Curraj i Epërm - Theth (Trail)
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 12.59 mi
- Elevation gain
- 4,324 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Difficult
- Elevation loss
- 4,669 ft
- Max elevation
- 6,121 ft
- TrailRank
-
57
5
- Min elevation
- 2,349 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Moving time
- 4 hours 24 minutes
- Time
- 10 hours 52 minutes
- Coordinates
- 3284
- Uploaded
- October 18, 2020
- Recorded
- October 2020
near Curraj i Epërm, Kukës (Albania)
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Itinerary description
-A very challenging Hike-
“I think no place where human beings live has given me such an impression of majestic isolation from all the world” - Edith Durham
Waypoints
Campsite
2,644 ft
Starting
Curraj i Epërm Curraj i Epërm is village on natural crossroad between Thethi, Valbona and Koman Lake. It is surounded by Albanian Alps from north, west and east and by Koman Lake from south. It is an extremely isolated village. There is no access by car, no electricity and no GSM network (some signal can be reached on the outskirts).
Religious site
2,484 ft
Church in Curraj
The history of the church in Curraj i Epërm was often unfortunate. According to the carvings in its walls, it was build in 1897 and it is one of 2 catholic churches in Albania, that were not torn down during the reign of Enver Hoxha’s terrifying communist regime. It attempted to bring the building down in 1967, but fortunately, the church was saved thanks to the effort of local inhabitants, who managed to protect it. The church has a second floor, which used to be inhabited by a local communist chief, and its interior was repaired as a part of the activities of the Albanian Challenge project.
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One of the best trails in Albanian Alps.
Scenic
Hi Julian,
Thank you for posting this route! I was wondering since i am planning to walk this route, are there any signs, and indicators on the route? How technical is it? What is the condition? I cannot find the route on the maps, like or outdoreactive. Hope to get in contact.
Kind regards,
Thomas
Hi Thomas,
I did this Trail accompanied by a guide who knew this area well. In fact, I can't say with complete certainty if this is the Classic Path, but due to the swollen streams from the rains, we were “forced” to follow this trajectory. if you download it and follow it in Offline Mode it may help you.
Part 1) Curraj - Derzas Pass This part of the path is relatively difficult, especially the walk in the forest and the climb towards the pass, because it is not a very Popular Trail and it is not very trodden, and considering that the Trail Marks may even be missing... ( not too sure)
Part 2) Derza's Neck - Theth The rest of the Trail after climbing the pass becomes simpler, the trail is marked.
Note: since I've only done this trail 1 time and about 3 years ago, it's hard for me to remember the Trail in details…