VALLÉE DE LA DLABOKA ET CHUTE D'EAU DU KORAB
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The steep Dlaboka valley (Длабока Река/Dlaboka Reka, Përroi i Thellë), whose name means "deep", is home to primeval forest, in the Korab massif and within Mavrovo National Park. It ends grandly at the foot of the Korab waterfall (Корапски Водопад/Korabski Vodopad, Ujëvara e Korabit), one of the largest in the Balkans. Since 2021, part of the valley (2 km2) has been included on Unesco's World Heritage list of 94 "primary beech forests of the Carpathians and other parts of Europe". The Dlaboka River rises at Lake Mal Korab ("Little Korab"), at 2,310 m altitude. It is a tributary of the Ribnička, which flows into the Radika. The valley can be crossed from the abandoned hamlet of Ribnica (Рибница, Rimnica). This is at an altitude of 970 m, 16.5 km west of Mavrovi Anovi or 21.5 km north of Rostuša. From the hamlet of Volkovija (Волковија, Vallkavi), first follow a carriage road (by 4 x 4 or on foot) for 4.5 km to Ribnica. From here, a footpath leads to the waterfall where the Dlaboka falls from a height of more than 100 m between around 2,050 and 1,950 m above sea level. It's a 13 km walk to get there, with an ascent of 1,000 m. The return journey is by the same route (26 km in total). This challenging hike is not described on the national park website. However, guides are available to accompany you, and several routes are described on the wikiloc.com website.
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