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Long-distance hikes in Shkoder

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Long Distance Hiking · Shkoder
PEAKS OF THE BALKANS - A trail through 3 countries (+ accommodations, guide, and GPX)
recommended route Difficulty T2 moderate
5
182.7 km
70:40 h
9,728 m
9,728 m
The Peaks of the Balkans Trail is an approximately 192-kilometer cross-border long-distance hiking route that passes through the pristine mountain regions of Albania, Kosovo, and Montenegro.
Ascent to Bajrak 2,044 m
Long Distance Hiking · Western Balkans
Peaks of the Balkans, stages 1 - 3 from Plav (Montenegro) to Valbona (Albania)
Premium content Difficulty T4 difficult
No ratings (yet)
55.9 km
24:00 h
3,470 m
3,290 m
Spectacular start to the adventure On the first three stages of the Peaks of the Balkans long-distance trail, 3460 meters of altitude have to be climbed. As a reward, there are gigantic views.
The path winds spectacularly beautifully through the high valley
Long Distance Hiking · Western Balkans
PEAKS OF THE BALKANS: Long-distance hiking trail through Albania, Montenegro, and Kosovo
recommended route Difficulty difficult Multi-day route
5
180.2 km
64:15 h
9,675 m
9,675 m
"Peaks of the Balkans": This long-distance hiking trail through Albania, Montenegro, and Kosovo impresses with the spectacular formations of the Prokletije karst mountains, with gigantic views over fertile valleys, and with the warmth and hospitality of the people. Always between 700 meters and 2,500 meters in altitude, the path leads us to treasures and beautiful small towns such as the Albanian Theth and the Montenegrin Plav. Alpine hiking enjoyment without mass tourism in a historically and socially highly interesting world region!
view over Trnovacko lake
Long Distance Hiking
Via Dinarica White Trail
recommended route Difficulty difficult Multi-day route Open
4
1,261.2 km
410:27 h
49,579 m
49,377 m
This is the main trail along the entire length of the Via Dinarica that follows the natural flow of the highest peaks of the Dinaric Alps. The White Trail includes all of the highest peaks in each respective country. Although there are a plethora of activities along this head trail, such as mountain biking and rafting, it’s main function is as a hiking trail. Be patient, stage tour descriptions are coming soon!
Long Distance Hiking · Albania
Balkan Green Belt trail - Section 8 - Grncar - Bajram Curri
recommended route Difficulty T2 difficult Stage 2
No ratings (yet)
94.4 km
36:15 h
5,290 m
5,848 m
Stage 8 enters the Albanian Alps from Vermosh village, starting with a gradual climb, then intensifying into steep, strenuous ascents toward the rugged Theth National Park.
Long Distance Hiking · Western Balkans
Balkan Green Belt Trail - Westbound
recommended route Difficulty T2 difficult Multi-day route
No ratings (yet)
937.8 km
294:01 h
31,462 m
31,270 m
The western part of the Balkan Green Belt Trail (Stages 7–12) spans Montenegro, Albania, and North Macedonia. It features rugged peaks, remote villages, pristine national parks, and breathtaking views, ending near the Bulgarian border.
Peaks of the Balkans à la Kosovo (forestry path)
Long Distance Hiking · Shkoder
Peaks of the Balkans, refreshed
recommended route Difficulty difficult
144.9 km
56:45 h
9,500 m
9,500 m
Those who only want to hike the beautiful stages of the Peaks of the Balkans should currently avoid some stages in Kosovo. More details can be found in the description, which presents an optimized variant of the multi-day hike.
Yellow lake :)
Long Distance Hiking · Albania
Kroni Kafe - Zastan (Via Dinarica day 3)
recommended route Difficulty moderate
13.5 km
5:45 h
1,163 m
768 m
Hiking Via Dinarica White Trail in Albania - Montenegro (bordercrossing). For more information check out my website, EVAdinarica Project.
Albanian bunker
Long Distance Hiking · Albania
Simoni Kafe - Kafe Kroni (Via Dinarica day 2)
recommended route Difficulty moderate
11 km
4:20 h
571 m
1,096 m
Hiking Via Dinarica White Trail in Albania. For more information check out my website, EVAdinarica Project.
