We usually try to stay away from popular trails on weekends, but we can't always help it. So, when we decided to hike to peak Polovrak on Sunday, we expected some presence, but the crowds that met us at the parking lot, where we found a parking place with difficulty, totally blew our minds away. Everybody and their granny were in the Lozen mountains this Sunday :)
We turned on the turbo pace and climbed the section to Lozen monastery in no time.
We stopped at the monastery just for a couple of minutes, to take a look at the grounds and the Sofia valley from the monastery wall and continued up towards the peak.
The chill is already in the air, some of the leaves are yellowing and it felt like our true autumn hike this year.
The autumn crocuses, кърпихожух, are confirming it - the summer is over.
We pushed with the same high tempo to the peak, overtaking all of the big groups on our way.
Hike info:Date: 27 September 2026
Destination: peak Polovrak (1182 m)
Mountain: Lozen
Total length: 10 km
Elevation gain: 420 m
Total duration (plus picnic and rests): 3 h 30 min
Average difficulty: 3 / 10
Me-made items, worn on this hike:
Husband: boxers, Burda cargo pants, Burda longsleeve
I: lingerie, Sinclair Lotte blouse, legwarmers
Some new construction on the peak - I like it.
Our high pace provided us some time, before the majority of the large hiking groups got to the peak, so we managed to have our beers and tortillas, followed by freshly baked home-made muffins and coffee, in peace and quiet, enjoying the gorgeous views to Iskar dam and the distant Rila ridges.
We returned to the car along an alternative trail, as we love to do, when possible. Polovrak is definitely one of our most favourite peaks - beautiful landscapes, nice picnic place, super easy and quick access from home, easy distance - what is there not to like :)
