Polovrak in September 2025

After the hot summer days around the Independence day, autumn came all of a sudden with clouds, some rain and temperatures in the 12-15C range. It took us a minute to adjust, but hiking in a cloudy day has its perks too - no need to apply sunscreen, less perspiration, more stamina.

Thus on Saturday, despite some forecasts for rain - in did rain in Sofia, we decided to continue our wanderings around the Lozen mountain and  climbed peak Polovrak - one of those trails, that we love and frequent at least twice a year.

The first stop along the trail - Lozen monastery. The grounds of the monastery are really well kept and get improved with every year, which makes me happy.

 

The view to Sofia valley from the wall of the monastery

Hike info:

Date: 27 September 2025

Destination: peak Polovrak (1182 m)

Mountain: Lozen

Total length: 10.5 km

Elevation gain: 420 m

Total duration (plus picnic and rests): 3 h 30 min

Average difficulty: 3 / 10

On peak Polovrak. Although it was Saturday, probably because of the gloomy weather and early hour, the peak was almost empty - we only met a couple, which was leaving as we came.

Me-made items, worn on this hike:

Husband: boxers, Burda cargo pants, Burda longsleeve

I: lingerie, Sinclair Lotte blouse

The view from the peak towards the huge Iskar reservoir

We had our picnic here, on the hillside, enjoying the calm panorama. Tortilla sandwiches and cold beer taste fantastic in the open :)

We returned to the car along a partially alternative trail. A young roe deer was standing on the trail as we approached, but it vanished in the forest, together with at least two other, as soon as I reached to my phone to take a picture.