From Korça to Lozhan

Are you in Korça and you would like to spend few hours out of the city? Going by car to Lozhan will pay off your efforts and you are definitely going to come back with a beautiful smile on your face out of this journey.

This will get one hour drive from Korça. You will have the chance to observe a former industrial city like Maliq and before reaching the remote and mountainous village of Lozhan you are going to enjoy the scenery and landscapes offered along the Devolli river.

It would be great to undertake such a trip in spring, summer and/or autumn so as to be able to see the greenery of willows, bushes and hazelnut trees.

The road quality from Korça to Maliq is very good. From Maliq to Lozhan is as well asphalt road but not maintained quite properly and it would be best to use an off-road car. You may do this with whatever the car type though. Last time my friends and I went to Lozhan (May, 2020) we were on a small car and we saw only three other cars passing in the same road we did.

On the way to Lozhan, once passing the Maliq city and its abandoned former mining infrastructures, you are going to meet drinkable water springs which are located on the left side of the road. Since the agricultural land is of little amount in this area, the main types of activities for the local community are livestock keeping, fishing, beekeeping and/or working into small industrial enterprises like pellet production, collection of medical plants, snails, mushrooms, etc.

When reaching the end of the trail, I'd recommend to spend some time under the shadows of the two old big Oak trees from where the view of the mountains is breathtaking. Scrolling around the two separate neighborhoods of Lozhan village you will not find it hard to see the beehives within certain houses. Please, don't hesitate to contact those families and buy some tasty honey, merged with the smell of the fresh air and the flowers of the mountains pastures of Lozhan.

If you are not prepared for having a picnic by the oak trees standing in the end of this trail, please don't hesitate to contact the local families for getting some food (bread, onions, garlic, butter, cheese) or having some coffee's or raki all together. You may even prefer to stop by one of the restaurants along the way, downhill.

This trail is managed best by car as well as hiking or biking. If you are a keen mountain hiker, Lozhan Village may be a starting point for walking further towards Opari's villages or Shipska and Voskopoja.

Peace, joy and love!

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Ps. For further information, please check the pictures and waypoints I've uploaded for this trail, together with the respective descriptions.