12 of the best · the Balkans
The Best Walks and Hikes in the Balkans
Walls and old-town circuits, lakeside paths and mountain trails.
Our 12 favourites, listed A–Z · Updated October 2026
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3 photos10 km by the sea
Lungomare, Opatija
A 10 km seafront path past Art Nouveau villas, from Volosko through Opatija to Lovran.
Obalno šetalište Franje Josipa I, OpatijaExplore View on map
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3 photosKopaonik’s summit
Pančićev vrh
Kopaonik’s highest point at 2,017 metres, reached on foot or by chairlift in winter and summer.
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Video 2 photosTivat’s evening stroll
Pine promenade & Porto Montenegro waterfront
Tivat’s palm-shaded promenade by the water, flowing straight on into the Porto Montenegro quays.
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Slovenia 1
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3 photosSlovenia’s highest peak
Mount Triglav
Slovenia’s highest mountain and national symbol, 2,864 metres high and climbed over two days.
Walks & Hikes
Croatia 2
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3 photos
10 km by the sea
Lungomare, Opatija
A 10 km seafront path past Art Nouveau villas, from Volosko through Opatija to Lovran.
Obalno šetalište Franje Josipa I, OpatijaExplore View on map
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3 photosSplit’s green lung
Marjan Hill
Pine-wooded paths, chapels and viewpoints on the peninsula hill west of Split.
Walks & Hikes
Serbia 3
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3 photosKopaonik’s summit
Pančićev vrh
Kopaonik’s highest point at 2,017 metres, reached on foot or by chairlift in winter and summer.
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2 photosZlatibor’s summit hike
Walk: centre to Tornik
Zlatibor’s classic hike from town to Tornik, about five hours, with the gondola for the descent.
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3 photosOver to Mokra Gora
Walk: Trčinoga to Mokra Gora
A 23-kilometre hike over the Vijogor viewpoint, past old log cabins, down to Mokra Gora.
Walks & Hikes
Montenegro 2
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Video 2 photos
Tivat’s evening stroll
Pine promenade & Porto Montenegro waterfront
Tivat’s palm-shaded promenade by the water, flowing straight on into the Porto Montenegro quays.
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Video 3 photosEighteen mountain eyes
The lakes of Durmitor
Eighteen glacial lakes, the “mountain eyes”, linked by trails from forest shores to high valleys.
Walks & Hikes
Albania 2
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3 photosA turquoise pool
The Blue Eye of Theth
An easy riverside walk from Theth to a turquoise pool below a small waterfall.
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3 photosOver the pass to Theth
Valbona valley
A wide valley of guesthouses beneath the Accursed Mountains, linked to Theth on foot.
Walks & Hikes
North Macedonia 2
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3 photosWhite houses, steep lanes
Ohrid old town
Steep cobbled lanes of white houses rising from Ohrid’s harbour to its fortress.
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3 photosThe evening stroll
Širok Sokak
Bitola’s graceful pedestrian street of 19th-century façades and busy café terraces.
Every place here is also on our city guide for its country, linked from its page. Opening times and seasons change, so check with each place before you travel.