Long Distance Hiking · Albania
Day 3 of Komani Lake Loop, pass crossing near Maja Ershelit, May 6, 2019
recommended route Difficulty difficult
12.7 km
5:31 h
1,309 m
514 m
Heavy but impressive pass crossing with snow until well into May
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  • May 31, 2025
    Grant
    Absolutely sensational! https://youtu.be/m8RkQGx9Jng?si=ybQ8sHIBfyjsylJh
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    Photo: Grant, Community
    Photo: Grant, Community
    Photo: Grant, Community
    Written May 31, 2025
  • July 18, 2024
    Sarah Hollingdale 
    We completed the whole hike and it was an amazing experience. Beautiful scenery and experiencing local culture and food in guest houses. I would really recommend it. GPX really helps as well as having a detailed msp where other paths can be seen. Reasonable experience in navigation is needed.
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    Written July 18, 2024
  • November 15, 2023
    Mladen Popovic
    Respect! In KOMOVI NATURE PARK, on ​​the route of the First Montenegrin Transversal CT1, at the foot of Kučki Kom, I am the owner of a cabin that has served mountaineers and all other visitors as a shelter and overnight stay all these years ago, and God willing, in the future. The cabin is open and accessible to all visitors. It is listed on the map as a mountain hut. Visitors can, if they wish and are able, donate a symbolic amount, which would help me keep the hut functional, and would also contribute to extending its lifespan. Here are the payment instructions: Account with institution: HBBAMEPGXXX Beneficiary customer: ME25520036000002970937 POPOVIC MLADEN, MEDUN BB, PODGORICA, MONTENEGRO For all information you can contact me the owner: Mladen Popović +38267660054 mladenmpop@gmail.com Best Regards !
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    Written November 15, 2023
    Long Distance Hiking
    Via Dinarica White Trail
  • December 24, 2022
    Marie-Lene Armingeon
    August 10, 2021
    Gorgeous trail, extremenly adventurous and diverse. I did a thru-hike between August and October of 2021 and have shared some insights, experiences and GPS tracks on this page: https://www.balkanize-me.eu/ I had many insecurities when I started and was grateful for other hikers' advice. Feel free to reach out to me - I'm very happy to pay it forward!
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    Written December 24, 2022
    Long Distance Hiking
    Via Dinarica White Trail
  • October 15, 2022
    Wouter Beliën
    Great trail, I really recommend it, especially the Bosnian part after the Blidinje Lake, for hikers loving some adventure, pristine nature and walking off beaten trails!!!
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    Written October 15, 2022
    Long Distance Hiking
    Via Dinarica White Trail
  • September 16, 2021
    Tony Pretyman
    I’ve noticed that a lot of the reviews are done by thru hikers which is great but if you’re looking to spend a week to 10 days on the Via Dinarica and don’t want to carry all your camping gear then I can definitely recommend hiking from Lake Blidinje to Umoljani staying in a combination of Mountain Huts and towns. Along the way I crossed the Cvirnisca and the Prenj Mountains. Had a swim in Lake Boracko and visited the mountain village of Lukomir. So many highlights in just one week! I was able to use taxis from bigger towns to connect to my start and finish points. Hiking without camping gear did commit me to some pretty long hiking days across difficult terrain so probably not for the inexperienced. My over night stops were Plasa Hut (Vilinac is better located but was closed), Jablanica, Meduprenje Hut, Rujiste, Lake Boracko and Lukomir before finishing in Umoljani. While camping gets you closer to nature being able to stay in accommodation meant I was able to meet some really interesting locals and was able to enjoy a hot meal and hot shower on most nights. I spent a lot of time planning this trip but really pleased how it all worked out. The Via Dinarica is not just for the Svens and Eva’s but with a bit of logistical planning can be a great walk for middle aged full time workers with kids. 🤪
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    Middle aged man in Prenj
    Photo: Community
    Written September 16, 2021
    Long Distance Hiking
    Via Dinarica White Trail
  • September 13, 2021
    footsteps and a tent
    September 01, 2021
    VD White Trail Montengro What a pleasure it has been! Montenegro embraced us with stunning mountains, deep and steep canyons, vast plains and delicious blue berries. We enjoyed every bit of it and would definitely recommend this part of the VD WT. Thanks to all the volunteers for their work! NOTES: - We hiked the Via Dinarica White Trail only in Montenegro, SOBO, in September 2021 - In general the trail is well marked, but a GPX is still advised as a guideline for parts where you have to search for signs more. At times the GPX deviates from the markings, but nothing too serious and they always come together. - This trail crosses at unofficial border points. - We crossed the BiH-MNE border after Brod (near Foca). From Brod it is around 30 km on asphalt to Piva HE (where you are on the trail again). When we were there the road was quiet and especially in MNE rather beautiful. - We crossed the MNE-AL border 8 km east of Vermosh (official). For the MNE-AL-RKS border you can apply for a permit to cross through the mountain peaks. More information here: http://www.peaksofthebalkans.com/Cross-Border-Procedures - It would be nice if also this last bit of the VD would get a separate section here in OA, so that more specific feedback can be given. - As it is not possible to add waypoints to the route in OA, we added POI (such as waterpoints, rest areas etc) directly in OSM (through maps.me) PRACTICALITIES: - Food: we got resupplies in: Brod (BiH)- Zabljak - Mojkovac - Andrijevica (off route) - Vermosh (very small shop) - Water: we had no distance over 20 km without watersources. However, we had a filter with us. We would recommend to take one, since there is a lot of cattle. - Sleeping: we mainly did wild camps. There are beautiful lakes along the trail. There are also options for paid accommodations. All mountain huts were closed on the days we were there.
