I had never explored this part of the Rhodope Mountains between the villages of Avramovo and Ortsevo, so it was about time to finally do it – this time by bike.
Riding from Blagoevgrad to Macedonia Hut is something we do several times a year, but we don't often continue the route down to the Ilina River valley and the Rila Monastery.
Near the village of Mechkul, in the foothills of the Pirin Mountains, lie the megalithic sanctuary of St. Mina and the Mechkul Waterfall – the highest waterfall in Pirin, with a height of 51 meters.
This is another cycling tour of Lake Kerkini for our group, but this time the Petrich group joined us and we gathered about 40 people for this tour.
In mid-September, we decided to go on a cycling trip in memory of Vesko from Petrich. The idea was to cycle to Malina hut and then descend the next day to Skoko waterfall above the village of Kashina.
This is a more unusual trip to Zagaza Hut by bike. Until now, I had been to the hut several times by bike, starting from Kresna.
Some friends from another adventure group have been camping every summer for years at the Shiroka Polyana Reservoir, nestled in the Western Rhodope Mountains between Batak and Dospat.
Mount Ipsario, standing at 1,204 meters, is the highest peak on Thassos island—and like many island summits, it offers stunning panoramic views.
On Saturday, May 31st, we rode through a very picturesque region of Southwestern Bulgaria – Razmetanitsa. These are the villages on the southern slopes of the Konyavska Mountain between Dupnitsa and Kyustendil.