Sitnik

Overview

Winter view

Summer view

Sitnik  is  centrally placed hut on the central plateau of  the Bjelasnica massif,
betveen the long ridge of Vlahinja on the east side and  Mt. Visin on the west.
Bjelasnica range is located in central Bosnia and Herzegovina, directly to the southwest of Sarajevo, the country's capital.
Hut is located almost halfway on the trail between the trailhead at Ljubovcici village
and the Bjelasnica Observatory.

Hut is unshielded - open by appointment only.
Accommodation should be negotiated with the hut owner, the
Bjelasnica mountaineering club from Sarajevo.

Prices:
accommodation in the hut costs 8 Bosnia-Herzegovina Convertible Marks (BAM)
(4.09 Euros, 5.88 USD) per night
for Bjelasnica mountaineering club members,
other visitors have to pay 15 BAM (7.67 Euros, 11.02 USD)

For up-to-date prices and hut conditions,
one is again advised to contact Mountaineering Club Bjelasnica.

Contact:
street address: Zelenih beretki 15, 71000 Sarajevo
phone: 00387 (0)33/ 53 53 71
fax: 00387 (0)33/ 53 53 71
mail: planinar@pdbjelasnica.ba

Club office is located just a short walk
from the Sarajevo Tourist Information Centre
(Zelenih Beretki 22a, phone 387 033 220 724).

Getting there, routes

road/satellite map

Stanari hut to Sitnik hut route view

Access to the hut:

• Pazaric village (train stop) - Ljubovcici village.
  From Ljubovcici, folow the path via Bor and Stanari hut.   3 1/2 hours.
  
  
• Lokve village. folow the dirt road to  Salihagina bajta ( 10 km).
  From there, path via Stanari hut.   2 hours
  
  
• From the Bjelasnica Observatory, follow the marked path due west then NW. Round 3 hours.
  
  
  
  Tours:
  
•  to Stanari hut (1585 m)  1 /12 hours
  
  Summits:
  
• Hranisava (1964m), 2 1/2 hours
• Krvavac ( 2057m),  3 1/2 hours
• Bjelasnica peak (2067m,  observatory)  4 hours
• Lokvanjsko lake at the western foot of Velika Vlahinja summit, 2 hours
  
  
  How to get to Sarajevo, short guide here
  

Map. And the Book.

Large and detailed 1:50000 scale topographic map

            Map

• Bjelasnica-Igman hiking map, scale 1:50000
  
  This is the most up-to-date hiking map
  and  was issued in 1987 by joint efforts of Geodhetical Institute Sarajevo
  and the Alpine Federation of Bosnia & Herzegovina.
  Trail routes may not reflect accurately the current conditions on the ground
  
  
  Book:
  
  
• Forgotten Beauty:
  A Hiker's Guide to Bosnia and Herzegovina's 2000 Metre Peaks - and Other Selected Adventures
  by Matias Gomez.
  
  164 pages,
  published in 2005 by BUYBOOK
  
  See review over at Summitpostgear
  
  At Sarajevo, book is available at the BuyBook store in Bascarsija
  (Zelenih Beretki 8, again in vicinity  of both the Tourist Info Centre
  and the Bjelasnica mountaineering club)
  

Weather

Images

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