Pancharevo

Our first winter hike. The weather this week got quite cold and the rain turned into snow, that hasn't melted yet. We've been pretty busy lately, but on such a pleasant sunny Sunday we decided to take a short hike in the Lozen mountain, near the lake Pancharevo, which is only 20 min car drive from home.

I had expected snow and frozen trails, but the paths were actually solid, frozen, but almost without snow and quite easy to hike. The promised sun shone brightly and made everything look beautiful and cheerful.

Hike info:

Destination: lake Pancharevo

Mountain: Lozen

Total length: 7 km

Elevation gain: 130 m

Total duration (plus picnic and rests): 2 hours

Average difficulty: 1 / 10

The lake of Pancharevo and the village

Me-made items, worn on this hike:

 

Husband: men's boxers, Burda cargo pants, Burda Hoodie, Skull Hat

I:  lingerie, Sinclair long sleeve, Central Park hoodie, CC copycat hat, Borika gloves

We crossed along the mountain trail from one side of the lake to the other and then took the lower path back to our starting point and the car.

The lake hadn't completely frozen and there were rowers, fishermen, as well as plenty of birds.

We had our picnic on the seating area with a piece of homemade cheese pie, that I baked in the morning and a cup of hot herbal tee, while watching the peaceful waters of the lake and the snowy peaks of Vitosha on the horizon. A couple of refreshing and recharging hours and now - back to work :)