Velestovo-Konjsko-Elshani-Peshtani through Galicica National Park
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 8.16 mi
- Elevation gain
- 810 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Easy
- Elevation loss
- 2,136 ft
- Max elevation
- 3,858 ft
- TrailRank
-
41
4.3
- Min elevation
- 2,298 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Time
- 5 hours 3 minutes
- Coordinates
- 1691
- Uploaded
- September 25, 2016
- Recorded
- August 2016
near Velestovo, Општина Охрид (Македонија)
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See https://mymacedoniablog.wordpress.com/ for more info about sightseeing and hiking in Macedonia
This is a very easy-going hike of 14 km which goes mainly downhill (300 m ascent vs 700 m descent).
We were dropped off by car in Velestovo. From there you follow a 4x4 road which soon becomes a smaller trail.
You pass the almost deserted village Konjsko after 4.5 km and the village Elshani at 8 km from the start.
Near Konjsko there is a World War II Monument next to the ruins of a school. The ruins remind of the battle of the Partisans against the Germans and the Italians. On June 9th 1943 the Partisans blew up the school building that was used by the Italian border patrol. The Partisans were members of the "Dame Gruev" group, named after a Macedonian freedom fighter against the Ottomans.
We initially planned to continue this trail towards the village Trpejca (which would make the total length about 18 km), but unfortunately my hiking partner did not feel well and we abandoned the trail and descended towards Pestani. I spotted a squirrel in-flight over the hiking trail, see the pictures!
In Peshtani we took a (mini)bus back to Ohrid for only 30 denars (50 eurocents) per person.
This is a nice trail for those who do not want to walk uphill too much. It gets 3 out of 5 stars from me.
This is a very easy-going hike of 14 km which goes mainly downhill (300 m ascent vs 700 m descent).
We were dropped off by car in Velestovo. From there you follow a 4x4 road which soon becomes a smaller trail.
You pass the almost deserted village Konjsko after 4.5 km and the village Elshani at 8 km from the start.
Near Konjsko there is a World War II Monument next to the ruins of a school. The ruins remind of the battle of the Partisans against the Germans and the Italians. On June 9th 1943 the Partisans blew up the school building that was used by the Italian border patrol. The Partisans were members of the "Dame Gruev" group, named after a Macedonian freedom fighter against the Ottomans.
We initially planned to continue this trail towards the village Trpejca (which would make the total length about 18 km), but unfortunately my hiking partner did not feel well and we abandoned the trail and descended towards Pestani. I spotted a squirrel in-flight over the hiking trail, see the pictures!
In Peshtani we took a (mini)bus back to Ohrid for only 30 denars (50 eurocents) per person.
This is a nice trail for those who do not want to walk uphill too much. It gets 3 out of 5 stars from me.
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Mooie wandeling, voor wie niet van klimmen houdt, zoals ik. Eerste stuk toch wat stijging, daarna door een uitgestorven gebied met geweldig uitzicht over het Ohridmeer, bos, leeggelopen dorpje, open stukken en dan weer naar beneden. Zeker de moeite waard. Taxi is eventueel te vinden bij het hotel aan het einde van Pešhtani. Voor 800 Denar werd ik terug gebracht naar Velestovo, waar ik verblijf. Een goede kaart van de omgeving is zeer zeker aan te raden, hier en daar is het ondanks dat ik een GPS bij me had met gedownloade kaart en de kaart van deze app had gedownload toch nog even zoeken. Denk eraan dat je dicht bij de Albanese grens zit en een eventuele Macedonische simkaart daar uit zal vallen, omdat er gedacht wordt dat je al in Albanië zit. In Albanië kun je wel weer gebruik maken van je Nederlandse abonnement.
Thanks for your review Mikos88. If you don't enjoy climbing, you may like the hike that starts at the Lipovo Livada pass in the south of Galicica National Park and goes north all the way to Ohrid. You can adapt the trail a bit and walk straight to your accommodation in Velestovo (see the description). A beautiful walk with limited climbing: https://www.wikiloc.com/hiking-trails/galicica-national-park-traverse-through-the-valley-14872763
Zal ik onthouden voor een eventueel volgend bezoek. Bedankt voor de tip!