Ćehotina meanders viewpoint
A lookout over the bends of the Ćehotina, 18.5 km by road from Pljevlja on the Bijelo Polje road.
The Ćehotina meanders viewpoint (Vidikovac Meandri Ćehotine) is an excursion site on the road from Pljevlja to Bijelo Polje, 18.5 km by road from Pljevlja (about 31 minutes by car). It looks down on the tight bends of the Ćehotina where the Otilovići reservoir has raised and widened the river into a lake about 11 km long. The meanders are part of the Crown of Montenegro panoramic road.
What you see
The meanders became a landscape once the Otilovići dam filled the valley: the river, now a lake, loops back and forth below the road in bends that read best from above. The reservoir is about 11 km long, and much of it winds through a canyon that cannot be reached from the shore, which is why the view from the rim is the way to see it. Several viewpoints look over the meanders, and there are initiatives to protect the area, for example as a natural monument.
How to get there
- By car: 18.5 km from Pljevlja on the road to Bijelo Polje, about 31 minutes, on the Crown of Montenegro route.
- GPS: 43.28125, 19.42569 (approximate); it is one of several lookouts over the bends.
Around the reservoir
The lake is used for fishing and kayaking, with walking and hiking around it and rural households nearby. Also close: Dubočica monastery, the medieval fort Koznik, Mališina cave, Medena stijena and stećci, the medieval tombstones.
Nearby
Pljevlja's other lookout is the rest area above motel Vodice, with a view over the town. The Ćehotina page describes the river.
Questions
Why are there meanders here? The Otilovići reservoir raised and widened the Ćehotina, and the flooded bends of the valley became visible as a lake landscape.
How far from Pljevlja? 18.5 km by road, about 31 minutes by car, on the Bijelo Polje road.
Can I get down to the water? Much of the lake winds through a canyon with no access; fishing and kayaking are on the reachable parts.
On these trips
Sources
TO Pljevlja: Vidikovac Meandri Ćehotine (31 Jan 2025, updated 27 May 2025) · NTO: Crown of Montenegro brochure/map (PDF) · TO Pljevlja: Meandri Ćehotine (14 Jun 2025) · OpenStreetMap node 7600698463, tourism=viewpoint 'Vidikovac Meandri Ćehotine' (ODbL) · TO Pljevlja: Vidikovac iznad Motela Vodice (31 Jan 2025)
