Easter Hike on Planinitza 2025

After a couple of coldish and rainy days, Easter came sunny and warm, perfect for a long hike. As is our tradition for Easter and Christmas, husband, Gaby and I packed our backpack and spent the holiday in the open air among the green fields and hills of the mountain.

To our surprise and delight the day was even warmer and sunnier than expected and we had a perfect hike on Cherna Gora, starting from the village of Planinitza.

The spring flowers and the wild trees were in bloom and the air felt very fresh and fragrant.

Hike info:

Date: 20 April 2025

Destination: peak Tumba (1129 m)

Mountain: Cherna Gora

Total length: 14 km

Elevation gain: 230 m

Total duration (plus picnic): 4 hours

Average difficulty: 3 / 10

Me-made items, worn on this hike:

I:  lingerie, Burda blouse, Houndstooth Burda hoodie in the backpack

Husband: men's boxershorts, Burda cargo pants, Burda T-shirt, Burda hoodie in the backpack

We had a delicious picnic on the peak, enjoying our snacks with colored eggs and sweet Easter bread (kozunak).

And back along the same track to the car, which we had parked at the end of the village.

The weather was perfect, Gaby hiked with us and the whole family gathered in the evening for a delicious family dinner and all was right with the world :)