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Lake Ohrid

Name: Lake Ohrid
Rating: 2

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Rezervat Natyror i Menaxhuar "Liqeni Pogradecit"

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Location: Korçë, Albania

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1. Ohrid Pedestrian Zone – Lakeside Cycle Path loop from Pogradec

96.0km

05:57

1,020m

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Ohrid Pedestrian Zone – Lakeside Cycle Path loop from Ohrid

97.9km

06:05

1,020m

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels.

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June 12, 2024

Beautifully situated lake on the border with Macedonia

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June 13, 2024

Lake Ohrid ([ˈɔxridzeː], Macedonian Охридско Езеро Ohridsko Ezero, Albanian Liqeni i Ohrit, rarely also Liqeni i Pogradecit) is the second largest lake on the Balkan Peninsula and one of the oldest in the world. It belongs to a greater part to North Macedonia, of which it is the largest body of water, and to a smaller part to Albania (see also border between Albania and North Macedonia).[3] The water level is 695 m above sea level. The maximum depth is 288 meters. Its area is given in North Macedonia as 349 square kilometers,[4] while official Albanian sources even speak of 362.6 square kilometers[2] and other figures such as 358 square kilometers can be found in the literature.[1] On the North Macedonian shore, Ohrid and Struga are the most important cities, on the Albanian shore it is Pogradec. In total, more than 200,000 people live around the lake.[5]

The lake is at the centre of the UNESCO World Heritage Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid Region. In 1979, the Yugoslavian part of the lake was registered as a natural heritage site, and the following year it was expanded to include the cultural heritage of the region and the - strongly religious - cultural landscape around the lake. In 2019, the Albanian part was also included in the World Heritage Site.

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Elevation 740 m

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Location: Korçë, Albania

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Lake Ohrid

1. Ohrid Pedestrian Zone – Lakeside Cycle Path loop from Pogradec

2. Ohrid Pedestrian Zone – Lakeside Cycle Path loop from Ohrid

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