Lana River Route

The run along the Lana River is another easy, centrally located route in Tirana. And, it can be made into a 10k loop! The narrow river runs through the heart of downtown Tirana, and then extends northwest. The runnable part is on the paths/sidewalk along Bulevardi Gjergj Fishta/Zhan D’Ark on the north bank, and Curri Blvd. on the south bank.

A central place to start is Rinia Park (additional paths there). Run along the north bank for 2.3 km to the western end at Kavaja St., then cross to the south bank. Run for 4.8 km to the eastern end, passing the brutalist/Soviet era Enver Hoxha Museum (now a conference center) toward the eastern end. Complete the loop on the northern side. There’s a cycle path on Fishta side, west of Rinia Park.

Add-Ons: Combine with our ‘runseeing’ tour, which overlaps with this route. Also, Tirana Park is just 1 km south of the river.