Albania / Montenegro / Kosovo Off-Road Routes

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  • Hi, I'm looking for advice on riding in these areas.
    I've put together a tentative route which can be found below.

    I have a strong preference for non-paved doubletrack and singletrack riding. We will be wild camping or staying at simple guesthouses.
    It's rather difficult to find information and exciting routes in this region.

    Have I missed a gorgeous ribbon of singletrack I should add?
    Anything else I should know?
    Thanks.

    https://ridewithgps.com/routes/43869840

  • I was there last year - further north to where you're planning, in Montenegro - Durmitor National Park area. It was amazing and all I can say is that I wish I'd been on a bike rather than a hire car. You'll have a ball.

  • We hiked from Peje to Theth along the peaks of the balkans trail last year, which intersects which some of your route, so I may be able to help with some questions..

    Much of it was very rideable singletrack or gravel, but a few parts definitely weren't - steep, scree, boulders, snow in june.

    I'll see if I can remember more, but Albania was definitely rockier, with more grassy tracks in Kosovo/Montenegro.

    Either way it was all so beautiful.

    There's this race happening there this year, did you check out their route?

  • Might have some pics of sections of interest
    https://www.komoot.com/collection/1417512

    Also, Lost Dot's Accursed Race route might be worth looking at.
    I've only been there during TCRs so mostly road.

  • did you get any further with your planning? Just started looking at a trip to get both Montenegro and Albania in, thinking the Trans Dinarica: Accursed Mountain Circuit but would like to add Durmitor National Park (sounds like a lot of others love that area).

    Trying to see if I can get there and back from London by train without losing a week in travelling too :(

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