Cluster · Tirana
Grand Park & the Artificial Lake
Late-afternoon cluster: paths under trees, the lake and a restaurant on the park's edge; shaded and the coolest place in the city in summer.
28″ bags
painful
Time budget
half
Rescue coverage
100% ≤7′
max p90 5.9′
Places
1
Rules in force · 7
- Albania ↗Albania is outside the EU and the Schengen area and sets its own entry rules; check the official requirements for your passport before you book.
- Albania ↗If you drive, carry your licence, rental papers and insurance proof, and expect unlit mountain roads and livestock after dark.
- Albania ↗Land borders with Montenegro, Kosovo, North Macedonia and Greece are used by buses; allow for queues in summer and check that your rental contract allows crossing.
- Tirana and Central Albania ↗Buses and minibuses (furgon) leave when full or on loose timetables: ask at your hotel the day before where and when the last one back leaves.
- Tirana ↗Agree the fare in lek before you get in an unmetered taxi, or use a ride-hailing app: quotes in euros at the airport are usually higher.
- Tirana ↗Pavements are uneven and blocked by parked cars: large suitcases go from the car to the door, never on a walk.
- Tirana ↗Cover shoulders and knees for Et'hem Bey Mosque and take off your shoes at the door.
Map to the centre
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Walking weather, next 5 days
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Bound and physics
The northern part of the Grand Park and the lake shore.
- Slope
- gentle
- Stairs
- Some
- Shade
- high
- Surface
- park paths
- Sleep here or visit
- visit
Eat and drink here
A restaurant on the edge of the Grand Park that serves regional Albanian dishes: lunch or an early dinner after the park.
Rescue anchors
A — NW block: café seating (field-verify)
seated_rest · food · valid: always
B — Lake shore benches
seated_rest · valid: always
C — NE block: benches or shade (field-verify)
seated_rest · valid: always
D — SW block: café with toilet (field-verify)
seated_rest · food · toilet · valid: always
E — Park entrance café (field-verify)
seated_rest · food · toilet · valid: always
F — SE block: benches or shade (field-verify)
seated_rest · valid: always
always: 100% covered, max p90 5.9′, worst cell 5.9′ · heat: 100%
Nodes in this cluster
- The city's large park with the artificial lake: late afternoon for shade and a walk, 60–90 minutes.
Edges out
| To | How | p50 | Climb |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blloku | Car or walk north-west | ~15 min | flat |
Red lines here
- Paths are unlit: leave before dusk.
Around this cluster
Straight-line distance; walk time adds 30% for streets.