Peaks of the Balkans 2: Valbona to Çerem

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Distance: 9.04 mi
Elevation gain: 4,101 ft
Technical difficulty: Moderate
Elevation loss: 3,307 ft
Max elevation: 6,766 ft
TrailRank: 46
Min elevation: 3,179 ft
Trail type: One Way

Moving time: 5 hours 28 minutes
Time: 8 hours 30 minutes
Coordinates: 2518
Uploaded: July 18, 2019
Recorded: July 2019

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near Valbonë, Kukës (Albania)

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A great alternative to hiking to Çerem via the road. I had heard it was boring and you mostly stay in the valley. Most guides include this alternate trail so in terms of finding the way, it is easy. You basically cross the river in Valbona and follow a dirt path to a small cellphone antena. Just before reaching the antena, there's a steep path up on the left (or straight ahead if you take a shortcut at the last zigzag of the road).

Beautiful rocky scenery that mixes with some forest along with open meadows. Truly recommended. This area is known for (especially the nearby peak) bad weather and fog so if you get great weather, you're very lucky!

PS: My phone shut off after the second way point so it stopped recording until I realized it was off. So the path is not a straight line but the trail is well marked as I said :)