Mirusha Park is located in the eastern part of the Metohija Plain. It is one of the most beautiful and interesting areas in Kosovo and is known for a rare natural wonder that is hard to find anywhere else in the Balkans - the Mirusha waterfalls. In 1975, 5 square kilometres were placed under nature protection due to the specific landscape and biodiversity, and the area has since been expanded to a good 12 square kilometres.
In addition to a number of rare pasture species and medicinal herbs, 21 endemic plants are also part of the rich flora. The fauna includes many shy wild animals such as wild boar, badgers, wildcats, squirrels, hedgehogs and numerous amphibians. The park is crossed by the river of the same name, which has its source in the Gremnik Mountains and drains into the White Drin after 37 kilometres.
The main attraction of the park is a 10 km long, sometimes quite inaccessible gorge, which the river has carved into the karstic rock over millions of years; the steep walls are over 100 metres high in places. There are 12 waterfalls and 16 small mountain lakes over a distance of 650 metres, with a height difference of 80 metres (note: the number of waterfalls varies and depends on the rainfall in the Mirusha catchment area). The highest waterfall at 22 metres is located between the sixth and seventh lake, but can only be reached via an arduous hike with climbing. The deepest lake is the tenth with a depth of 9 metres and the longest is the eighth at 56 metres. The most impressive cascade, however, with a height of 8 metres, flows from the 15th into the 16th lake, the last of which measures 55 x 45 metres and is 5 metres deep. This is also the area that is most easily accessible to visitors. Despite the cold temperatures, swimming in the pools is wonderful in summer.
Due to the geological structure of the rock, limestone blocks and various sediments, an impressive cave system runs through the gorge area. Near the last basin, on the right-hand side of the river, you come to a karst spring and the Great Church or Hermit's Cave with a small rock chapel. It is 40 metres long, its entrance is 4 metres wide and 12 metres high, and there are stalactites and stalamites at the end. The paintings date back to the 13th century. The 44 metre long ‘Great Cave’ is located on the 9th lake. Also nearby is the entrance to the spectacular Dush Cave, which is said to have a length of 180 metres and several side channels with a total length of 260 metres, the entrance is an impressive 10 metres wide and 15 metres high. Hidden inside are six small lakes and waterfalls 2-5 metres high. The Mirusha system has created an underground variant here (only for experienced speleologists - access via the village of Dushi to the south).
There are two ways to get to the waterfalls: 12 kilometres south of Klinë, there are two restaurants at the confluence of the Mirusha and Drin rivers east of the M9-1. From there, an approx. 2.2 km long gravel track leads to the northern bank of the Mirusha, from where you can continue on foot to the upper falls and bathing pools. Please note: the path to the natural phenomena runs over large differences in altitude with scrambling and suspension bridges in the gorge!
The second option: Just a few metres further on, a road with the signposting ‘Pishine Natyra Turjake’ branches off from the M9-1 to the east. It leads via the village of Mirushë and from there on a dirt road (3 km, signposted Ujevara) directly to the waterfalls. There is a charge for parking, and in summer two very simple restaurants are open directly on the banks of the last basin. From here you can also reach the via ferrata on the other side.