The Best Mountain Bike Trails in Gjirokastër (Albania)

Zagoria Valley Loop: Sheper, Sopik, Çatistë, Gjirokaster

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GB GerAlb

Distance

48.66mi

Elevation +

4547f

TrailRank

36

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A truly special, long, one-day tour. Can be split in 2 if you bring a tent, or ask for accommodation in one of the villages on the southwestern side of the valley (Çatistë or after, I suggest). Or you organise a vehicle ...

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Giro d'Albanik, with 2 variants

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GB GerAlb

Distance

11.78mi

Elevation +

1719f

TrailRank

35

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A great MTB round trip that can be shortened or extended depending on the time you have available. Start and arrival at Ferma Albanik (arriving to a cold beer or a nice dinner). The uphill is scenic but quite steep, and...

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Zagoria valley 2-day loop

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Ride Albania Mountain Biking

Distance

58.31mi

Elevation +

7644f

TrailRank

32

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For your Swiss quality mountain bike adventure in Albania & Kosova, check out the creators of these trails: www.ride-albania.com - Day 1: Over the cobblestones of old Gjirokaster we descend to Drino valley, where we...

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PËRMET - BËNJË - THERMAL SPRINGS - PËRMET

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Vjosa Explorer

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Distance

19.04mi

Elevation +

1450f

TrailRank

26

An easy and relaxed full day tour, maybe more cycling than mountain biking, but it has it all: cycling, some biking, culture, plus a swim in a natural hot spring! From Përmet you can go either over asphalt or natural tra...

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PËRMET - LIPIVAN - TREBOZISHT - PËRMET

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Vjosa Explorer

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Distance

20.75mi

Elevation +

2546f

TrailRank

23

This day tour takes you first along the river Vjosa, before climbing up into some wild and beautiful mountain scenery. Taking the asphalt from Permet, short after the village of Petran, you take a turn-off to the left, w...

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PËRMET - OGREN VILLAGE

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Vjosa Explorer

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Distance

30.47mi

Elevation +

5784f

TrailRank

23

This great but also a bit demanding 2-day tour takes you all around the “Bredhi I Hotovës-Dangëlli” national park, a wild mountainous area with large forests, rough 4x4 tracks, and mysterious hidden villages. Try to orga...

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PËRMET - ZLEUSHË - KUTAL - PËRMET

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Vjosa Explorer

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Distance

12.58mi

Elevation +

2316f

TrailRank

23

This half day tour starts with a climb opposite of Përmet. Initially asphalt, the road later becomes a dirt track with some short steep sections, so either you challenge yourself here or push and enjoy the view. After le...

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KËLCYRË - MBREZHDAN VILLAGE - GRABOVË VILLAGE - KËLCYRË

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Vjosa Explorer

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Distance

11.47mi

Elevation +

1798f

TrailRank

22

This half day round tour starts in Këlcyrë, one of the gateways into the Permet valley. On a modern asphalt road you ride into the gorge of Këlcyrë, a spectacular canyon with some restaurants and an overflowing water spr...

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PËRMET - KOSOVË VILLAGE - PËRMET

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Vjosa Explorer

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Distance

16.87mi

Elevation +

3478f

TrailRank

22

This full day tour brings you into one of the most beautiful old villages of the region, Kosovë (not to be confused with the young nation) secretly nestled deep in the mountains of the Permet district. A village from an ...

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OGREN VILLAGE - PËRMET

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Vjosa Explorer

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Distance

21.68mi

Elevation +

2612f

TrailRank

22

On the second day of this 2-day tour things become a bit easier – but still big adventure time. From your rest for the night it`s mainly downhill to the main valley, including some wild washed out tracks. After crossing ...

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KËLCYRË - TOPOJAN VILLAGE - ZHEPOVË VILLAGE - SUKË - KËLCYRË

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Vjosa Explorer

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Distance

19.80mi

Elevation +

2782f

TrailRank

22

This full day tour takes you into the northern area of the Permet district, an area less explored but with just as much beauty. After rolling flat out of Këlcyrë, a steep uphill asphalt leads you up into the hills. One t...

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PËRMET - QILARISHT I VOGËL - QILARISHT - PËRMET

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Vjosa Explorer

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Distance

6.70mi

Elevation +

883f

TrailRank

22

This easy and shorter half day tour takes you from Permet to the small villages of Qilarisht and smaller Qilarisht, before you head back to Përmet. These are typical traditional villages of the area, and the tour takes y...

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PËRMET - ÇARSHOVË

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Vjosa Explorer

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Distance

18.32mi

Elevation +

2031f

TrailRank

22

This day tour follows over as much off-road (=non-asphalt, and that’s 80%) as possible the valley with its beautiful river Vjosa, all the way from Përmet to the village of Çarshovë, not far from the Greek border. Be awar...

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PËRMET - ZLEUSHË - KOSINË – PËRMET

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Vjosa Explorer

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Distance

15.41mi

Elevation +

2454f

TrailRank

22

For this challenging day tour - more technical then length-wise - you climb straight opposite of Përmet into the hills. After an initial asphalt section the road becomes a dirt track with some short steep sections, so ei...

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PËRMET - PETRAN - LIPIVAN - MURRIZI PASS - ÇARSHOVË

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Vjosa Explorer

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Distance

29.20mi

Elevation +

5361f

TrailRank

22

This long full day tour is demanding and rewarding at once. From Permet you bike some kilometers of asphalt, before a long steep climb over 4x4 tracks follows. You will have to push the majority of it, but we think for t...

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