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Tara, Mokra Gora and the Drina
Tara's forests and the Drina canyon, all inside Serbia.
A loop from Uzice over Zlatibor to Mokra Gora, across the Tara plateau to Perucac and down the Drina to Bajina Basta. Built from our own track, staying inside Serbia.
- Distance
- 150.8 km
- Peak elevation
- 1,336 m
- Elevation gain
- 2,925 m
- Best months
- May–Oct
- Serbia · Western Serbia
- Loop
- 100% paved
The route
A loop from Uzice to Zlatibor, Mokra Gora, Zaovine lake, Mitrovac on Tara, down to Perucac and the Drina, along the river to Bajina Basta and back over Kadinjaca to Uzice.
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Works with Garmin, TomTom, BMW Navigator, Calimoto, Kurviger, komoot, MyRouteApp. Import as a track to ride the exact line. Road data from OpenStreetMap (ODbL); elevation from SRTM.
Track vs. route, how to load this into your GPS
What you are downloading is a GPX track, a dense, road-snapped breadcrumb of the exact line, with elevation on every point. It is not a GPX route (a short list of turn waypoints your device re-plans between). Tracks preserve our road choice; routes let the device pick its own way and can send you down a boring motorway shortcut.
How to use it on your navigator:
- BMW Navigator / Garmin Zumo / zumo XT: import as a track, then Convert to Route (or Trip Planner, new trip from track) if you want turn by turn prompts. Keep Recalculation off so it stays on our line.
- TomTom Rider: import the GPX in MyDrive, it loads as a track / itinerary. Enable Follow the exact route so it does not re-plan.
- Calimoto: open the GPX and choose Import as tour, Calimoto follows the track line.
- Kurviger / komoot / MyRouteApp: open the GPX and pick Import as track to keep the road choice. Only choose Import as route if you want the app to re-plan for your bike profile.
- Google Maps / Apple Maps: these do not read GPX. Use the map on this page for turn cues, or import the file into a GPX capable app first.
Rule of thumb: if your device asks "track or route?", pick track to ride our exact line, pick route only if you want the device to re-plan.
Elevation profile
From ~222 m at the base to 1,336 m at the top, 2,925 m of total climbing across the route.
Our track is 151 km with about 2,925 m of climbing, about 5 hours of riding. You asked for 250 to 350 km. Through these waypoints it is 151 km. The Banjska Stena viewpoint over the Drina canyon is an optional detour, not on the GPX.
Why ride it
Thick forest, the Zaovine lake, the narrow-gauge railway at Mokra Gora and big views over the Drina canyon from Tara.
Hazards
Narrow and broken tarmac on Tara, logging trucks, and fog on the plateau.
Fuel
Fuel in Uzice, Zlatibor and Bajina Basta. None on Tara itself.
Best months and difficulty
May to October. Difficulty: moderate.
What to see along the way
- Uzice - Start and finish.
- Zlatibor - Mountain resort.
- Mokra Gora - Sargan Eight railway and Drvengrad.
- Zaovine - Mountain lake.
- Mitrovac - Tara National Park centre.
- Banjska Stena (optional) - Viewpoint over the Drina canyon. Not on the GPX.
- Perucac - Dam and spring on the Drina.
- Bajina Basta - Drina house on the rock.
- Kadinjaca - Memorial on the way back.
Rent a bike
Rent a motorcycle or scooter for Tara, Mokra Gora and the Drina
Flying in? Pick up a bike near the start of the route. We've pre-filled the pick-up city with Uzice / Bajina Basta - change it if you're basing elsewhere.
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