Albània octubre 2023 4x4XL
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 793.76 mi
- Elevation gain
- 75,276 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 73,264 ft
- Max elevation
- 5,451 ft
- TrailRank
- 43
- Min elevation
- -44 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Coordinates
- 49097
- Uploaded
- December 4, 2023
- Recorded
- December 2023
near Shkozeti, Durrës County (Albania)
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Itinerary description
Albania is a country where many different cultures have passed through, Greeks, Romans, Venetians, Byzantines, Ottomans and surely some others. And more recently, during the second world war, Italians and Germans also left their mark. It is in this period that the leader who marked the history of the country in the second half of the last century, Enver Hoxha, appears, who over time imposed an almost total isolation of the country.
All this draws a country with its own very marked characteristics and very different from ours, this alone fully justifies the trip.
We went to Albania by embarking in Barcelona to Civitavecchia, from there by road to Bari, where we took a ferry again to Durrës, where we started the route through Albania.
Important information
To drive around Albania with your own vehicle, you need to have insurance, which we can arrange just after passport control at the border, at the port of Durres itself. European insurances are of no use and neither is the green card.
Durres is a big city with all services, so if you need to change money, buy SIM card for your phone, buy groceries or anything else, now is the time to do it.
The roads between the main cities or the one that connects the entire coast are in fairly good condition, but when they pass through rural areas, things change. The route also takes areas of dirt "roads", many times these "roads" are suitable for any vehicle, but be careful if you have to pass through a mountain pass, because they can be impossible for a normal vehicle and even difficult for a 4x4 vehicle. In any case, all this can change with time and the progressive maintenance and conditioning of the road network, in fact we saw some roads under construction and/or under construction.
On the other hand, tourism is changing the face of the country very quickly, especially the coast, which is being radically transformed.
Oh!! I left one thing, camping is free throughout the country (for now), this means that you can spend the night in the natural environment, always respecting the elementary rules of respect and coexistence.
I noticed there was a bug in the trak, the final part of the Skoder to Theth round trip is missing. We actually went to Theth by road (now the most used track is paved) and back by another dirt track, but when we had already done an hour and a half on the way a landslide prevented us from continuing and we pulled back and went back the same way. I guess they will fix this and for later times it will be possible to go through this track.
This trak is at this link
https://ca.wikiloc.com/routes-4x4/albania-octubre-2023-4x4xl-skoder-theth-i-tornar-158327981
All this draws a country with its own very marked characteristics and very different from ours, this alone fully justifies the trip.
We went to Albania by embarking in Barcelona to Civitavecchia, from there by road to Bari, where we took a ferry again to Durrës, where we started the route through Albania.
Important information
To drive around Albania with your own vehicle, you need to have insurance, which we can arrange just after passport control at the border, at the port of Durres itself. European insurances are of no use and neither is the green card.
Durres is a big city with all services, so if you need to change money, buy SIM card for your phone, buy groceries or anything else, now is the time to do it.
The roads between the main cities or the one that connects the entire coast are in fairly good condition, but when they pass through rural areas, things change. The route also takes areas of dirt "roads", many times these "roads" are suitable for any vehicle, but be careful if you have to pass through a mountain pass, because they can be impossible for a normal vehicle and even difficult for a 4x4 vehicle. In any case, all this can change with time and the progressive maintenance and conditioning of the road network, in fact we saw some roads under construction and/or under construction.
On the other hand, tourism is changing the face of the country very quickly, especially the coast, which is being radically transformed.
Oh!! I left one thing, camping is free throughout the country (for now), this means that you can spend the night in the natural environment, always respecting the elementary rules of respect and coexistence.
I noticed there was a bug in the trak, the final part of the Skoder to Theth round trip is missing. We actually went to Theth by road (now the most used track is paved) and back by another dirt track, but when we had already done an hour and a half on the way a landslide prevented us from continuing and we pulled back and went back the same way. I guess they will fix this and for later times it will be possible to go through this track.
This trak is at this link
https://ca.wikiloc.com/routes-4x4/albania-octubre-2023-4x4xl-skoder-theth-i-tornar-158327981
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Hi Jordy, I like to do this tour with my 110 defender in april / may. can it be you took the ferry after teth? I see a trange line there on the map? At Valbona? Thnx for giving som more details; How long took you trip?
