rior eastern slopes.

Terrain and Habitat

Forest , Mountain , Scattered trees and bushes , Grassland , Plateau

Conditions

Mountainous , Hilly , Rocky

Circular trail

Yes

Is a telescope useful?

No

Good birding season

Spring , Summer

Best time to visit

Spring , Summer

Route

Unpaved road , Narrow trail , Wide path

Difficulty walking trail

Average walk

Accessible by

Bicycle , Foot

Birdwatching hide / platform

No

Extra info

​Avoid the nearest weekend to May 13th, as there is a local manifestation on Ravna Gora with thousands of people coming to the plateau.

Observation platforms and watching hides drawn on the map are maintained by hunting association and are usually locked. They are added just for easier orientation.

Also nearby, with mostly similar mixture of habitats, but somewhat more rocky and "steppish" are "Divčibare Mountain Resort", "Tometino Polje Maljen Slopes" and "Orlovo Gnezdo (Eagle's Nest) Valley" (Скеляр строкатий).

If you want to overnight or dine delicious domestic food, there is a small mountain resort "Eko Selo Koštunići" located 9km to the south (15 km by road) in the mountain river Čemernica valley.

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