Maja e Thate 2406m, Valbone

Maja e Thatë has an elevation of 2,406 m and is located northwest of Valbonë village. It rises above the village of Valbonë by more than 1,500 m. The summit is a sharp ridge, and its crest has jagged edges. Horizontal monoclines are visible through all the mountain's northern rocky face, giving it an imposing appearance. The peak seems insurmountable from the northeast owing to its very steep rocky faces, which start directly from the trough surface.
It lies within the massif of Kolata, in the eastern part of the Albanian Alps range. The mountain pass Qafa e Rupës at 2130 m elevation, northwest of Maja e Thatë, detaches it from Maja e Rosit (2524 m), while the tectonic-erosive mountain pass of Rrethi i Bardhë in the east detaches Maja e Thatë from Maja e Lugut të Ujit (2482 m), which is part of Kolata block. Glacial activity north of the mountain has created several small cirques. The shortest trail connects its nearest village, Valbonë with Maja e Thatë through Lugu i Rupës.
At the start trail is very visible and easy to follow until 5.5 km when you arrive at big mountain hut. This part is just hiking. At this point you should go left. The trail in this point goes up and down because very karstic territory. After 2.5 Km walking you should go left and down for around 50m and travers and up thru groove. This section needs to be very attention because climbing in grass combines with rock you can slips or fall rock to the people behind. After this part you will find a rocky face that need climbing skills to catch the neck of the mountain and the summit one. After that you should go again down and up to be at the summit two. For the last 1 km is mandatory to have rope and helmet to prevent any injury. The total length of the trail is 18 km.