Cycling Route in Tirana, Qarku i Tiranës, Albania

Tirana round trip

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64 km
Distance

492 m
Ascent

490 m
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About This Route

If you want to explore the outskirts of Tirana, this is a convenient way to do so. Most of this track is on paved roads, and if not, the gravel roads are of a good quality. Only the very western section is a bit more challenging and you may need to walk for some hunders of meters.

You will get to:

the cosy student city.
the Farka lake which is good for a swim.
the Petrelë castle, from which you have a nice view.
a long valley with only a few villages and farms.
Camping Tirana where is a lake to swim in. You can ask at the campsite to use the shower. Please leave a donation for this service.
There are two waypoints away from the route, that concerns a gravel road.

If you cannot make the whole trip in one day, you can use the connection to the city center (half way the trip) on the very busy old main road to Durres. I could not find a reasonable option to avoid this.

In order to save some time and energy you can skip the vistit to Petrelë castle by not climbing up, and even by using he shortcut as mentioned in the waypoints.

This cycling route is ideal for: Road bike

Erik van den Boom

uploaded 6 years ago

Highlights Along The Route

Point of Interest

Follow this road if you don't mind a challenging, sometimes quite steep dirt track (MTB advised). You can go all the way to Kashar.

Point of Interest

Follow this road if you don't mind a challenging, sometimes quite steep dirt track (MTB advised).

Point of Interest

Optionally you can turn left here (if you are riding counter-clockwise) in order to save some time.

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