Suç - Lenë 'Road to Ballenj Lake'
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 67.74 mi
- Elevation gain
- 12,116 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 12,116 ft
- Max elevation
- 4,756 ft
- TrailRank
- 57
- Min elevation
- 619 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Moving time
- 4 hours 10 minutes
- Time
- 22 hours 10 minutes
- Coordinates
- 10748
- Uploaded
- August 9, 2023
- Recorded
- August 2023
near Suç, Dibër County (Albania)
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Itinerary description
Looking for an adventurous and mystical trail? Departing from Camping Suç till lake Ballenj, home of the Bakshemits, you'll be able to enjoy breathtaking views, find traces of Albania's millenniums old history. It may get cold at night, however warm people will welcome you under their roof at the end of the journey. You'll be able to look at bright stars on a clean night sky and breathe the freshest mountain air, while listening to the Baba's stories and folklore. While the road may be rocky, the end of the journey will be undoubtedly worthy.
Waypoints
Bridge
1,649 ft
Ura e Vashës
Bridge built over the second oldest street of Albania, Ruga e Arbërit. San Paolo passed through here, on his way from Macedonia to Rome, as written in his letters.
Waterfall
Cave
Ruins
Mine
3,634 ft
Martanesh mine
Now an old mining town, its name holds a meaningful story: during the Ottoman empire, an Albanian girl, Marta, refusing to be taken away by the ottomans, jumped off of a nearby mountain. The town name means, in her honor, "Our Marta".
Panorama
2,952 ft
Peshk town
Its name can be translated in "Fish" as legends would say fishes living in its nearby river would come from a distant lake called Ballenj.
River
Mountain hut
Religious site
Lake
Archaeological site
Campsite
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