#doberdol

My sixth day in a row (of a twelve day trip) hiking along the long distance Peaks of the Balkans trail across Albania, Kosovo and Montenegro. This took me from Doberdol in Albania onto Milisevc in Kosovo, followed by a rest day in the beautiful remote Kosovo village of Drelaj. From Doberdol about a dozen hikers left at a similar time after breakfast to climb steeply up about 500m to cross the…

One of my favourite days hiking the long distance Peaks of the Balkans trail was heading off the official trail for a side trip to the 2,656m Gjeravica, the highest peak in Kosovo, and second highest peak in the Accursed Mountains (which the Peaks basically circuits). I started heading up the beautiful Doberdol Valley and nearly got taken out by a herd of horses galloping toward me! I walked…

A day of two parts hiking the Peaks of the Balkans long distance trail between Cerem and Doberdol, a third boring 4WD road walking, and two thirds much more interesting track along the attractive Lumi Gashit Valley. I didn’t particularly enjoy the 5.5km of road walking uphill that started the day, but there were some good views, with the morning cloud lifting to sunshine. There were some…