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    Written September 13, 2021
    Long Distance Hiking
    Via Dinarica White Trail
  • September 04, 2021
    Sven Nit
    I hiked the VD White Trail from 20.7 to 3.9.2021. Did 3 weeks with my girlfriend and the rest alone. Hiked Northbound, skipped around 100km by bus/train at stages wich are considered only road walking. I really loved the diversity of landscapes and the quietness in the mountains. Especially in Bosnia and Montenegro you won't meet many hikers. One the whole VD you will find good places for (wild) camping and some really nice shelters (especially in Croatia), and also cheap accommodation. You can buy (basic) food latest every 3 days. Sometimes I just asked in restaurants to buy bread. People were really welcoming and helpful. Water can be a bit complicated in Velebit. Bring purification (I had pills). On some days I carried up to 5 litres but mostly 3 is enough. Be prepared for all kind of weather. Had temperatures between 6 and 42 °C. The single stages got updated. Don't download the whole White Trail. It's old. Downsides: -Sometimes some (dangerous and annoying) road walking. -especially in north Croatia unmaintened and overgrown trails -sometimes no markings. I packed really light (base weight of 4.5KG), walked without a stove. Used 2 pairs of Trailrunners (Topo Ultraventure, Altra Lone Peak) My hiking days mostly were quite long (12 or more hours) and up to 50km. Mostly around 35. Therefore I had some zero days to relax. As an average hiker (did a lot of trekking tours but only to 400km) I found the trail quite exhausting im parts. Remember that you are hiking in the mountains. In conclusion this is an awesome opportunity to get to know the nature and culture of the less known countries in europe. No mass tourism at all. Sometimes there are small annoyances, but nothing you could not deal with. With some route changing, trail marking, maintenance and promotion this could be a real alternative to the more known long distance hiking trails. If you are fine with navigating with GPS and can live with the downsides it already is an alternative.
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    Written September 04, 2021
    Long Distance Hiking
    Via Dinarica White Trail
  • August 15, 2021
    Maruša Orel
    August 10, 2021
    Uhh what can I say, Via Dinarica😃 I solo thru-hiked (SoBo) whole trail from May to August 2021 with my dog Piki. It was really hard, but amazing experience. Slovenian part was ok, just soooo much of road walking (did the updated stage in Slovenia, not the one on this map). Trail in some parts doesn't even exist, especially in the north of Croatia. Then when when you enter Velebit it's really beautiful, marked good and you can sleep in amazing shelters. Unfortunatelly there are many immigrants in Croatia and they can be aggressive as well (especially around Senj). So be carefull, especially if you are a solo hiking woman. At the end it's a lot of road walk on burning sun.🙁 Bosnia is beautiful, but many times marked really poor. It was really exhausting to follow the trail, because they say don't go of the trail because of mine fields. Mine fields are another big question, I was so confused where mines are and where aren't. When you see a sign you don't even know for which part is it and it happened so many times that there was a sign for mine field at the end of if (so just for hikers hiking in opposite direction). Trails in Montenegro and Albania were much better, I think I didn't get lost not even once. 😅 My opinion is that this trail is NOT finished yet, there are some parts that really need to be fixed for example on Prenj gpx tracks lead you to a cliff, at the end of trail you walk out of Valbona by the road to a specific restaurant (what's the point of this?), some trails don't even exist and you need to take the others... So yeah in overview, if you want to go on a big adventure, where many times trails won't be signed good, some of them will be overgrown or won't even exist, you are ready to hike alone most of the time, ready to have problems with communication if you don't speak Serbian/Croatian (no one speaks english), prepared to hike some long sections on the road, then this trail is for you :) but just get ready for some screams of desperation😅 You will have great views, many great spots to camp, amazing shelters in Croatia, very good food in guesthouses in BiH (great coffee as well) and MNE. And it was amazing to be able to pee everywhere without hiding, because there was no one😅😅😅😅. Also of course it was more challenging because I was hiking with a dog (searching for a dog food, places to sleep that are pet friendly, attacks from village dogs especially in Bosnia...).
