Borovetz 2019

Yesterday we hiked around Borovetz - one of the big mountain resorts in Rila. Initially the hike was contemplated to be a repetition of the 15 km hike we did last year - from the resort up the mountain to Chakur voyvoda hut and back along the same track. But on our way back we decided to take a detour and up and down hill go to the Black Rock formation and from there find our way back to the car in Borovetz. It was a great decision, we had lots of fun exploring new trails and a very good exercise - a total of 20 km along pine tree paths under the milder September sun.

: A view to Borovetz from the trail

: The lower part of the trail is along broad dirt paths

: The hills above Chakur voyvoda hut. Here we had our lunch, a short rest and headed back.

: The villas of Sitnyakovo

: The detour we took to the Black rock

: We found a hunter's lodge and climbed up to have a look from above

: The temperatures are still summery but some of the trees are showing signs of the upcoming autumn

: The views from the Black Rock - a rock formation above the bed of Maritza river

: And back to Borovetz

Borovetz, The Black Rock

I'm breaking my series of posts about the Bavarian Castles with a short report from yesterday's trip to Borovetz in the Rila mountains. Husband and I tried to escape from the heat in the city and hiked the popular track to the Black Rock formation in the mountain resort of Borovetz. It is a very easy level track, which runs through the pine forests of the resort and reaches the high rock over the spring of Maritza river, providing panoramic views over the valley.

We started the track from Rila hotel near the Sitnyakovo chair-lift. Though the path is popular and wide, it wasn't properly marked and we relied mostly on our GPS device.

The rowan trees with their beautiful orange 

and red berries stood out among the pine trees:

 We had our picnic lunch in this pavilion near the Black rock:

On our way back we stopped at Stork's Nest - 

a popular picnic area on the Iskar Reservoir