Shpella e Zeze

Shpella e Zezë — the Black Cave — is one of the tougher routes out of Valbonë, climbing through dense forest and loose scree toward a dark limestone cavity cut into the mountainside. This is not a warm-up hike: expect scrambling sections, exposed rock, and a real need for sturdy boots, trekking poles and a headlamp if you plan to go inside. Guides in the valley generally recommend it only to walkers with prior mountain experience, and even then only between May and October, once winter ice has cleared from the upper approach.

trail.difficulty

Hard

Type

Out & back