Peaks of the Balkan
2020 DatesDear visitor
To start your Peaks of the Balkans (POB) trail you can fly in three main Airports: Pristina, Tirana or Podgorica. Additionally a bit further you can use Skopje Macedonia and Nis. Time to the mountains also depends from border crossings.
The trail can be changed and there are a lot of versions which go through the classical trail designed by German GIZ with local consultants, or it can go through other villages and trails off the main track. In this web site you will for now find the classic Peaks of the Balkans distances and our FAQ page about general questions. For hidden trails please do contact us.
Theth, Albania – Valbonё, Albania
Trail distance: 13.9 kilometers
Elevation min: 745 meters max: 1,759 meters
Cumulative height uphill: 1,068 meters downhill: 792 meters
Difficulty level: Moderate
Time: 7 hours
Markings: white/red/white
Valbonё, Albania – Çerem, Albania
Trail distance: 19.8 kilometers
Elevation min: 670 meters max: 1,156 meters
Cumulative height uphill: 541 meters downhill: 382 meters
Difficulty level: Easy
Time: 7 hours
Markings: None
Çerem, Albania – Dobërdol, Albania
Elevation min: 1,152 meters max: 1,920 meters
Cumulative height uphill: 1,025 meters downhill: 440 meters
Difficulty level: Moderate
Time: 6 hours
Markings: white/red/white
Dobërdol, Albania – Milishevc, Kosovo
Trail distance: 18.2 kilometers
Elevation min: 1,534 meters max: 2,290 meters
Cumulative height uphill: 915 meters downhill: 980 meters
Difficulty level: Moderate
Time: 8-9 hours
Markings to the border: white/red/white,
from the border to Milishevc: red/white/red
Milishevc, Kosovo – Reka e Allagёs, Kosovo
Trail distance: 16.24 kilometers
Elevation min: 910 meters max: 2,136 meters
Cumulative height uphill: 863 meters downhill: 1,277 meters
Difficulty level: Moderate
Time: 8-9 hours
Markings: red/white/red
Reka e Allagёs, Kosovo – Pepaj, Kosovo – Drelaj
Trail distance: 23.26 kilometers
Elevation min: 1,072 meters max: 1,820 meters
Cumulative height uphill: 1,257 meters downhill: 1,139 meters
Difficulty level: Moderate
Time: 8-9 hours
Markings: red/white/red
Leqinat i Kuçishtёs (Guri i Kuq), Kosovo
Trail distance: 15.8 kilometers
Elevation min: 1,438 meters max: 2,276 meters
Cumulative height uphill: 1,151 meters downhill: 1,109 meters
Difficulty level: Moderate
Time: 7-8 hours
Markings to the border: red/white/red
from the border to Babino Polje: red circle/white fills
Babino Polje, Montenegro – Hrid lake Plav, Montenegro
Trail distance: 20.31 kilometers
Elevation min: 953 meters max: 2,068 meters
Cumulative height uphill: 719 meters downhill: 1,250 meters
Difficulty level: Moderate
Time: 7-8 hours
Markings: red circle/white fills
Plav, Montenegro –Bor Peak – Vusanje, Montenegro
Trail distance: 27.4 kilometers
Elevation min: 968 meters max: 2,106 meters
Difficulty level: Moderate
Time: 10 – 11 hours
Marking: red circle/white fill (to be completed before the season begins)
Vusanje (Vuthaj), Montenegro – Theth, Albania
Trail distance: 21.35 kilometers
Elevation min: 726 meters max: 1,748 meters
Accumulative height uphill: 1,111 meters downhill: 1,437 meters
Time: 8 hours
Difficulty level: Moderate
Markings to the border: red circle/white fills from the border to Theth: red/white/red
Theth - Nderlyse - Theth
Trail distance: 10km
Elevation min: 496m max: 784m
Accumulative height uphill: 266m
downhill: 435m
Difficulty level: Easy
Doberdol - Gjeravice - Doberdol
Distance: 18km (11.1 miles)
Uphill: 915m (3001ft)
Downhill: 915m (3001ft)
Minimal elevation: 1534m (5032ft)
Maximal elevation: 2650m (8694ft)