RUDNIK (Veliki Sturac 1132 m, Mali Sturac 1058 m, Srednji Sturac 1113 m)

The path to these three tops of Rudnik starts at the monastery Blagovestenje. You can reach the monastery by highway Belgrade-Nis, after you turn to Mladenovac and Arandjelovac. Then you drive to the town of Topola and in the village Donja Satornja turn left toward Stragari. In Stragari you will see a sign that directs you to the monastery Blagovestenje. Distance between Belgrade and the monastery is about 100 km. Below the monastery is a well of holy water, and above the well is a marked path.

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The trail is marked very well and goes mostly through the woods, but there are some exposed viewpoints.

After an hour of walk, you will come to the monument dedicated to partisans. This place is good for rest and refreshment, there is even a wooden table with benches.

Very soon, you will come to the peak called Banetov vrh (1089 m).

From here, path leads to Srednji (Medium), Veliki (Great) and Mali (Small) Sturac. Here are the views from these peaks:

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Just below Mali Sturac, an archaeological site Prljusa lies.

It takes about 3.5 hours of moderate walking to climb all three peaks. You can return by the same path to the monastery, where you can refresh yourself with a cold spring water, from the well of St. Paraskeva.

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August 2011.