Spring Camp 2014

“Spring Camp” is a manifestation dedicated to the maintenance of hiking trails and the promotion of eco-tourism in Montenegro.
In Spring 2014 this event will be held within the Mediterranean part of Montenegro in aim to clear, refresh marks and promote the Coastal Mountaineering Transversal route and its connecting trails.
It will consist of four main parallel activities going on in mid-April:

• A volunteer work camp will clear the hiking trails from the overgrowth, renew the markings on the trails and remove plastic garbage along the way.
• Furthermore a guided hiking tour will promote the touristic values of this area.
• A mountain running event will attract the public attention of this still undiscovered transversal route.
• At the same time a crew of filmmakers will shoot a movie about those events. The volunteer work camp will be located at three different campsites. Two of them are just about to start as family run businesses. Our activities will connect these campsites with the Coastal Transversal as well as promote and support the local economy and the hiking infrastructure.

Day 1 (10th of April)

• Arrival of the volunteers in Perast, Bay of Kotor and relaxing welcome in the baroque town at the sea.
• Transfer from Perast to Grkavac and arrival at the first Spring Camp Site (18:00h)
• Meeting with camp hosts and introduction to the goals of the camp and upcoming activites
• Dinner at the camp and overnight stay

Day 2 (11th of April)

• Breakfast
• Volunteers will split into two groups, who will clear the trail from both directions
• First group starts from Grkavac at 9:00h
• Second group will be driven by minibus to Crkvice area at 9:00h (30min drive)
• clearing and removal of overgrowth on the trail between Crkvice and Grkavac (13km)
• Lunch break from 13:00h to 14:00h
• return to camp at 18:00h
• Dinner and chilling at the camp and overnight stay

Day 3 (12th of April)

• Breakfast
• Volunteers will continue with their activity from the last day, again lunch break and return to camp at 18:00h
• Dinner and chilling at the camp and overnight stay

Day 4 (13th of April)

• Breakfast
• Transfer from Grkavac to the village of Ubalac at 9:00h (30min drive)
• hike from Ubalac to the old austro-hungarian fortress at Vranovo brdo (30min walk)
• Volunteers will split into two groups
• First group clears the trail to Perast (4km)
• Second group clears the trail to Donji Orahovac (7km)
• Lunch break from 13:00h to 14:00h
• return to camp at 18:00h
• Dinner and chilling at the camp and overnight stay

Day 5 (14th of April)

• Breakfast
• Transfer to National Park Lovcen close to the village of Majstori (2:00h)
• hike to the trailhead (45min)
• clearing and marking of the trail (4km)
• Lunch break from 13:00h to 14:00h
• heading to the second Spring Camp site in Stanjevice area above Adriatic sea at 18:00h
• Dinner and chilling at the camp and overnight stay

Day 6 (15th of April)

• Breakfast
• clearing and refreshing of trail markings (8km)
• Lunch break from 13:00h to 14:00h
• heading to the second Spring Camp site in Stanjevice area above Adriatic sea at 18:00h
• Dinner and chilling at the camp and overnight stay

Day 7 (16th of April)

• Breakfast
• Transfer from Stanjevice area to Baltinu (via the foot of Mt. Rumija)
• hike and light clearing of the trail to the old town of Bar (5km)
• refreshing drink and guided tour of the old town of Bar
• hike and light clearing of the trail from Stari Bar to Bartula through olive woods (5km)
• arrival at the third Spring Camp site in Bartula Olive Gardens at 18:00h
• Dinner and chilling at the camp and overnight stay

Day 8 (17th of April)

• Breakfast
• Transfer to the foot of Stari Bar walls at 9:00h and removal of plastic garbage
• Lunch break from 13:00h to 14:00h
• Hike or transfer back to the Olive Gardens camp at 18:00 (3km)
• Dinner and chilling at the camp and overnight stay

Day 9 (18th of April)

• Breakfast
• Volunteers will continue their work from the day before
• Lunch break from 13:00h to 14:00h
• Hike or transfer back to the Olive Gardens camp at 18:00 (3km)
• Dinner and chilling at the camp and overnight stay

Day 10 (19th April)

• Breakfast
• Compliments to the volunteers who will travel further and waving them good-bye
• If there is need for more Spring Camp activity we will continue
• Volunteers who want to stay longer are very welcome to do so!