Via Dinarica (Albania)

Name: Via Dinarica (Albania)
Address: AL

Schematic Albania spine shared with Peaks of the Balkans: Theth, Valbona Pass, Valbonë, Çerem. Geometries are not merged. Not a GPS track. No published Albania-section kilometre was in the marquee list.

Last verified 2026-09-23 vs Border police of Albania, Kosovo, and Montenegro

Byline

The Hiking World editorial · author
Desk byline for seed records. Named surveying editors replace this once a trail is verified.

Figures marked provisional are seed data and still need verification. Source and last-checked date sit under each cited value.

Permits and fees

Quota / restriction: Required only on the border-crossing segments that coincide with Peaks of the Balkans. Permit-free on interior Albania segments.

Permit	Cost	Quota / restriction	Issuer	Source	Verified
Albania border permitReported (secondary) — confirm before travel	FreeStatutory local figure. Dated USD conversion: not recorded.	—	Not recorded	Not recorded	Unverified
Kosovo border permitReported (secondary) — confirm before travel	FreeStatutory local figure. Dated USD conversion: not recorded.	—	Not recorded	Not recorded	Unverified
Montenegro feeReported (secondary) — confirm before travel	€6 (varies yearly)Statutory local figure. Dated USD conversion: not recorded.	—	Not recorded	Not recorded	Unverified
Agency handlingReported (secondary) — confirm before travel	~€20 per personStatutory local figure. Dated USD conversion: not recorded.	—	Not recorded	Not recorded	Unverified

Altitude weather delta

High 1,804 m minus low 741 m is 1,063 m of relief on this record. A standard tropospheric lapse of 6.5 °C per 1,000 m implies about 6.9 °C cooler at the high point than the valley, all else equal.

That is a model (International Standard Atmosphere environmental lapse), not a forecast and not a trail-closure. Wind, snow, and storms stay in Hazards.

derived:lapse-rate · 2026-09-10 · provisional

ISA 6.5 °C / 1,000 m · wikipedia.org · 2026-09-10

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This line is a schematic. The files are not a GPS track. GPX · GeoJSON

Facts42.395, 19.775

Distance19.13 km*

resolved-pin haversine; not a published trek length; not walking distance · 2026-09-23 · editorial · provisional

Ascent+1,063 m*

copernicus-dem:glo-30 high minus low · 2026-09-23 · dem · provisional

Descent0 m*

one-way stored · 2026-09-23 · provisional

High point1,804 m*

copernicus-dem:glo-30 · 2026-09-23 · dem · provisional

Low point741 m*

copernicus-dem:glo-30 · 2026-09-23 · dem · provisional

Routepoint-to-point

Days1

Seasonunverified

GradeSAC T3 · YDS 2

Editorial v1 · Provisional catalog

DifficultyUngraded (schematic ingest)

SAC T3: Demanding mountain hiking. Exposed sections possible; hands may be needed for balance.
YDS Class 2: Class 2. Simple scrambling, occasional use of hands.

Overlap with peaks-of-the-balkans is noted, not joined into one record.

Dobërdol and the Kosovo and Montenegro stages were unresolved and are not drawn.

typicalDays 1 is a placeholder.

Water

No water sources recorded.

Surface

Surface is not recorded. This field is filled only from an OSM surface tag, not from the grade.

Permits & fees

Permit: Border permit only where this section meets Peaks of the Balkans

Getting there

No sourced gateway chain yet.

Trailheads

Theth car-free: unknown
Qafa e Valbonës car-free: unknown
Valbonë car-free: unknown
Çerem car-free: unknown

Hazards

DEM figures are samples at the resolved pins, not a walking profile.

Questions

Do I need a permit for Via Dinarica (Albania)?

A permit is listed as required for Via Dinarica (Albania): Border permit only where this section meets Peaks of the Balkans. Status is reported (secondary). Confirm with the issuer before travel.

How much is the Via Dinarica (Albania) permit?

Albania border permit: Free (Not recorded). Status: reported-secondary. Kosovo border permit: Free (Not recorded). Status: reported-secondary. Montenegro fee: €6 (varies yearly) (Not recorded). Status: reported-secondary. Agency handling: ~€20 per person (Not recorded). Status: reported-secondary.