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Lake Ohrid and Prespa Loop

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Recorded distance
78 km
Riding-time estimate
1 h 57
Journey
Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis

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Why this ride

Lakeside sweepers, frequent viewpoints and reliable stop density. It also links naturally to Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid Region.

Access context

Verify surface, fuel and current construction before publication. Specific flag: border; seasonal traffic.

Seasonal context

May-Oct

Waypoint introductions and full write-ups

  1. 1. Pogradec

    Pogradec lies at the south-western corner of Lake Ohrid, with mountains rising steeply behind and the water stretching away toward North Macedonia. Ohrid is one of the oldest lakes in Europe, deep and very clear, and it holds fish found nowhere else, including a famous species of trout. The lake is shared between Albania and North Macedonia, and the border runs through the middle of the water, so from the Pogradec promenade you can see the opposite shore on a clear day, with its lights twinkling after dark.

    Read the complete Pogradec write-up.

    Recorded stop-planning note

    May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.

    Planning note

    Pogradec sits at 0 km, early in the day. Next is Korçë.

  2. 2. Korçë

    Korçë stands on a high plain in south-eastern Albania, about eight hundred and fifty metres above the sea, with bare mountains on every side. The air is cooler and drier here than on the coast, the winters are hard, and the town has a different feel from the rest of the country: tree-lined boulevards, old two-storey houses with iron balconies, and a sense of refinement that older Albanians still call the Paris of Albania, only partly joking. It was an important commercial and cultural centre in the late Ottoman period, and merchants who grew rich abroad built handsome homes here.

    Read the complete Korçë write-up.

    Recorded stop-planning note

    May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.

    Planning note

    Korçë comes up 34 km in. Next is Pogradec.

  3. 3. Pogradec

    Return visit. Read the place description above.

    Read the complete Pogradec write-up.

    Recorded stop-planning note

    May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.

    Planning note

    78 km in you reach Pogradec.

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