Stage 18
High Scardus Trail Stage 18 Stebleve - Qafa e Kryqit
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Mystic atmospheres on the way from Stebleve to Qafa e KryqitPhoto: Matthew Nelson, CC BY-ND, High Scardus Trail Organization
This stage is currently not passable due to snow conditions!
Distance 17.3 km
6:00 h
1,141 m
506 m
2,119 m
1,168 m
Highest point
2,119 m
Lowest point
1,168 m
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Coordinates:
DD
41.338435, 20.470397
DMS
41°20'18.4"N 20°28'13.4"E
UTM
34T 455688 4576463
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Getting there
From Peshkopi follow the road SH6 (and for a short time SH44) south towards Debar, but just before the border turn right towards Gjorica e Sipërme. Now follow the small road along the North Macedonian-Albanian border south to the village of Ostren e Vogël. Continue to follow the road south until Stebleve. The start of the stage is located close to Villa Mersin on the northern outskirts of the village.Parking
At a suitable place in the village.Coordinates
DD
41.338435, 20.470397
DMS
41°20'18.4"N 20°28'13.4"E
UTM
34T 455688 4576463
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Arrival by train, car, foot or bike
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Equipment
General- Backpack approx. 30-40 liters with hip belt
- Rain cover for the backpack
- Telescopic poles
Clothing
- Trekking shoes at least category B (preferably ankle-high for the pathless passages)
- Flipflops or similar for the accommodations
- 2 pairs of hiking socks
- underwear
- hiking pants softshell or similar (wind- and water-repellent - the High Scardus Trail runs through alpine regions)
- Hiking pants spare (also for accommodation)
- Shorts
- T-shirt quick drying
- T-shirt fast drying spare (quantity depending on the length of the tour)
- Top long first layer (e.g. Transtex-Sleeve) + replacement
- Top long second layer (e.g. sleeve made of fleece or merino wool) + replacement
- Softshell jacket or similar
- Clothing for accommodation
- rain jacket (hardshell jacket waterproof and breathable)
- umbrella if necessary
- Rain pants (hardshell pants waterproof and breathable)
- Sun protection for the head (sun hat or cap)
- Hat (can get cold even in summer!)
Hygiene/medication/personal items
- small travel towel
- personal hygiene items personal medicines (important medicines in addition to personal medicines are e.g. Imodium, charcoal tablets, Bepanthen and a painkiller like Ibuprofen or Parkemed)
- Blister plaster
- Pocket knife, small scissors
- Sunglasses (tight-fitting with 100% UV protection and tint category 3)
- Sunscreen (SPF at least 30, water/sweat resistant, broad spectrum protection, not older than 1 year)
- Lip protection (SPF at least 20)
- Outdoor first aid kitpossibly spare glasses
- small LED headlamp
- bivy sack (at least a very light one)
- Handkerchiefspassport + copycredit card/cash (at many accommodations you can only pay with cash)
- Border Crossing Permit
- Small dictionaries
Orientation
- Travel documents printout
- Orientation App (e.g. Outdooractive with Pro-Account, so you can save the map sections offline)
- if necessary additional GPS-device
- Cell phone (smartphone for orientation app) + charger
- Powerbank for cell phone (not all accommodations have sockets)
- if necessary power socket adapter
Food and drinks
- Drinking bottles (depending on temperature and personal drinking needs 1,5-3 liters; the sources are shown in the map)
- Food for the day (the respective shopping possibilities can be seen in the map)
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Distance
17.3 km
Duration
6:00 h
Ascent
1,141 m
Descent
506 m
Highest point
2,119 m
Lowest point
1,168 m
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