This type of tours is suitable for most people in good health. They are predominantly on good paths, on undemanding terrain. The length of the tour is from one to five km and the maximum duration is three hours. During the tour climbing of the height difference is up to five hundred meters.Previous walking or trekking experience is not necessary.
This grade is ideal for people who want to enjoy both easy and moderate level walks on the same tour. You’ll be walking mainly on good paths, with occasional more demanding ascents or descents. The tour takes three to six hours at that pass between five and ten kilometers. Climbing height difference is between 500 to 1000 meters.
These tours are for those who are fit and active. Hikes are normally on good paths on altitude between 1000 and 2750 meters absl. Days may include some demanding ascents and descents up to 1500 meters, so previous experience is preferable but not essential. The lengths of the tours are between ten and fifteen kilometers. Duration of the tour is between six and ten hours.
This grade is ideal for fit people and for those who want to challenge themself with a few longer, more demanding hiking days, possibly on difficult terrain or at higher altitudes. The lengths of the tours are more than fifteen kilometers with duration more than ten hours. Altitude climbing is more than 1500 meters.
Shar Mountain is situated in the northwestern part of the Republic of Macedonia. The massif extends from the northeast to the southwest for 80 km with a total surface area of around 1,600 km2, making it one of the largest massifs in the Balkans.
Shar Mountain can be divided into three segments (though heterogeneous), according to its geological composition and its common geographical characteristics:
- Northeastern segment;
- Northwestern or central segment;
- Southern segment.