BULGARIA. Rila Mountains. 2 day hike: Rila Monastery - Seven Lakes Hut - Malyovitsa (2.729 m) - Monastery
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 23.28 mi
- Elevation gain
- 9,452 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 9,452 ft
- Max elevation
- 8,973 ft
- TrailRank
-
54
4.7
- Min elevation
- 3,768 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Time
- one day 5 hours 12 minutes
- Coordinates
- 3495
- Uploaded
- October 25, 2017
- Recorded
- September 2017
near Rilski Manastir, Област Кюстендил (България)
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Itinerary description
Very long hike from the Rila Monastery to the Seven Lakes and going to two of the most significant summits of the area (Otovishki Vrah and Malyovitsa).
The Rila Monastery is deep down in the valley, so the climb up to the high ground takes a long and strenous hike. Same thing with the steep descent from Malyovitsa is also exhausting.
Apart from that, the trails are easy and well marked, and the views from the tops over the seven lakes are magnificent,
Day 1: Rila Monastery (1.100 m) - Ivan Vazov Hut (2.300 m) - Otovishki Vrah (2.696 m) - Seven Lakes Hut (2.196 m)
19.2 km +1.781 m -747 m
Day 2: Seven Lakes Hut (2.196 m) - Haramiyata Summit (2.465 m) - Damgla (2.669 m) - Dodov Vrah (2661 m) - Malyovitsa (2.729 m) - Rila Monastery (1.100 m)
18.3 km +1.101 m -2.133 m
The Rila Monastery is deep down in the valley, so the climb up to the high ground takes a long and strenous hike. Same thing with the steep descent from Malyovitsa is also exhausting.
Apart from that, the trails are easy and well marked, and the views from the tops over the seven lakes are magnificent,
Day 1: Rila Monastery (1.100 m) - Ivan Vazov Hut (2.300 m) - Otovishki Vrah (2.696 m) - Seven Lakes Hut (2.196 m)
19.2 km +1.781 m -747 m
Day 2: Seven Lakes Hut (2.196 m) - Haramiyata Summit (2.465 m) - Damgla (2.669 m) - Dodov Vrah (2661 m) - Malyovitsa (2.729 m) - Rila Monastery (1.100 m)
18.3 km +1.101 m -2.133 m
Waypoints
Summit
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Damga (2.669 m)
Damga (2.669 m)
Summit
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Dodov Vrah (2.661 m)
Dodov Vrah (2.661 m)
Summit
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Haramiyata (2.465 m)
Haramiyata (2.465 m)
Wilderness hut
Summit
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Malka Malyovitsa (2.640 m)
Malka Malyovitsa (2.640 m)
Summit
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Malyovitsa (2.729 m)
Malyovitsa (2.729 m)
Summit
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Otovishki Vrah (2.696 m)
Otovishki Vrah (2.696 m)
Intersection
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Razdela
Razdela
Museum
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Rila Monastery
Rilskijat Manastir
Panorama
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view point
view point
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