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    Photo: Maruša Orel, Community
    Photo: Maruša Orel, Community
    Photo: Maruša Orel, Community
    Photo: Maruša Orel, Community
    Photo: Maruša Orel, Community
    Photo: Maruša Orel, Community
    Photo: Maruša Orel, Community
    Photo: Maruša Orel, Community
    Photo: Maruša Orel, Community
    Photo: Maruša Orel, Community
    Photo: Maruša Orel, Community
    Photo: Maruša Orel, Community
    Written August 15, 2021
    Long Distance Hiking
    Via Dinarica White Trail
  • December 08, 2020
    Thomas Furter
    October 27, 2020
    We hiked the Via Dianarica in September/October 2020 and we really enjoyed the wilderness, lovely people and there hospitality, good food along the trail. Bad heather periods we used to get known a bit more the culture and some villages/cities of these mostly unknown balkan countries - we will definitely come back! If you're looking for an adventure without overcrowded trails, sometimes no or overgrown trails then you will love it. If you're looking for clean trails, open huts, partys, perfect trail markings, then your're maybe wrong. Some experiences: There are many overgrown paths, mainly in North Croatia, so we sometimes bypassed these sections on (gravel) roads. The Velebit section is one of the Via Dinarica highlight. After the Velebit to the Bosnian border there are about 200km roads and gravel roads. It's the Dinara between which is really worth, hope there will be an alternative route in future. The Bosnian part is very vell maintained due to a UNDP project. We loved the hospitality and the warmth of the local people. Montenegro enchants with its huge plateaus. In October the days are getting short and temperatures got really cold, so we couldn't climb the highest peak in Albania anymore. For further information you're welcome to contact us (www.wurzelkocher.ch).
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    Written December 08, 2020
    Long Distance Hiking
    Via Dinarica White Trail
  • September 21, 2020
    Katarina Žarki
    Letos sem zaradi ˇkoroneˇ lahko prehodila samo del Via Dinarice in sicer del po Hrvaški. Hodila sem od konca julija do sredine septembra, 6 tednov. Najprej sem šla od mejnega prehoda Kamensko proti Sloveniji. Na tej poti je treba omeniti, da bi bilo super na aplikaciji označiti malo trgovinico ob Peručkem jezeru. Ker je edina na tem delu poti. Na poti na Dinaro je spet treba povedati, da se v Martinovi košari dobesedno ne da prespati, saj je uničeno in polno smeti. Na drugi strani Dinare je novo zaklonišče, ki si ga sicer nisem ogledala, a pravijo planinci, da je urejeno. Planinski dom Brezovec je zaprt (odprt je samo med vikendi),pa tudi vodnjak ob njem je zaklenjen. To je stvar, ki jo je potrebno posebej poudariti, sa je pot z Dinare po tej strani do Knina izredno dolga in če nimaš dovolj vode, zna biti tudi zelo travmatična. Pot čez Knin je ok, a takoj za mestom je na aplikaciji narisana bližnjica, ki ne obstaja. Sem jo iskala, a je res ni. Enako pa se zgodi, ko sledite poti mimo vasi Mirtiči proti strai cerkvici Sv. Ilije. Tamkajšnji domačini so me opozorili, da pot, ki je označena na aplikaciji, ne obstaja, pa sem vseeno šla po njej. Torej, ko greste mimo cerkve do konca pokopališča, so tam vrata, skozi katere vodi pot navzdol po hribu. Tam so potem hiše in domačini pokažejo pot naprej, a se pride do železniške proge in če se gre tam desno, kot kaže aplikacije, se poi cca pol ure znajdeš sredi gozda, na nekakšni krožni cesti. Tam se pot konča, tako da ji je nemogoče slediti kot je narisana v aplikaciji. Svetujem torej, da se takoj za železniško progo zavije levo proti Mokremu polju, nato skozi Pađene in po glavni cesti do znaka "Kravja draga", da se glavni cesti izognemo in gremo ob Zrmanji. To so pripombe glede aplikacije in same poti. Kar se pa tiče dela Gorski kotar in Velebit, pa je stvar taka. Na Risnjaku je koča zaprta, ker je