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Distance: 13.3 mi
Elevation gain: 3,560 ft
Technical difficulty: Moderate
Elevation loss: 4,774 ft
Max elevation: 8,572 ft
TrailRank: 57
Min elevation: 4,709 ft
Trail type: One Way

Moving time: 5 hours 17 minutes
Time: 8 hours 57 minutes
Coordinates: 3724
Uploaded: July 26, 2021
Recorded: July 2021

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Dobërdol - Gjeravica Summit - Zalli Rupës

“Peaks of the Balkans Trail”

In this trail you will be climbing the highest mountain of Kosovo and the second highest of the Accursed mountains after Jezerca peak. The route to the summit from Doberdol is a straightforward hike.
This is a loop path that will take you to Kosovo (an open border)

Gjeravica seems almost from all parts of Kosovo, like a giant mountain that stands alone and fearless, as the highest peak in Kosovo. It is the highest peak in Kosovo, the second-highest of Accursed Mountains, and the sixth of Balkan mountains with an altitude of 2656m. It is located in the Western part of Kosovo, near its border with Albania and Montenegro.

Waypoints

Shepherd’s village of Dobërdol

The Village of Dobërdol, is a small summer settlement built in the middle of nowhere along a tiny river rushing down the slope in short waterfalls. Horses, cows and sheep are grazing freely around the village where no fences are needed. It seems like we just reach a piece of heaven! The village is made of poorly-made scattered huts hosting sheperds and trekkers alike during the warm months of the year.

Dobërdol Views

Liqeni Berit

Lakes in Dobërdol

Village of Dobërdol

Mountain Pass “Qafa e Ali Çelës”

Qafa e Ali Çelës is a pass in Albania and has an elevation of 2260 metres. Qafa e Ali Çelës is situated southwest of Stani i Vokshjonit, close to Maja e Bard. [mapcarta]

Gjeravica on the Horizont

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The Shape of Mountain

Lake view

Lake View

Intersections

Gjeravica Summit

Gjeravica is the second-highest mountain peak in the Accursed Mountains mountain range and the Dinaric Alps chain, after Maja Jezercë. It is the highest mountain in Kosovo. It has an elevation of 2,656 m (8,714 ft) above sea level. Gjeravica is in the western part of Kosovo, in the municipality of Junik.

The Heart Shaped Lake

“Liqeni i Zemrës” is a lake in the western edge of the Republic of Kosovo, Roughly in shape of a heart, the lake stretches inside the Albanian Alps, some 400 m, away from Albania. It is situated between 2,200 and 2,500 metres of elevation above sea level on the northern slopes of Maja e Gusanit, near Maja e Gjeravicës