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Mountain huts and camping

Campsite in Kučka krajina (Route 12)

In contrast to neighbouring Croatia, mountain huts and shelters are relatively few and far between in the mountains of Montenegro, and in many cases camping is the only practical option. The official line is that camping is permitted at designated spots, such as next to a mountain hut or shelter. However, in practice the rules are rather more flexible, and particularly in the more remote areas you are unlikely to encounter any problems. Exercise common sense when camping: pitch your tent well off the main trail, do not light open fires, and avoid camping in sensitive border areas.

Those mountain huts and shelters which you do find will generally be unstaffed, with no electricity. In some cases, you will need to arrange to get the key from someone (details of this, where applicable, are given in the relevant route descriptions). Nevertheless they are typically a great place to meet local walkers and climbers. It is your responsibility to leave huts clean and tidy, to take your litter with you, and in some cases to lock up and return the key. Note that many huts have their own resident dormouse (puh in Serbian). These little creatures will do their best to sample all or any of your food they can reach (and it’s remarkable what they will manage to chew through to get at it), and for this reason most huts have some sort of wooden frame on the kitchen ceiling from which you should suspend your food bags (don’t forget to tie the tops, or you may well find a dormouse in one in the morning!).