Solo Hike to Konyarnika 2025

Husband has an exam on Sunday and is using his free time to prepare for it (or at least that's the plan). My Friday however was free and the weather was fine, the last sunny weather before the expected cold and rain, so I decided to go solo. During our hikes we've met hundreds of people, hiking alone, but I've always found, that having a company is much more pleasurable to me. I don't mind solo city walks, but I almost never hike alone in the mountains - last time must have been 20 years ago. 

I didn't want to risk a difficult and long trail, so I chose a well trodden path - from Zlatnite mostove to Kumata hut, peak Konyarnika and back along an alternative trail by a couple of other huts.

Hut Kumata - because it is a work day, the usually well frequented hut and the trail to it were empty.

Down in the city it was sunny and short-sleeve-weather, but up above the 1500 m line it is still late winter - early spring, with patches of snow and purple crocuses.

Hike info:

Date: 25 April 2025

Destination: peak Konyarnika (1782 m)

Mountain: Vitosha

Total length: 9.5 km

Elevation gain: 400 m

Total duration: 3 hours

Average difficulty: 3 / 10

Konyarnika - one of my favorite places on Vitosha.

A selfie with Cherni Vruh in the far distance

Me-made items, worn on this hike:

I: lingerie, Burda raglan blouse, Sinclair Journey zippered Sweater

From Konyarnika I took the path down to Zvezditza and Edelweiss Huts

More crocuses

I had my snack at hut Zvezditza and from there continued down the trail to Zlatnite.

February daphne, обикновено бясно дърво, тилилей - може да се каже, че съм била в гори тилилейски :)