Things to see and do Popova Sapka

This peak (Титов Врв/Titov Vrv) is the highest point in the Šar Mountains, at 2,747 or 2,748 m above sea level. It has been named after Yugoslav President Josip Broz Tito since 1953, but retains its former name of "Great Turk" (Turku i Madh) in Albanian. A 12 km trail leads from Popova Šapka. Allow 4 hours for the walk (and 3h30 for the return). This hike is quite demanding. It passes over the Vakuf plateau, at an altitude of 2,000 m, and Mount Bakardan, at 2,704 m, with patches of snow still holding out in July. The route is well signposted and marked in red. It is described on signs at the ski resort and on various websites such as wikiloc.com. The Ljuboten mountaineering club offers the excursion with an experienced guide (price: approx. €65/MKD 4,000). The club also organizes a group climb every last weekend in May for around 200 people (price: €15/900 KD). At the top is a 9.3 m-high cylindrical tower built in 1951, where you can spend the night. From here, you can enjoy views of all the peaks of the Šar Mountains, in particular Piribreg (2,524 m) and Ljubuten (2,498 m) to the northeast, and Velika Rudoka (2,660 m) and Borislavec (2,675 m) to the south. Also visible are Mount Korab (2,764 m), the highest point in North Macedonia and Albania, in the Mavrovo National Park (to the southeast), and Mount Pelister, the highest point of Mount Baba, in the Pelister National Park near Bitola.