The Magic of Autumnal Kladnitza

There's no place like Kladnitza to visit in October - it is the epitome of autumnal beauty to me and a must in our hiking plans each autumn since we found it.

We are still enjoying a very long and warm Indian summer and last weekend was again warm and sunny and brilliant in a long chain of warm and sunny autumn days.

Hike info:

Destination: round trail Kladnitza

Mountain: Vitosha

Total length: 16 km

Elevation gain: 500 m

Total duration (plus picnic and rests): 5 hours

Average difficulty: 4 / 10

Me-made items, worn on this hike:

 

Husband: men's boxers, Knip Mode cargo pants

I: lingerie, Grey "Page" Hoodie, raglan Burda blouse, flared Knipmode pants

I'm sure part of Kladnitza's charm is due to its predominantly beech and elm forests, which color so spectacularly in October,

followed by my probably most favourite part of the hike - the plateau with its bales of hay and views to the distant Rila mountain.

The trail is circular and takes a wide round along the sunlit south slopes of Vitosha.