Dendrarium Round Trail 2024

It is May and the weather here is catching up on all the cold and rain it failed to produce in March :) However, Saturday was sunny and even warm and dry, perfect for hiking, and Vitosha was bursting at the seams with tourists.

This week we decided to make an experimental hike - we went over the map of Vitosha and compounded a round trail, starting from the Dendrarium up to Kamen del hut, where we had our lunch and then along an alternative trail back to Momina skala and through Zlatnite mostove back to the Dendrarium. We've walked most of the tracks around Zlatnite, but the one from the Dendrarium to Kamen del hut was completely new to us and it turned out to be a hidden gem.

The track runs along one of the many small rivers on Vitosha, passing through gorgeous green meadows and beech forests

Hike info:

Date: 18 May 2024

Destination: Kamen del Hut

Mountain: Vitosha

Total length: 10 km

Elevation gain: 370 m

Total duration (plus picnic and rests): 3 hours

Average difficulty: 3 / 10

Me-made items, worn on this hike:

Husband: boxers, Knipmode cargo pants, Colorblock Burda blouse

I: lingerie, leg warmers

Although we enjoyed our picnic at Kamen del hut, next time we make this trail, we should probably have our lunch at the Momina skala meadow, which is closer to the highest point of the trail and has lots of picnic tables and gazebos. 

A salamander. These are very common on Vitosha in the rainy season.

The Dendrarium - a large picnic area with a small lake with plenty of frogs, dragonflies and turtles