National Park Pelister with its unique, picturesque surrounding nature, provides the most attractive and adventurous walking and hiking experience.
Within the national park, there are several marked hiking trails:
1. Rounded Hiking trail: Hotel Molika– Peak Pelister – Hotel Molika
- Trail length: 21 km
- Time : 8,5 hours (approx)
- Difficulty : Very Hard
- Track altitudes: 1420 m – 1936 m – 2468 m – 2542m – 2601m – above sea level , and back to hotel Molika
- Begova cesma ( hotel Molika ) 1420 m
- Mountain House Kopanki 1610 m
- Vanguard 1936 m
- Peak ,, Stiv “ 2468 m
- Peak ,, Ilinden “ 2542 m
- Peak ,, Pelister” 2601 m
- Marten rock 2000 m
- Caparska Preseka 1590 m
- Hotel Molika 1420 m
Recommended for physically strong and experienced mount hikers
2. Hiking trail: Hotel Molika – Caparska Preseka – Hunter House –Small Lake – Big Lake
- Track length:16 km
- Time :8-9 hours (approx)
- Difficulty :Hard
- Track altitudes: 1420m – 1590 m– 2000 m – 2180 m – 2220 m above sea level
- Begova cesma ( hotel Molika ) 1420 m
- Caparska preseka 1590 m
- Hunter House 2000 m
- Small Lake 2180 m
- Big Lake ( Mountai n House ,, Dimitar Ilievski – Murato ) 2218 m
- Recommended for physically strong and experienced mount hikers.
3. Hiking trail: Hotel Molika – ,, Kopanki “ – ,, Jorgov Kamen “ and back to hotel Molika
- Trail length : 4 km
- Time : 2 -3 hours (approx)
- Difficulty : Not so hard
- Track altitudes: 1420 m – 1610 m – 1744 m – 1610 m -1420m above sea level
- Begova cesma ( hotel Molika ) 1420 m
- Kopanki 1610 m
- Jorgov Kamen 1744 m
- Kopanki 1610 m
- Begova cesma ( hotel Molika ) 1420 m
- Recommended for everyone!!!
4. Historical Trail: Hotel Molika – Tourist Information Centre – Hotel Molika
- Track length : 2,5km
- Time : 2 hours (approx)
- Difficulty : Easy
- Track altitudes: 1420m – 1350 m – 1420 m above sea level
- Begova cesma ( hotel Molika ) 1420 m
- Information Centre – National Park Pelister 1350 m
- Begova cesma ( hotel Molika ) 1420 m
- Recommended for everyone who visited hotel Molika and National Park Pelister
5. Trail to ,,Golema Livada “: Hotel Molika – Children Hostel – Mala Livada Golema Livada- Information Centre of National Park Pelister – Hotel Molika
- Track length: 6 km
- Time : 2-3 hours (approx)
- Difficulty: Not so hard
- Track altitudes: 1420m – 1270 m – 1240 m – 1187 m – 1350 m – 1420 m above sea level
- Begova cesma ( hotel Molika ) 1420 m
- Children hostel 1270 m
- Mala Livada 1240 m
- Golema Livada 1187 m
- and back to hotel Molika
- Information Centre – National Park Pelister 1350 m
- Begova cesma ( hotel Molika ) 1420 m
- Recommended for everyone who visited hotel Molika and National Park Pelister
6. Trail to ,,Palisnopje“: Hotel Molika – Tourist Information Centre – Palisnopje – Kopanki – Hotel Molika
- Track length: 7 km
- Time : 3 hours (approx)
- Difficulty: Easy
- Track altitudes: 1420m – 1350 m – 1400 m – 1610 m – 1420 m above sea level
- Begova cesma ( hotel Molika ) 1420 m
- Information Centre – National Park Pelister 1350 m
- Palisnopje 1500 m
- Kopanki 1610 m
- Begova cesma ( hotel Molika ) 1420 m
- Recommended for everyone who visited hotel Molika and National Park Pelister
Important:
The hiking tracks on this website are marked as – light, medium and heavy. Some are marked as “recommended for all ages”. Yet, safety and preparedness are extremely important no matter your physical ability or destination.
A safe hiking tour is such organized with an experienced mountain guide in line with the physical ability, and with appropriate equipment that depends on the weather conditions, and the duration of stay in a mountain.
Recommended equipment for hiking:
- Appropriate Footwear and Clothing
- Extra clothing selected according to the season
- Sunglasses with UV filter
- Sunscreen (SPF 30 – recommended)
- Personal First-aid allergy kit
- Nutrition (cereal bars, snack)
- Hydration (at least 1 water bottle)
- Insect repellent
- Walking poles
