Pelister National Park

Granite stone rivers, glacial lakes and Macedonian pine forest near Bitola

Pelister is a granite massif in the Baba Mountain range where Pleistocene stone rivers, some up to 3 km long, spill down from glacial cirques and two lakes. It holds extensive forests of the Macedonian pine, known locally as "molika".

1Pelister's EyesTwo glacial lakes, the Big lake at 2,218 m and the Small lake at 2,180 m, the source of many rivers.

3Macedonian pine forestsOne of the best-developed stands of this rare tree in the Balkans.

Things to do

On footWalk from Dihovo to the two mountain lakes known as Pelister's Eyes, about 5 hours one way
On footHike the Stone Trail, the Historical Trail or the Rocky trail that starts at Hotel Molika
In the snowSki the 680 m track with lifts at Kopanki
Try thisDrive the road from Dihovo through Nizepole towards Brajcino for views over the mountains

North Macedonia Est. 1948 Size 172 km² Highest 2,601 m Protected area category: IUCN II

Also worth seeing

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Stone rivers
Granite block streams left by the Pleistocene, some reaching 3 km in length.

Where it is

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