Last Saturday Gaby, husband and I did one of the best hike for this year, to peak Ushite in Rila. The trail is new to us and was very interesting, challenging and extremely rewarding.
The day was sunny and warm, absolutely perfect for a hike in Rila. We started from the parking lot at the Central Mountain Station towards hut Malyovitza.
The trail to the hut winds by the Malyovitza river.
Hut Malyovitza - we filled our bottles of water here and continued towards the first terrace - this part of the trail coincides with the trail to peak Malyovitza.
Me-made items, worn on this hike:
Husband: boxers, Burda T-shirt
I: lingerie, Burda raglan T-shirt, Burda shorts, Love Notions Sabrina Slims
From the first terrace our trail takes a detour through the steep Ovcharski chute.
Up the chute towards the ridge
Finally we are near the Malyovitza lakes
We passed by the first lake
and stopped for a short break at the second of the three lakes.
The place was packed with ripe blueberries and we ate handfuls of them.
At the third lake - the three lakes are connected by a small river.
On the ridge towards peak Ushite
A view to the three lakes from above
Peak Ushite - a very peculiar looking rock formation
The objective is achieved - on peak Ushite
The vast views towards the valley of Urdina river, peak Malyovitza above us and the sea of Rila peaks near and far was so breathtaking!
Here we saw three falcons and an eagle - I hadn't seen one in ages - they are really big and impressive!
Hike info:Destination: Ushite peak round trail (2547 m)
Mountain: Rila
Total length: 16 km
Elevation gain: 850 m
Total duration (plus picnic and rests): 7 hours
Average difficulty: 7 / 10
On the way back we took an alternative trail down the opposite slope of Ushite, through the grass, directly down to the first Malyovitza lake.
Walking down through the grass valley without any trail was surprisingly very pleasant
By the first Malyovitza lake
From the lakes we took the long and very steep Rabbit trail back to Malyovitza hut. A herd of wild deer ran past us and up the nearby slope, where they stopped to graze!
Unlike on other hikes, when going down is the easy part, the Rabbit trail was so steep, that going down it was quite an adventure
This hike was definitely one of the highlights of our hiking season this summer!
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