Hikes and Treks

It was August 28—Michaela's birthday, who for several years on this date has been climbing Sinanitsa Peak, followed by a party at the Spano Pole shelter.

Skakavitsa hut is located in northwestern Rila above Sapareva Banya and Panichishte at the foot of Kabul Peak. Near the hut is the Riska Skakavitsa waterfall, the highest waterfall in Rila at 70 meters.

The Shegava River Canyon is located in the Konyavska Mountain near the confluence of the river with the Struma River near the village of Razhdavitsa.

First summer hike of the year — on the second day of summer.

The Fotinski Waterfalls are a beautiful, full-flowing cascade of three waterfalls located in the Western Rhodope Mountains. Each drop ranges between 7 and 17 meters in height.

A winter ascent of Musala Peak via its classic route: passing Musala Hut, the Musala Lakes, the Ice Lake Shelter, and then following the fixed steel rope to the highest peak in the Balkans — Musala (2,924 m).