The Notorius Frasher Loop
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Løypestatistikk
- Distanse
- 71,93 km
- Høydeøkning
- 1 984 m
- Teknisk vanskelighetsgrad
- Vanskelig
- Høydetap
- 2 036 m
- Maks høyde
- 1 269 m
- TrailRank
-
55
4,8
- Min. høyde
- 208 m
- Løypetype
- En vei
- Klokkeslett
- 5 timer 51 minutter
- Koordinater
- 1232
- Lastet opp
- 28. juli 2014
- Tatt opp
- juli 2014
nær Petran, Gjirokastër (Albania)
Sett 10615 ganger, lastet ned 677 ganger
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An alternative way starts at the Lengarice hot springs and canyon. The Lengarice spring is a tourist destination in itself, with asphalt road, an ancient arched bridge, with natural warm pools and views towards Nemercke mountain. In season, a small bar is open, and it might be difficult to find privacy. Waste management remains a concern.
Our trail crosses the Lengarice river here and continues as dirt road. For the next 7.5 kilometer, until the upper bridge across the Lengarice canyon at waypoint 05, the road is quite improved owing to the construction work going on in the upper Lengarice river. Starting from the bridge up to the village Ogren-Kostrec and possibly beyond, the road is narrow and extraordinarily exposed. It crosses steep gravelly slopes and what appear to be sheer rock faces, with narrow bends and stretches where you hope nobody will be coming your way.
The track is not very difficult in itself, in terms of technicalities such as unevenness of the surface, protruding rocks and the like, but the exposure does not let you forget where you are. There are a few spots that can turn muddy in or after rain, and the trail should only be done in dry conditions.
The worst is over once you arrive in Gostivisht (when coming from Lengarice), but not quite. Once in Ogren-Kostrec you can take a deep breath.
It takes about 3 hours from Lengarice to Frasher.
In Frasher, the museum dedicated to the three Frasheri brothers (Abdyl, Sami, Naim) was locked, without a sign telling where to find the person with the key. The village does not look very active. Just before you reach Frasher from Lengarice, you pass an extensive Teqe presently under renovation. The teqe is the place where the Frasheri brothers went to school.
Shortly after Frasher one reaches the Bredhi i Hotoves Park, which has a picnic place, signposted hiking trails and a ranger station. The air was cool on a hot July day.
We also paid a short visit to the Teqe Alipostivan, which is still under construction and looks from the distance like the Taj Mahal. It is impressive also from close-up. We were not allowed entry (closing time for visitors is 4pm, we were told).
Note that the trail is shown as improved road on some of the maps in circulation; notably the most recent Vector Maps; let yourself not be fooled.
Veipunkter
Bro
327 m
01-Bridge
27-JUL-14 10:58:46
Veikryss
369 m
02-Left
27-JUL-14 11:01:14
Veikryss
576 m
03-Left
27-JUL-14 11:17:21
Veikryss
416 m
04-Left
27-JUL-14 11:25:20
Bro
423 m
05-Bridge
05-Bridge
Veikryss
675 m
06-Fork
27-JUL-14 12:04:42
Ruiner
685 m
07-Cemetery
27-JUL-14 12:07:22
Fontene
714 m
08-Water
27-JUL-14 12:13:45
Snuplass
Fontene
997 m
11-Water
27-JUL-14 13:27:49
Fjellpass
1 240 m
14-Highest point
27-JUL-14 14:36:49
Veikryss
395 m
17-Fork to Corovode
27-JUL-14 15:55:49
Veikryss
374 m
18-To Alipostivan
27-JUL-14 15:58:31
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It's reason for concern for tourists' safety that the widely available Vector card marks this trail as a red, major road. The reason is the improved state of the first part starting from Lengarice canyon's south rim. From the in-river building site onward, however, due to the exposure on the steep and narrow trail this is not a "through"- road.
We drove this trail in June 2012, from Frasher to Ogren the "road" was in very bad condition, possible for us with our bikes, but not possible for cars, no way. Very nice trip, though!
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Beautiful trail. 4x4
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Quite an easy track just a couple of SYP moments after Frasher going in a clockwise direction
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Der Trail ist zwischen Pagri und Gostivisth (wir sind gegen den Uhrzeigersinn gefahren) sehr schön. Der Teil von der Therme bis zum Stausee ist auch sehenswert. Das Stück zwischen Stausee und Gostivisth ist reines Offroad ohne besonderen schöne Aussicht. Es gibt bei Ogrend-Kostec eine sehr schöne Möglichkeit zu übernachten. Wir hatten trockne Wetterlage und sind mit M+S Reifen ohne Sperre gefahren.
Trail für Anfänger dann möglich. Höhenangabe ist fehl am Platz.
Don't drive when it rained. This will be very problematic. There are many very muddy parts on the risky sections. Also I recommend doing this in the counter clockwise direction. So you have the hard part in the beginning. In May there where very deep muddy ruts which need high clearance and probably at least AT wheels.