Photo: Martin Brož · CC BY 3.0
Veliko Škrčko jezero is the larger of the two Škrčka lakes, in the great glacial cirque of Škrka in the heart of Durmitor. Its clear green water led the geographer Jovan Cvijić to call it the Green Lake, and the Škrka mountain hut stands on its shore, between it and Malo Škrčko.
How it formed
The Škrka cirque, carved by ice, is among the deepest on the Balkan peninsula, and peaks such as Bobotov kuk, Bezimeni vrh and Prutaš ring the Sušica canyon around it. Veliko Škrčko lies a little lower than its smaller neighbour, and its water is clear to a great depth.
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Tips
The usual route starts at the Dobri do trailhead at Šarban, about 40 minutes by car from Žabljak on the Durmitor ring road, climbs over the Škrčko ždrijelo pass or the summit of Prutaš and drops steeply into the basin: a full day of about 12–13 km and some 7 hours. The Sušica canyon trail, from Sušičko jezero past the Skakala waterfall, is another way in, and the lakes lie on the long-distance Via Dinarica.
The basic Škrka hut between the lakes, run by the national park, has a spring behind it. Go in summer, with good boots and time for the steep climb back out.
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Sources & data
- OpenStreetMap: Veliko Škrčko Jezero (way 440712348), OpenStreetMap contributors
- Wikipedia: Škrčko Lakes, Wikimedia Foundation
- Škrčka lakes, Photo Montenegro