Route line of Trešnjevik Pass

Andrijevica and Kolašin municipalities, eastern Montenegro · Montenegro

Trešnjevik Pass

R-19Andrijevica to Mateševo

Distance21.4 mi34 km
Drive time47 minon the road
DifficultyDemandingtightness 7 of 10

A narrow mountain pass through the Komovi massif connecting two remote Montenegrin valleys.

The M-9 climbs from the Lim valley town of Andrijevica up through dense forest and open alpine terrain to the Trešnjevik saddle, with panoramic views across the jagged three-peak silhouette of the Komovi range unfolding on the northern side. The road is fully paved but narrow throughout, with sustained gradients and tight hairpin switchbacks on both flanks. It sits on the boundary of Andrijevica and Kolašin municipalities in an uncommercialised corner of northeastern Montenegro, making it one of the quieter high-mountain drives in the country.

Scenery

MountainForestValley

Where it runs

AndrijevicaStart · Andrijevica and Kolašin municipalities, eastern Montenegro
MateševoEnd · Andrijevica and Kolašin municipalities, eastern Montenegro

Character

Corners108bends
Tightness7of 10
Max gradient14%≈ 1-in-7
Hairpins12tight bends
Climb555 mtotal ascent
Summit1,571 mhighest point of the line · 5,154 ft

Elevation

under 4%4–8%over 8%749 – 1,571 m
summit 750 m1,000 m1,250 m1,500 m 0 mi11 mi21 mi

Hazards

  • very narrow carriageway with no barriers on exposed sections
  • steep sustained gradients up to 10%
  • road closed in winter by heavy snowfall
  • limited passing places requiring reversing on hairpins

Sources: Road geometry © OpenStreetMap contributors

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