Best places to run in Kosovo

Kosovo's main ski resort village on the Sharr slopes, a starting point for summer hikes to Livadh lake and the high peaks.

At 2,656 m this is Kosovo's highest peak, a long alpine climb past glacial lakes with sweeping summit views over the Dukagjini plain.

A deep forested gorge carved by the Lumbardhi river with steep cliffs and hidden waterfalls, a scenic gateway into the Accursed Mountains.

A dramatic limestone canyon dropping hundreds of metres west of Peja, with riverside trails, cliffs and via-ferrata lines.

The highest peak of Peja municipality in the central Accursed Mountains, a tough rugged ascent above the Rugova highlands.

A medieval hilltop fortress about 40 km east of Pristina, with open ridge walks and panoramic views across the rolling countryside.

A hilltop fortress above Prizren's old town reached by a short steep climb, with sweeping views over the historic city and river.

A large reservoir in eastern Kosovo with forested shoreline trails and beaches, good for easy lakeside walks and swims.

A small clear mountain lake on Leqinat with greenish shimmering water and great mountain views, a rewarding walk in the Accursed Mountains.

A glacial lake at 2,180 m below Peskovi peak, reached by a long hike across the eastern Sharr ridges.

A scenic glacial lake at about 1,970 m above Kuqishtë village, reached by a moderate hike and ringed by forested mountain slopes.

The river running through Rugova canyon, followed by well-marked riverside trails offering some of the most scenic valley walks in the Balkans.

A 2,403 m border-ridge summit reached on a steep circular hike from Rugova with panoramas into both Kosovo and Montenegro.

A jagged pyramidal 2,498 m summit on the North Macedonia border, a long demanding climb with panoramic ridgeline views.

A forested mountain northwest of Peja above the White Drin spring, crossed by trails climbing toward the Montenegro border ridge.

A 14th-century UNESCO-listed monastery where the Deçan gorge opens out, a scenic landmark beside walking routes into the mountains.

A 2,212 m Sharr summit with grassy upper slopes, a steady climb rewarded with wide views across the southern mountains.

A large forested park on Pristina's edge with over 150 km of trails from gentle paved paths to undulating climbs, ideal for running and hiking.

Kosovo's Accursed Mountains national park, full of dramatic cliffs, glacial lakes and meadows laced with hiking trails including the Peaks of the Balkans.

A favoured 2,524 m peak in the eastern Sharr range reached over open alpine pasture, popular with hikers for its broad summit views.

A mountain resort hub above Prizren and key Sharr trailhead, with gentle meadow walks and access to high alpine lakes and ridges.

Kosovo's Marble Cave with stalactites and underground formations, set among easy walking trails in the rolling hills of central Kosovo.

A 25 m karst-spring waterfall at the source of the White Drin river, reached on an easy family-friendly walk through the Radac area.

A dramatic karst canyon with a chain of waterfalls and emerald pools linked by rim and riverside trails, great for hiking and wild swimming.

A 2,014 m peak in the Accursed Mountains whose trail starts right from Peja's centre and climbs through hills to a panoramic summit.