The Best Hiking Trails in Oblast Sofiya-Grad (Bulgaria)

Crn Vrv - Golem Rezen - Mal Rezen (Vitosha, Bulgaria)

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Sibel Jakupović

Distance

6.26mi

Elevation +

1719f

TrailRank

57| 4.33

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Start point Aleko Dom on Vitosha mountain in Sofia. Trail is marked very well, Golem and Mal Rezen Peak are bit technical but it's only few meters to climb over rocks to the peak. In Aleko you can find food and anything ...

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Boyana river falls and lake

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gomezgomar

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Distance

4.17mi

Elevation +

2060f

TrailRank

42

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This wonderful trail starts and ends in the Boyana area close to the famous Boyana church in the outskirts of Sofia.You follow the Boyana river passing by some very nice waterfalls until the awesome Boyana falls. The way...

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Dupevitsa Peak, Lyulin Mountain - Knyazhevo, Sofia

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tosho

Distance

5.78mi

Elevation +

3f

TrailRank

42

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Recommended hiking path from Dupevica Peak (Dupevitsa, Дупевица), Lyulin Mountain to the last stop of tram N5 in Knyazhevo district, Sofia, Bulgaria. Lyulin is one of the smaller mountains around Sofia and its highest...

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Vitosha

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Byxtra

Distance

15.33mi

Elevation +

5387f

TrailRank

42| 5.0

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Vitosha is a mountain massif on the outskirts of Sofia as well as the the oldest nature park in the Balkans. The highest point of the whole range is called Cherni Vrah (literally the "Black Peak"), an enormous cone shape...

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Vitosha afternoon

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Vrt4

Distance

11.65mi

Elevation +

2805f

TrailRank

41

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I hiked this trail with start late in the afternoon at 15:30 at Aleko, which is easy to reach by car and I parked at the coordinates N42.58337° - E23.29139°. The route I choose was to still get some good sunlight and be ...

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Vitosha, Ring to Boyana and return

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mpic

Distance

3.96mi

Elevation +

2218f

TrailRank

40| 5.0

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Sofia green tour. http://www.sofiagreentour.com/about-us.html My smartphone didn't record well the distance, we walked for around 9/10km. The shortest past to the waterfall is difficult to go up and it would be prob...

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Zvezditsa hut - Cherni Vrah - Zheleznitsa

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Ornithopter

Distance

13.70mi

Elevation +

2441f

TrailRank

40

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This hike is part 2 of a 2-day hike from Knyazhevo to Zheleznitsa, which crosses the entire Vitosha mountain and touches the peak. You can find part 1 here: https://www.wikiloc.com/wikiloc/view.do?id=27502613. Towards t...

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Bulgaria: E4 / Sultans Trail from Sofia to Dragalevski

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John P

Distance

5.78mi

Elevation +

801f

TrailRank

36

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This is the route I used to get from the centre of Sofia to Dragalevski, the suburb where the waymarked Bulgarian section of the E4 European Long Distance Trail begins. It is based on the Sultans Trail route. It begins b...

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Knyazhevo - Vladaya - Zvezditsa hut

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Ornithopter

Distance

9.20mi

Elevation +

4065f

TrailRank

34

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A half-day hike starting at the end of tram line 5, that takes you two thirds up on the Vitosha mountain. From there you can hike back, turning it into a long-ish day hike, or you can spend the night in the Zvezditza hut...

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Vitosha hike to Cherni Vrah

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UnhingedBeauty

Distance

17.93mi

Elevation +

3809f

TrailRank

33

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An easy hike that's very accessible by taking bus 66 near the Paradise Center in Sofia. Unfortunately for me, it was foggy for most of my hike but I did have a few seconds of clear skies and it definitely is a beautiful...

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Zheleznitsa to Yarlovski Kupen

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Jodi H

Distance

11.19mi

Elevation +

3484f

TrailRank

33

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From last bus stop in Zheleznitsa, take the road which becomes dirt road and eventually a trail to the Blue Arrow hut, take a break there and collect fresh water from spring behind the hut, then continue on the main trai...

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Marchaevo

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Jodi H

Distance

7.69mi

Elevation +

1900f

TrailRank

32

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Random not well planned walk from Marcheovo up into the hills of Vitosha. On the way you pass a stream, an abandoned building, a possible quarry, a zaslon, cliffs being used by rock climbers and if it’s spring, lots of w...

