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Culture of Igman


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Igman is nowadays a popular destination for mountain-biking, hiking and skiing. Skiers will find -apart from 2 baby lifts- a single major ski lift at Malo Polje that will bring them to 1490 m. with a single descent piste of 1.6 km red/bleu with a black split-off of 0.2 km. Mountain bikers will find a vast network of forest roads on Igman. The steep north-eastern slope of Igman is especially popular with the mountain bikers, who use the former wartime supply road to climb from Hrasnica up to an altitude of 1250 m. and then descend with some bravura via a hiking trail. This hiking trail connects the village with the main mountain hut in the area: Hrasnicki Stan. Another trail leads from Hrasnica to the Memorial for the deceased American diplomats and the memorial plaque for the French military fallen on this road and ends also at Hrasnicki Stan. From there other trails lead to the mountain hut at Malo Polje proceeding further east towards the Javornik mountain hut.At the very foot of the mountain, close to Ilidža, are the sources of the river Bosna: Vrelo Bosne. This beautiful area is one of the most popular recreational areas of Sarajevo, and one its most important drinking water sources. Nearby lies one of the famous residential villas of Marshall Tito: Stojcevac, now fully destroyed. The area further up above Vrelo Bosne is the location of the former front line and inaccessible because of heavy contamination with land mines and UXO. Demining activities on former front lines have taken place and are still taking place around recreational areas and the main roads
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