#298 of 300 · Matka Canyon (Treska gorge)
Matka Canyon
North MacedoniaSkopje Region
North MacedoniaA cliffside path along the reservoir in the limestone gorge of the Treska, near Skopje, from the 14th-century St Andrew's Monastery at the dam towards Vrelo Cave, one of the deepest known underwater caves in Europe.
- Distance
- 8 km
- Out and back
- Ascent
- 200 m
- High point 350 m
- Time
- 3 h
- Day hike
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Good paths and little climbing.
- Best months
- Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov
- When the route is usually in condition
- Start
- Matka dam (St Andrew's Monastery)
- Matka Canyon (Treska gorge)
Route
- Matka dam
- Vrelo Cave
- back the same way
Wildlife along the route
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