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HIGH SCARDUS TRAIL
High Scardus trail transnational hiking connects the mountain ranges in the borderland of Albania, Macedonia, and Kosovo. Scardus name originates from the Latin name of the Sharri Mountains, the biggest massive in the region; Scardus or colorful mountain. In other words, the colorful is what the High Scardus trail is in terms of landscape, biodiversity, people, tradition, and food.
Furthermore, the multi-country trekking trail in the Balkan Borderlands region, with a total length of 495 km hiking path, covers the cross-border triangle trek between Albania, Kosovo, and North Macedonia and can be hiked in around 20 days. To sum up, the High Scardus trail passes through six nationals parks, one in Kosovo, two in North Macedonia, and three in Albania; so, one destination, three countries.
Above all, there are several connecting trails and exit points leading to populated areas, allowing for trips of different lengths, durations, and difficulty levels. Thus, the largest section of the trail, like 150 km, is on Albanian territory where it passes through the Sharri National Park so; Korab – Koritnik National Park known as the habitat of brown bears, wolves, foxes, and roe deer.