Shpella e Dragobise (Cave of Bajram Curri)

In keeping with the secret, hidey-hole nature of the cave, the trailhead is likewise buried in the forest, but the shortest way to approach it is from the footbridge at Relax restaurant in MasKollata. Alternately, the footbridge is 1.5 km from Rilindja. From the footbridge, follow the red footpath trailmarkers 600m east where you'll find the trailhead sign. The steepest part of the trail is the beginning, so persevere! 800m up you find a trail junction sign. Turn right and follow the yellow trail marks uphill to the cave. The rock formation is a sort of circle formed by enormous boulders in the front, and a back wall of jagged-toothed rock. The trail goes up the boulders to the right and drops you down into the shelter of the “cave.” To depart you have to claw your way uphill and around the back wall of the formation, then turn left and follow the marks back down to “Tela e Syles,” where long ago there was a small shepherd's stan. There is usually a signpost here, but for some reason the Brown Bears really hate it (or love it) and are always pulling it out of the ground. Either take a sharp left to come back the way you came completing the loop, or carry on more or less straight downhill and to the right to return via the Picimalit River. Either way, you're following red and yellow trailmarkers. Do note that this area, on top of being spooky, is pretty much heaving with Brown Bears. They won't bother you if they hear you coming (so sing!) but it's fun to look for signs of them flipping rocks and scratching their backs on trees. Known communication trees are indicated on the map. There has also been a white-backed woodpecker spotted here.