Curricular hike Leuse - Dhembel - Lipe - Leuse
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 9.46 mi
- Elevation gain
- 4,856 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Difficult
- Elevation loss
- 4,865 ft
- Max elevation
- 5,483 ft
- TrailRank
-
43
4.3
- Min elevation
- 1,371 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Coordinates
- 1356
- Uploaded
- December 16, 2012
- Recorded
- September 2012
near Leusë, Gjirokastër (Albania)
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Itinerary description
This curricular hike is following a mule challenging trail that regularly used by shepherds. It climbs steeply from the village of Leusë to the Dhëmbelit pass, follows the northern slope of Mount Dhëmbel on a good trail with breathtaking views and after that it descents steeply to Lipë village. From here the trail descents very gently back to village of Leusë.
Waypoints:
1. church in Leusë, 257 m
2. meadow, 458 m
3. chapel, 472 m
4. meadow 751 m
5. forest entrance, 916 m
6. junction, 1026 m
7. pass, 1423 m
8. to the summit, 1567 m
9. shepherd hut, 1655 m
10. shepherd hut, 1593 m
11. big stone, 1561 m
12. trail, 1509 m
13. ruins of cheese dairy, 1329 m
14. water source, 1357 m
15. cornel trees, 909 m
16. junction, 771 m
17. Lipë 602 m
Waypoints:
1. church in Leusë, 257 m
2. meadow, 458 m
3. chapel, 472 m
4. meadow 751 m
5. forest entrance, 916 m
6. junction, 1026 m
7. pass, 1423 m
8. to the summit, 1567 m
9. shepherd hut, 1655 m
10. shepherd hut, 1593 m
11. big stone, 1561 m
12. trail, 1509 m
13. ruins of cheese dairy, 1329 m
14. water source, 1357 m
15. cornel trees, 909 m
16. junction, 771 m
17. Lipë 602 m
Waypoints
Waypoint
843 ft
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10-SEP-12 6:05:34
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5,226 ft
10
11-SEP-12 10:56:54
Waypoint
5,121 ft
11
11-SEP-12 11:22:31
Waypoint
4,951 ft
12
11-SEP-12 11:31:30
Waypoint
4,360 ft
13
11-SEP-12 11:51:11
Waypoint
4,452 ft
14
11-SEP-12 12:30:53
Waypoint
2,982 ft
15
11-SEP-12 13:14:16
Waypoint
2,530 ft
16
11-SEP-12 13:32:46
Waypoint
1,975 ft
17
11-SEP-12 15:37:02
Waypoint
1,503 ft
2
10-SEP-12 6:10:29
Waypoint
1,549 ft
3
10-SEP-12 6:15:57
Waypoint
2,464 ft
4
10-SEP-12 7:15:34
Waypoint
3,005 ft
5
10-SEP-12 7:40:44
Waypoint
3,366 ft
6
10-SEP-12 8:12:15
Waypoint
4,669 ft
7
10-SEP-12 9:26:29
Waypoint
5,141 ft
8
11-SEP-12 10:06:40
Waypoint
5,430 ft
9
11-SEP-12 10:30:20
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We enjoyed die trail. Eventhough we sometimes needed to take a slightly different way as it was partly bushy. Without the GPS it would not have been possible to find the track. Thanks for the good guidance and description. It was very helpful.