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Ruište i Boračko jezero

In Velež

Regional route25 km · 15 miBest Apr–Sep

Next nearby hike: Jezerce - Lasni do - Bijele Vode 4.7 mi · 7.6 kmExplore Velež →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Apr–Sep · highs 11–23 °C (52–73 °F)

  1. J2°-5°177
  2. F3°-6°170
  3. M6°-3°178
  4. A11°1°166
  5. M16°6°130
  6. J19°9°120
  7. J22°12°72
  8. A23°12°99
  9. S18°8°165
  10. O13°5°207
  11. N7°0°249
  12. D3°-4°246

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

About this trail

Ruište i Boračko jezero is a regional hiking route in Herzegovina-Neretva Canton, Bosnia and Herzegovina, about 25 km (15 mi) in length. It is in Velež. It lies about 9.0 km northeast of Potoci.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Mapped length
25 km · 15 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Mountain range
Velež (High Herzegovina Mountains › Central Belt; GMBA)
Nearest town
9.0 km NE of Potoci (Federation of B&H) · GeoNames
Part of
Via Dinarica White Trail (international route)
Best months
Apr–Sep
Country
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Region
Herzegovina-Neretva Canton
Continent
Europe
Route type
Regional route
Ref
BH-W-07
Operator (OSM)
Via Dinarica
Route centre
43.5174, 18.0020
Route start
43.4643, 17.9611
OpenStreetMap
relation 7393580
Official info
trail.viadinarica.com/route/17302961/
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

Nearest trails

distance from the trail start

Jezerce - Lasni do - Bijele Vode

4.7 mi · 7.6 km · Herzegovina-Neretva Canton

Jezerce - Vrutak

7 mi · 11 km · Herzegovina-Neretva Canton

Bijela - Rakov Laz - Jezerce

7 mi · 12 km · Herzegovina-Neretva Canton

Rupe - Lupoglav

8 mi · 13 km · Herzegovina-Neretva Canton

Planina Prenj

8 mi · 13 km · Herzegovina-Neretva Canton

Through the canyons of Neretva and Rakitnica to Lukomir village

11 mi · 18 km · Herzegovina-Neretva Canton

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