Albanian Alps Part 2: Valbone to Theth

📌 We started early with a nice breaky and begun the walk through the town, it was approximately 4-5kms to the trail head at the end of the valley. As we were walking the Australians Michael and Tanya pulled up, they'd managed to score a lift from their hotel manager. We took the offer to cut a 1-2kms off the walk along the road and joined them.

📌 We ended up hiking 80% of the hike with these guys, it was great. Along the way there was just such vibrant colours, the mountains were gorgeous, there was even a few places to stop and have a beer. The summit was a little sketchy but worth the views, the dogs along the trail were super cute and friendly and they would lead the way happily in hope of some food when we'd stop. At one point we were even joined by a little pup. Upon descent it was rough on the knees and we took an opportunity to have a beer with a lovely view!

📌 It was a beautiful hike, the trees really made it special also. Overall we did approximately 18km and if was well worth the trip. We enjoyed a little wander around town before having a hearty dinner at our guesthouse. We were super fortunate with the weather and timing as the town of theth was basically shutting down for the season as we left.Read more