Serbia: E4 Long Distance European Trail from Sokobanja to Jalovik Izvor

This track is the route of the E4 European Long Distance Trail from Sokobanja to Jalovik Izvor in Serbia based on Map 12 of "Rambling through Serbia at a slow pace", a booklet published by Planinarski Savez Srbije (PSS), the Serbian Mountain Association. While the track is close to the trail described in the booklet, I cannot guarantee it is the exact route or indeed the best, all I can say is that I successfully walked it in April 2018. More details of my trip can be found in my blog johnpone4serbia.blogspot.com.

Leaving the tidy spa town of Sokobanja behind, the route first visits the ruins of the Sokograd fortress, hidden among trees. Then it climbs up to the Devica ridge and its three summits, Ostra Cuka, Capljinac and Caske. The limestone ridge is largely free of trees giving good views to the south and was covered in flowers when I walked through. Passing through abandoned farmland the track drops into the village Beli Potok, before following the valley down to the town of Knjazevac through trees, flower filled meadows and then quite a bit of road walking. After Knjazevac the trail goes up and down through farmland and woods to the village of Donja Kamenica, famous for its medieval church. A further climb takes you close to the summit of Cuka, and then after a short overgrown section eventually leads to the small village of Jalovik Izvor, deep in a valley.

My trek along the E4 continues at https://www.wikiloc.com/hiking-trails/serbia-e4-long-distance-european-trail-from-jalovik-izvor-to-dmitrovgrad-25520300. The preceding section can be found at https://www.wikiloc.com/hiking-trails/serbia-e4-long-distance-european-trail-from-krivelj-to-sokobanja-25398705.

For my complete trek on the E4 across Europe read my book "Six Pairs of Boots: Spain to Cyprus on the E4 Trail" by John Pucknell available from Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.com, the Bookdepository.com, lehmanns.de, bookspot.nl, and other good online bookstores.