Polovrak in October, 2020

We are continuing to enjoy sunny and comparatively warm weather in October, with temperatures ranging between 15C and 20C. It's not as warm as last year, when we made some of our most memorable hikes in the high mountains at the end of October, but it's definitely preferable to the cold and rain Gaby is enduring in the Czech Republic this autumn semester (on top of the virus crisis there).

This Saturday husband and I chose a favourite nearby mountain - Lozen and its summit Polovrak. As it is an easy trail and very near by car from home, we hike there at least twice a year and we still enjoy it - there are such places.

: The forests of Lozen mountain are mostly made up of oaks and the trees are especially beautiful in the autumn, I love the shape of oak leaves.

:Lozen monastery. The trail passes nearby and we always peek in the well kept grounds of the place.

Hike info:

Destination: peak Polovrak (1182 m)

Mountain: Lozen

Total length: 13 km

Elevation gain: 420 m

Total duration (plus picnic and rests): 3 h 45 min

Average difficulty: 3 / 10

:On peak Polovrak, the highest of Lozen mountain. Here we had our lunch snacks under the warm October sun.

:Dam Iskar in the far distance

:This time, to extend a bit the hike, we also went to a nearby peak Roden, marked on the map. However, the so-called peak was just a high point in the forest, nothing like Polovrak or Lanina Mogila, from which one can observe the landscape around for miles.

:But the trail itself was very pleasant to walk, so we enjoyed the detour.