zelo dobro vedeti, saj je tudi vodnjak zaklenjen in je zadostna količina vode obvezna. V Ratkovem skloništu je bil rezervoar z vodo prazen, zato sem do konca tega dela poti nosila s seboj po 4 - 5 litrov vode. Za vsak slučaj. Bele stijene znajo biti problematične, saj jih je z velikim nahrbtnikom težje preplezati. Dobro je imeti nekaj metrov vrvi za spuščanje nahrbtnika z višjih sten. Duliba pod Kolovratkim stijenama je uničena in polna smeti, tako da je v njej neprimerno prenočiti. Je pa cca 20 km naprej po cesti zaselek Alan, kjer se da dobiti vodo in postaviti šotor. Ker trenutno tam poteka migrantska pot se je dobro zavedati tega, da vas lahko kdo ponoči zbudi in poprosi za kakšno stvar. Senj je bil moja zadnja postaja pred dvigom na Valebit. Sama sem po Velebitu hodila več kot dva tedna, skoraj tri, tako da niti slučajno nisem imela dovolj hrane s seboj. Na Zavižanu hrane ni bilo, v planinski koči Alan pa si se moral prej najaviti za obrok. V Baških Oštarijah se da kupit sir, nekaj hrane pa se najde tudi po skloništih, tako da se da preživeti tudi če nimaš dovolj svoje hrane. Tudi enodnevni planinci so s hrano zelo radodarni. Via Dinarica mi je bila vsekakor zelo zanimiva in jo priporočam. Jaz sem se odpravila po njej sama in meni je bilo tako zelo všeč - malo ljudi, situacije, v katerih se je treba znajti, načrtovanje poti. Zelo prav mi je prišlo znanje hrvaškega jezika in upam, da bom naslednje leto lahko prehodila še ostale države, ki jih letos nisem.
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    Written September 21, 2020
    Long Distance Hiking
    Via Dinarica White Trail
  • October 01, 2019
    Guillaume ...
    June 26, 2019
    I've hiked the Via Dinarica white trail during 5 weeks (late june to early august 2019), from Krivi Put in Croatia (as advised by Eva) and stopped due to time schedule after Prenj (Bosnia-i-Herzegovina). TLDR: I loved it! I am a 35yo french guy travelling alone. I have never felt unsafe on this trip. I have seen no bear, no wolf, only 1 or 2 poskok, 2 or 3 thicks. The main dangers were: - lack of water: every shelter had water. else if you spot a ruin, they generally have an old water reservoir (not indicated on the map), finally you can ask people living in the area. Be aware that in summer the springs located on the map are generally dry!! Rule of thumb: have a filter and a 6 meters light rope, and be ready to carry up to 3 liters some days. - heatstroke: in the worst cases I had to stop hiking at noon and resume at 6pm - wind: the 'bora' can be nasty - getting lost: you can't hike the Via Dinarica without a good GPS (a tough phone with GPS and Glonass worked for me) because you will often get lost (e.g overgrown paths that are not visible anymore) During my hike I've met only 4 Via Dinarica hikers. Two going south: a german guy, a friendly retired man from USA, and 2 going north from Albania: an australian guy, a 20yo young czech woman. Nobody seemed traumatized like Vladimir (see previous comment), they were enjoying. Via Dinarica is not easy, it is adventure, far from tourist areas, and this is exactly what I loved. Landscapes have been gorgeous, every one I've met has been super friendly and most of the time with a perfect english! I loved the feeling in the quiet remote villages, out-of-time, self-sufficient, so peaceful. The only thing I really disliked (and this was shared among the other hikers) is that some section include a looooot of hiking on road... which is so boring even if the surroundings are beautiful. (South bound) My advice is to hike the croatian section from Krivi Put to Gračac (it includes Velebit, Paklenica), then take public transports and resume hiking around Mrkodol/Bukovica in BiH. Cheers! :-) (instagram: sulpeb)
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    Written October 01, 2019
    Long Distance Hiking
    Via Dinarica White Trail

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