Osumi Canyon Rim

Osumi Canyon Rim is a easy hike in Skrapar, Albania: 8 km taking 3 hours, with 200 m of ascent and a high point of 700 m.

Distance: 8 km
Time: 3 h
Ascent: 200 m
High point: 700 m
Difficulty: Easy

What to expect

Terrain

Farm tracks and grassy rim paths on soft sandstone. Unfenced drops in several places.

Phone signal

Patchy — usable near the villages, weak on the rim.

Crowds

Very quiet. Rafting groups pass below on spring weekends.

Waymarking: Unmarked. Keep the canyon on your right walking out and on your left coming back.

Elevation profile

Hover or tap a dot to see water points, cafés and the high point.

Route map & waypoints

Tap a waypoint to centre the map on it, or open it straight in Google Maps.

Navigate & download

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Load the GPX into Organic Maps, Maps.me or AllTrails before you leave the valley — signal disappears on most of these routes.

Water

Villages of Çorovodë and Bogovë

Safety

There are unfenced edges. Rafting is best April to May.

Emergency & safety

Save these numbers before you start Osumi Canyon Rim. Several hikers get lost here every season.

112 All emergenciesEnglish-speaking operators, works without a SIM card 127 AmbulanceNdihma e Shpejtë 128 Fire & rescueAlso called out for mountain incidents 129 State PolicePolicia e Shtetit

Albania has no 24/7 helicopter mountain-rescue service. Call 112 first, then your guesthouse — searches in Theth, Valbona and Jezerca are run by police with local volunteer rescuers and guesthouse owners, and they need hours to reach you.

Tell someone your planBefore you leave, tell your guesthouse which trail you are walking, when you expect to arrive and who is with you. This is the single thing that starts a search early.
Download the route firstSignal disappears on the passes. Save the GPX or KML from this page into Organic Maps, Maps.me or AllTrails, and download the offline map area while you still have wifi.
Turn back by 13:00Thunderstorms build over the Accursed Mountains in the early afternoon. If you have not reached the pass or summit by 13:00, turn around.
Follow the red-and-white blazesNever follow goat paths, scree chutes or shortcuts, especially in cloud. If you lose the blazes, walk back to the last one you saw.
Carry the basicsAt least 2 litres of water, sun cover, a headtorch, a foil blanket, a power bank and a whistle. Three blasts means help needed.
Cash and no ATMsThere is no ATM in Theth or Valbona. Carry lek in cash for cafés, guesthouses and any 4x4 lift out of the valley.

Check current conditions before you set off.

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