Hi Marieke, Thanks for your comment I saw that there is an error in the trak, the route between Skoder Thet and back is missing.
https://ca.wikiloc.com/rutes-4x4/albania-octubre-2023-4x4xl-skoder-theth-i-tornar-158327981
We did the tour in 15 days.
Please forgive the possible mistakes in the writing, I used the google translator
Hi Jordi, thanks a lot! Your trip looks like the most complete I did find so far. I'm living in Albania part-time, and know from the locals the places to go. I only miss 'death road' (SH74 near Berat) and the passag to Korca / Vosskopje - Dardhe (the most pittoresk place in the south near Macedonia), so I'm try to puzzle this into your tour. After the lake Komani ferry I would like to go back center, to Burrel, in the mountains to Kruje and to Albanopolis (the ancient capital, amazing place, and back to my home near Durres by the sea road and Kepi Rodonit. It's overlapping for like 80% with your trip! Just love how detailed your road is and the movie. Your trips are a big help and inspiration, so thanks a lot for sharing and helping me out with this link and additional info. Your language is perfect and I could understand all of it very well!!! Thanks, I'll let you know how this proceeds ;-)
Well, thank you for this comment, the truth is that planning a trip like this and that a person who lives there (even partially) likes it is a satisfaction.
If you do the tour you're talking about, I'd love to see it posted on wikiloc.
Thank you so much
Hi Jordi, for sure we will put it online! Thnx a lot!!!
Bonjour, je souhaite faire ce parcours un rzr 4 places cet été. Pensez-vous que c’est possible ?
Pouvez-vous me donner le pourcentage d’Offroad ?
Merci
Désolé pour le retard, nous voyagions, je ne sais pas si vous êtes déjà parti.
Vous n'aurez pas de problème. Le pourcentage de tout-terrain peut atteindre 50 %, mais il y a des jours où tout le parcours est sur des chemins de terre et d'autres où tout est sur asphalte.
Bon nit ,
Moltes gràcies per penjar la ruta, estic pensat en fer un viatge amb la moto per allà, quin percentatge és Off Road de la teva ruta ?
Moltes gràcies per avançat
Bon dia Merlí
El percentatge é aproximadament del 50%, però hi ha dies que la majoria del recorregut és per asfalt i altres en que la majoria és és per pista de terra.
Espero que t'agrasi.
Moltres gràcies Sr!!
Jordi hola bona nit, buscava una ruta per fer en moto off-road / trail, i just parlaven d’Albania a tv3…
Es un bon destí? A nivell turístic els preus deuen ser acceptables, es fàcil la comunicació? Ara miro de parlar amb en Martí, que veig que t’ha fet alguna consulta ….
Bon dia AndreuSot.
Com a destí és un bon lloc, la zona de costa és molt recomanable, tot que a mi, personalment trobo que urbanisticament, l'estan explotant de forma excessiva. La zona interior i muntanyosa és preciosa, sobretot la zona nord de Vallbone i Theth. Els preus sóm molt econòmics, exceptuant el combustible que està pràcticament al mateix preu que aquí.
Suposo que quan preguntes per la comunicació et refereixes al viatge. Nosaltres vam optar per fer Barna - Civitavecchia amb ferry i després travessar fins a Bari per carretera i Bari - Durres un altre cop amb ferry. La tornada la varem fer per carretea i a les fronteres no varem tenir cap problema. Però la opció de fer el recorregut per terra o en ferry depen de les circumstàncie de cadascun.
Espero que t'animis i facis el viatge i també ho comentis.
Hola Jordi, gràcies per la resposta, per comunicació volia dir amb els habitants, idiomàticament, anglés sense cap problema, però d'albanés ni idea...
La costa ja m'ho penso, treballo en el sector turístic i ja em faig una idea del que pot estar passant.
La intenció es anar-hi la setmana del 11/11/24, ja arribat a Durres, i fer el que vas fer tu, cap el sud i anar pujant, no disposo de tants dies, aixi que hauré d'anar a l'idea.
Calculo, si no hi ha cap contratemps, fer uns 300 / 350km per dia.
Si, si aconsegueixo organitzar-me i anar-hi ja t'ho passaré.
Gràcies.
Per comunicar-te, en zones turistiques en angles i italià, a l'interior i zona rural el llenguatge de signes i onomatopeic universal :)