Trail No. 8
• ‘Stražilovo’ Mountain Lodge – Masna Ćupa – Đinđoš – ‘Stražilovo’ Mountain Lodge •
- At this intersection, continue forward across the meadow for approximately 50 m to the exit to another dirt road, where you will turn left and this way get to the Cross (10 min).
- Here you turn left and continue along the road to the first cottages on the left, then go further along the way to cross Bukovačke ledine to a large meadow where the road turns right, eventually exiting after 50 m to the asphalt road (30 min).
While passing this section, a beautiful view of Novi Sad will open up. - At this intersection, continue forward across the meadow for approximately 50 m to the exit to another dirt road, where you will turn left and this way get to the Cross (10 min).
- The big wooden cross remains on your right, and you will continue along the road for about 100 m to the next crossroads, where the road continues straight and bends to the right (5 min).
- Continue straight on for another 500 m, and when you arrive at a house on the right, turn right onto a slightly overgrown road that gently descends to the forest. After entering the forest, the road turns left and after 100 m, there is a side path to the right leading uphill for another 100 m to the “Masna Ćupa” sign. This is where the first Hiking Society in Vojvodina was founded (30 min).
- From there take the same path back for 100 m, and then turn right for another 300 m walk to the stream (5 min).
- Cross the stream to the left and head steeply uphill so that the gully is on your right. a long climb, you will arrive to a wide forest trail that goes over Kusak ridge (20 min).
- Turn left here, and continue along the path that gently descends to a rather large plateau in the woods marked with signposts (20 min).
- You turn right onto a goat path with no markation and exit again onto a wider path that branches to the left and right (10 min).
- Take the left turn and after 100 m continue uphill again all the way to a flat plateau where Đinđoš hilltop is located. It is surrounded by woods, so you can get a wide view only after the leaves have fallen (15 min).
- Turn right; the trail first descends mildly and then steeply through a deep ravine to the foot of the Stražilovo picnic area, where you exit onto a forest path by the stream (20 min).
- Turn left, cross the stream and another forest path. There you will and take on the hiking trail that takes you steeply towards the ‘Stražilovo’ Mountain Lodge (10 min).
From the turn for Đinđoš to the exit to the Stražilovo picnic area there are no hiking markers only signposts.
The trail is marked with trail markers and signposts, and the time required to cover the trail is 3-4 hours of walking at a leisurely pace.