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Cherni Vra

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BRIGITTE RETERS

Distance

7.12mi

Elevation +

1591f

TrailRank

32

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We started our trail from Svedtitsa Hut. Following first the yellow trail. It is all very well sign marked and you cannot get lost. There is a sign post now blue and white when you come to an old ski lift, that takes yo...

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Wrong trail to Blue Arrow shelter. You could try to follow it backwards.

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Jodi H

Distance

6.95mi

Elevation +

1962f

TrailRank

31

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Wrong trail to Blue Arrow shelter. The correct way would be to start at the bus stop nearby and follow the road back a few hundred meters until you reach a sign Vitosha Park and follow the road on the left.

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Aleko - Cherni vrah loop

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Benkenogy

Distance

5.32mi

Elevation +

1598f

TrailRank

31

the nicest way to climb top of the mountain - 3,3-4 hours. if not have a snow. great panorama to Rila, Rhodope, Balkan mountains. sorry, turn on gps 10-15 min after start...

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Vitosha - Black Peak

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Amaury M

Distance

10.52mi

Elevation +

4948f

TrailRank

30

Bus 93 to the end Beautiful climbing on the snow Way back difficult with a completely snowy way ! End at the bus 66 stop

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Bankya to Tram 5

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John Grinyer

Distance

13.41mi

Elevation +

2687f

TrailRank

30

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Full day hike from the pleasant spa town of Bankya over some hills, across the motorway, to a great viewpoint overlooking Sofia, and down to Knyazhevo where you can pick up the no. 5 tram back in to Sofia. You can easily...

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Boyana waterfall desde Boyana

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Marc864

Distance

4.58mi

Elevation +

2136f

TrailRank

30

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Ruta circular desde Boyana pasando por: - Boyana waterfall We arrived by taxi which was 15Lv (about 7,5€). There are two paths very well marked all along. The longer one, recorded here, is the green one. The red one goe...

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Cherni Vrah the long way

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Jodi H

Distance

13.96mi

Elevation +

3894f

TrailRank

30

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Zheleznitsa to Sinata Stela to Cherni Vruh and back to Zheleznitsa loop. The last few kilometers from the ski training center down to Zheleznitsa were on a rutted, stony road and should be avoided. If possible, try to fi...

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Железница до Алеко, през Черни Връх (From Jeleznitsa to Aleko, through Cherni Vrah)

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Stamen Miroslavov

Distance

9.78mi

Elevation +

3045f

TrailRank

30

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An easy trail crossing Vitosha(Витоша), starting from 'Brezite'(Брезите/Белите брези) restaurant on the outsides of Jeleznitsa (Железница). ~1100 m altitude It's not the entire trail, because I switched the GPS on, af...

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Sofia's Shangri-la

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rhhsmits

Distance

10.11mi

Elevation +

2881f

TrailRank

27

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Beautiful hike to a hidden valley that not many people even in Sofia know about, mostly on old trails that are mostly used by cows and horses, not by people. Available as a guided Experience on AirBnB.

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Vitosha - City To Summit

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Benkenogy

Distance

6.96mi

Elevation +

3448f

TrailRank

27

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Hike trip to Black Peak with Sofia Green Tour. Every last Saturday... See http://www.sofiagreentour.com/free-hike-tour.html

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Zlatni mostove - Momina skala Hut - Kamen del Hut - Zlatni mostove

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Vera Schwartz

Distance

4.94mi

Elevation +

548f

TrailRank

26

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A casual hike, with stops and rests. Lunch at Kamen del Hut. Forgot to track about 1.5-2km on the way back. Total distance is 10km. Total time with all stops - 3h 12m. Easy terrain, beautiful forest.

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Aleko hut - Kamen del summit Vitosha mountain

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Иван Стоименов (redex)

Distance

4.79mi

Elevation +

528f

TrailRank

25

Very easy and nice walk trail This trail is suitable for children also on summer time There is beautiful landscapes.

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Marchaevo to Knyazhevo

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John Grinyer

Distance

10.08mi

Elevation +

1145f

TrailRank

24

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A fairly flat trail through the pine forests of the western side of Vitosha. To get to the trail you take the no. 5 tram to the end of the line, then the 59 bus to Marchaevo (13 stops).

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