Kalimash - Maja e Runës
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 2.03 mi
- Elevation gain
- 82 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Easy
- Elevation loss
- 1,634 ft
- Max elevation
- 6,111 ft
- TrailRank
- 34
- Min elevation
- 4,485 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Time
- one hour 49 minutes
- Coordinates
- 344
- Uploaded
- July 5, 2013
- Recorded
- July 2013
near Thirrë, Lezhë (Albania)
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Itinerary description
Everyone heard the name Kalimash, as it is used to describe the place of the longest tunnel in Albania, made for the Autobahn connecting Tirana and the Adriatic with Kosovo. Few of those who look forward to the tunnel experience, are aware of the road that leads across the mountain that harbors the tunnel. Even fewer people may have contemplated hiking its summit.
Kalimash is the fourth of the major mountains surrounding Kukes. The others are Gjalica (which often provides the photogenic backdrop for Kukes and towers 2000 meter above the city), Koritnik on the border to Kosovo (and best climbed from Kosovo) and Pashtrik (also on the border with Kosovo, and rarely climbed from the Albanian side). Hikes to all of them are described on this site.
The hike to the summit of Kalimash is an experience that should not be missed. Kalimash is surrounded by mountains that all are a little higher than Kalimash itself - which almost adds to the grandiosity of the place. The mountains of Kukes, Korab, Zebe, Lure, Dejes, Munelle, and the Albanian Alps are all in good view. On 1 July, Korab and the Alps were still covered in snow, and Kalimash mountain was in full mountain spring - the grass couldn't be greener or flowers more colorful.
This is a pretty straightforward hike, first on wood roads, then on the grassy ridge leading to the summit. A few short stretches are a light bushwhack through trees, rocks and brambles.
The access to the trailhead is difficult. It can be approach from either side of the tunnel. See wikiloc #4790600
Kalimash is the fourth of the major mountains surrounding Kukes. The others are Gjalica (which often provides the photogenic backdrop for Kukes and towers 2000 meter above the city), Koritnik on the border to Kosovo (and best climbed from Kosovo) and Pashtrik (also on the border with Kosovo, and rarely climbed from the Albanian side). Hikes to all of them are described on this site.
The hike to the summit of Kalimash is an experience that should not be missed. Kalimash is surrounded by mountains that all are a little higher than Kalimash itself - which almost adds to the grandiosity of the place. The mountains of Kukes, Korab, Zebe, Lure, Dejes, Munelle, and the Albanian Alps are all in good view. On 1 July, Korab and the Alps were still covered in snow, and Kalimash mountain was in full mountain spring - the grass couldn't be greener or flowers more colorful.
This is a pretty straightforward hike, first on wood roads, then on the grassy ridge leading to the summit. A few short stretches are a light bushwhack through trees, rocks and brambles.
The access to the trailhead is difficult. It can be approach from either side of the tunnel. See wikiloc #4790600
Waypoints
Car park
4,508 ft
01-Possible Parking
01-JUL-13 15:27:46
Mountain pass
4,921 ft
02-Qafe
01-JUL-13 11:49:15
Summit
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