Eko Hrid
- Rooms
- Meals
- Seasonal — call ahead
- Listed in a map or guide listing — call first
Mountain lodge in Babino Polje run by Enes Dresković, at the start of the path to Lake Hrid; opens in winter only on request.
Ask for Enes Dresković
Peaks of the Balkans · Stage 7 of 10
Kuçishtë to Babino Polje
Stage 7 of the Peaks of the Balkans covers 15.3 km from Kuçishtë to Babino Polje, with 1,157 m of ascent and 1,029 m of descent. The highest point is 2,256 m. Allow about 7 hours of walking, plus breaks.
15.3 kmdistance
1,157 mascent
1,029 mdescent
~7 hwalking time
harddifficulty
2,256 mhighest point
≈ 3.5 L
≈ 2,120 kcal
Distance, climb and elevation come from the Outest route data. Difficulty and time are estimates from distance and climb; your pace will vary with heat, pack weight and photo stops.
Where to sleep and eat on this stage
Babino Polje
Eko Katun Hako
- Rooms
- Meals
- Seasonal — call ahead
- Listed in a map or guide listing — call first
Guesthouse in the Babino Polje summer pastures (katun), by the trail.
Triangle Woodhouse
- Rooms
- Meals
- Camping
- Transfer
- Seasonal — call ahead
Guesthouse with a campsite in Babino Polje, 0.2 km from the trail; it says it was the first guesthouse on the trail when the trail opened in 2011, and it offers transfers and help with border-crossing permits.
Checked online in October 2026. Places marked "listed in a map or guide listing" appear on OpenStreetMap, the official trail pages or a trekking guide, but could not be confirmed on their own website or an official tourism list. Most places are family guesthouses with half board, and the ones in the summer villages open only from about mid-June to September. Call a day or two ahead, and pay in cash: lek or euros in Albania, euros in Kosovo and Montenegro.
Help and services on this stage
Emergency: call 112 (ambulance: 127 Albania, 194 Kosovo, 124 Montenegro). Emergency & health guide
Nearest hospital
- Peja Regional Hospital · Peja · 24/7 emergency
Map - Berane General Hospital · Berane · 24/7 emergency
Map
Health centres
- Plav Health Centre · Plav · opening hours only
+38251251103 · Map
Pharmacies, ATMs, shops and stops: © OpenStreetMap contributors. Hospitals and health centres checked online.
Walk Kuçishtë to Babino Polje with Outest
The full stage works offline in Outest, with the route, elevation, water and village points, and a trail guide you can ask about conditions and the next place to sleep.