Rudina Mountain 2025

Yesterday was our 8th hike on Rudina mountain and by a mile - the best organized. Having been there multiple times before, we have tuned to perfection the hiking speed, the picnic spot and the food and beverages we bring with us. And despite the fact, that the day was scorching hot and the track is in the open, our experience of the track was probably one of our best.

Two of the emblematic flowers on Rudina were in their prime - the wild orchids and the lilacs.

We've seen lilacs in bloom on Rudina - even a secondary bloom in November, which was astonishing, but we had never seen them in their absolute prime - it still amazes me, that lilacs are not only garden bushes, but also found in abundance in the wild.

Hike info:

Дате: 3 May 2025

Destination: Sirishtnishka Rudina (1172 m)

Mountain: Rudina

Total length: 8 km

Elevation gain: 480 m

Total duration (plus picnic and rests): about 3 hours

Average difficulty:  4 / 10

Me-made items, worn on this hike:

 

I: lingerie, Burda blouse, Knipmode flared joggings, (Houndstooth Hoodie in the backpack)

Husband: men's boxers, Burda cargo pants, Burda blouse, (Burda hoodie in the backpack)

A view from the peak towards Vitosha. Although the peak is not very high, it is very panoramic and offers views to at least nine mountains around.

A view to dam Pchelina. This time, as we had planned it in advance, we had our picnic not on the peak, but on the way back on a bench with a small table in front of it and with a gorgeous panoramic view to the village of Sirishtnic, the dam and the mountains around. It was such a satisfying pay-off for the efforts to climb the peak.

A peek at the village of Sirishtnik, which seems to be experiencing a revival, with a lot of construction and reconstruction work, that has been taking place during the last months.