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Positioning - mountain

• Shar Mountain / northeastern segment

Starting point

• Village of Rogachevo

Description of the trail 

The trail starts from the center of the village of Rogachevo and passes through the upper part of the village, heading north to the locality "Kalugjer". From that point, the trail continues along a wide road through the forest and heading south and it merges with the road that goes from the village to the locality "Korita". At this point of merging there is a repeater. From there, the trail moves along a wide road with main direction towards north and climbs up to the locality "Rogachevski Korita". After going past "Rogachevski Korita", by a wide unpaved road we are heading north/northwest and passing along the Rogachevo Sheep Farms, we are moving along an isohypse at a height of 1600 meters and we reach the Mountaineering Hut "Ljuboten". Near the hut there are the Staro Selo Sheepfolds and "Villa Ljuboten".

Technical data:

Altitude at the start point

• The village of Rogachevo – 865 masl

Highest point

• Mountaineering Hut “Ljuboten” – 1635 masl

Altitude at the end point

• Mountaineering Hut “Ljuboten – 1635 masl

Trail duration

• 2.30 hours

Trail length

• 8 km

Altitude gain

• hike up – 775 m
• hike down – 35 m

Trail difficulty

• ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆

Required level of physical fitness

• ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆

Panoramas and landscapes

Access t`o the start point 

• Motorway Skopje – Tetovo, 43 km
• Local road Tetovo – village of Rogachevo, 27 km
• In the village Rogachevo, on the streets there is a possibility for parking a vehicle.

Access to the end point: 

• Motorway Skopje – Tetovo, 43 km
• Local road Tetovo – village of Staro Selo, 25 km
• Unpaved road village of Staro Selo – Mountaineering Hut “Ljuboten”, 7 km (only for 4х4 vehicles)
• Near the Mountaineering Hut “Ljuboten” there is a possibility for parking for several vehicles.

Points of interest

• from the starting point:

• Ljuboten Peak - 2.30 hours hiking from Mountaineering Hut “Ljuboten”
• Lake “Livadichko Ezero” – 3.30 hours hiking form Mountaineering Hut “Ljuboten”

Accommodation and food  

• Mountaineering hut “Ljuboten”, Shar Mountain

• “Vila Ljuboten”, Shar Mountain

• Hostel “Kitka”, Village of Vratnica

• Family house, “Belojshki Biser”, Village of Belovishte

 Public transport: 

• Public bus, van transport and taxi