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Blue Eye (Syri i Kaltër) – Bistrica Reservoir loop from Natural Monument The Blue Eye

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Albania

Vlorë

Blue Eye (Syri i Kaltër) – Bistrica Reservoir loop from Natural Monument The Blue Eye

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4.4

(72)

1,628

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Blue Eye (Syri i Kaltër) – Bistrica Reservoir loop from Natural Monument The Blue Eye

01:09

4.36km

40m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: February 26, 2026

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2.12 km

Blue Eye (Syri i Kaltër)

Highlight • Natural Monument

A karst spring around 50 m deep in the middle of a fairytale pine forest. 6 cubic meters of water bubble up per second. The "Blue Eye" is supposedly the …

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2.32 km

View of Syri i Kaltër (the Blue Eye Spring)

Highlight • Natural Monument

This excursion is particularly worthwhile in the early morning hours (access possible from 8 a.m. for 50 lek). After a 1.5 km long hike you reach this breathtaking water spring from which around 6000 liters per second (!) flow out.

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2.33 km

Spring-Fed Stream

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Here is a small tributary with fresh spring water

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2.40 km

Blue Eye Natural Spring

Highlight • Natural Monument

Totally crowded but the influencers are having fun 🫣

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2.46 km

Bridge at the Blue Eye (Syri i Kaltër)

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Leads to the blue eye of Albania

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3.71 km

Bistrica Reservoir

Highlight • Lake

Before the eye of Albania

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4.36 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.82 km

464 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.64 km

1.18 km

356 m

108 m

< 100 m

Elevation

Weather

Friday 27 February

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Blue Eye (Syri i Kaltër) – Bistrica Reservoir loop from Natural Monument The Blue Eye

Blue Eye (Syri i Kaltër)

View of Syri i Kaltër (the Blue Eye Spring)

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Blue Eye Natural Spring

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