Vojaška karavla - Golem Korab / Maja e Korabit
Starting point: Vojaška karavla (1473 m)
Time of walking: 4 h
Difficulty: easy marked way
Difficulty of skiing: no data
Altitude difference: 1291 m
Altitude difference (by path): 1291 m
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Access to starting point:
I'll describe the route in detail so it's easier for those who will go on the same trip. From the dam at Mavrovo Lake - Macedonia (Mavrovski Anovi) where there's also a junction, drive towards Debar. When in a right bend you see a tavern on the left side, drive another few hundred meters until you see a bridge on the right. Turn right here and drive across this bridge. From the dam (Mavrovski Anovi) to the bridge is 8 km. Then soon the macadam starts and since the road is very bad, you'll spend more than 30 minutes on this stretch. From the bridge to the police station, or rather the police office, is 10 km drive. We stopped here, the policeman came out of the station and we told him we intend to go to Golem Korab and asked him to issue a permit. He said we don't need a permit and that we can continue, and told us how to get to the starting point. From the police station drive another 1 km, then turn left and drive another 2 km, then you arrive at the abandoned military barracks where you can park your car without problems.
Path description:
From the starting point at the abandoned military barracks at an elevation of 1,473 m we set off at 09:30. Here I must warn that the path from the starting point is not marked at all. Therefore, tip: from the barracks where we parked the vehicle, go uphill (in the west direction) and after a few meters of uphill walking you will reach a macadam road. Follow it to the next left bend and there you will find the first marker. From the barracks to the first marker is only 100 meters, so no panic. From here onwards there are plenty of markers, so you can't get lost. The first short section of the path leads through the forest, then ahead of you is only meadow, so no shade possible. Take this into account and bring enough water, headgear, sunscreen etc. On the path we could admire the magnificent landscape, we encountered two snakes, some shepherds, sheep and shepherd dogs, but everything went without problems. For the path from the starting point to the summit we needed 3 hours and 50 minutes.
From the summit wonderful views opened towards Albania, Kosovo and Macedonia. It must be said that Golem Korab is a border mountain and we thus visited the highest mountain of Macedonia and Albania at once. On the summit a shepherd joined us, Albanian by nationality, who spoke Macedonian-Serbian-Croatian and we engaged in a short and interesting conversation. The descent followed the same path and for it we needed 2 hours and 45 minutes and thus arrived at the starting point at 17:00.
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