Hikes and Treks

Smolni Peak is located in the northeastern part of the Maleshevo Mountains. It is only 1,233 m high, but it offers beautiful views toward the ridges of Pirin, Maleshevo, and Vlahina mountains.

The Malyovitsa Lakes are located beneath Malyovitsa Peak, slightly away from the main marked trails, and can be reached only by several steep paths.

The Tsarev Peak ridge is not a particularly popular hiking destination, despite the interesting stories connected to the summit, as well as the megalithic Thracian sanctuary located at its foot.

There are many waterfalls in the Belasitsa Mountain, with over 10 in the Bulgarian part of the mountain alone.

Mount Klikach (1,383 m) is an exceptionally panoramic peak located in the Vlakhina Mountains above the village of Gorno Leshko.

For a long time, we had been thinking about doing a winter ascent of Mount Botev—the highest peak of the Balkan Mountains, rising to 2376 meters.

The time had come to do a winter ascent of Mount Spanopolski Chukar (2576 m). Last winter we only reached the Spano Pole shelter—we were a bit too lazy to continue upward, and not everyone in the group had snowshoes.

Golyama Straza Peak is 2799 m high and is the eighth highest peak in Pirin. It is part of the Ushitsite (Straza) ridge, located between the peaks of Polezhan and Kaymakchal.

In mid-November, we were wondering what an easy hike to do, and in the end, we chose to tackle the side peaks south of Solishte – Kelio, Kotsov Grob, and Stefanov Peak.

This year, we climbed Sinanitsa Peak again on August 28—Michaela's birthday. It has become a tradition for her to climb the peak on her birthday.