recommended route
Valbona - Simoni Kafe (Via Dinarica day 1)
Long distance hiking trail
· Albania
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Start of the trail!Photo: EVA dinarica, EVAdinarica Project
Hiking Via Dinarica White Trail in Albania. For more information check out my website, EVAdinarica Project.
moderate
Distance 14.9 km
4:50 h
870 m
166 m
1,453 m
747 m
Official Via Dinarica White Trail
Difficulty
moderate
Technique
Stamina
Experience
Landscape
Highest point
1,453 m
Lowest point
747 m
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Track types
Show elevation profileRest stops
Simoni caffeBar kafe Rragami
Rilindja Restaurant
Mini shop
Tips and hints
Stories on my blog:
- Via Dinarica 2016 (Adventure Journal)
- Hiking Via Dinarica, crossing the Balkans on foot (blog)
- Amazing Albanian Alps (blog)
- Dutch White Trail stories
Links:
Start
Cuki i Valbona campsite (747 m)
Coordinates:
DD
42.459025, 19.921896
DMS
42°27'32.5"N 19°55'18.8"E
UTM
34T 411358 4701306
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Destination
Kafe Simoni
Note
all notes on protected areas
Coordinates
DD
42.459025, 19.921896
DMS
42°27'32.5"N 19°55'18.8"E
UTM
34T 411358 4701306
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Arrival by train, car, foot or bike
Author’s map recommendations
- Wanderkarte Nordalbanien Thethi und Kelmend 1:50000
- Peaks of the Balkans Map
Difficulty
moderate
Distance
14.9 km
Duration
4:50 h
Ascent
870 m
Descent
166 m
Highest point
1,453 m
Lowest point
747 m
Statistics
Maps and trails
- 14 Waypoints
- 14 Waypoints
Distance
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Ascent
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Descent
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Highest point
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Lowest point
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