Polovrak 2021

A few phone camera pictures from our hike to peak Polovrak in the Lozen mountain on Saturday. The day was warm, but cloudy with a promise of rain in the afternoon, a promise which was promptly kept by the skies :) We managed to get back to the car before the rain and then rode back home through scattered showers.

I love such fairly easy and short hikes in the near mountains, as they leave me enough time during the day to clean the house, cook and sew - I cut and almost finished sewing a dress this same day :)

:On peak Polovrak, the village of Lozen and Sofia down in the valley in the distance

Hike info:

Destination: peak Polovrak (1182 m)

Mountain: Lozen

Total length: 10 km

Elevation gain: 420 m

Total duration (plus picnic and rests): 2 h 45 min

Average difficulty: 3 / 10 

:Dam Iskar, as seen from the peak

Me-made items, worn on this hike:

 

Husband: boxers, teal longsleeve

I: lingerie, Sabrina Slims, Houndstooth Hoodie

 

:These green lizards look dangerous, but are actually harmless and very timid

:Lozen monastery

Polovrak in October, 2020

We are continuing to enjoy sunny and comparatively warm weather in October, with temperatures ranging between 15C and 20C. It's not as warm as last year, when we made some of our most memorable hikes in the high mountains at the end of October, but it's definitely preferable to the cold and rain Gaby is enduring in the Czech Republic this autumn semester (on top of the virus crisis there).

This Saturday husband and I chose a favourite nearby mountain - Lozen and its summit Polovrak. As it is an easy trail and very near by car from home, we hike there at least twice a year and we still enjoy it - there are such places.

: The forests of Lozen mountain are mostly made up of oaks and the trees are especially beautiful in the autumn, I love the shape of oak leaves.

:Lozen monastery. The trail passes nearby and we always peek in the well kept grounds of the place.

Hike info:

Destination: peak Polovrak (1182 m)

Mountain: Lozen

Total length: 13 km

Elevation gain: 420 m

Total duration (plus picnic and rests): 3 h 45 min

Average difficulty: 3 / 10

:On peak Polovrak, the highest of Lozen mountain. Here we had our lunch snacks under the warm October sun.

:Dam Iskar in the far distance

:This time, to extend a bit the hike, we also went to a nearby peak Roden, marked on the map. However, the so-called peak was just a high point in the forest, nothing like Polovrak or Lanina Mogila, from which one can observe the landscape around for miles.

:But the trail itself was very pleasant to walk, so we enjoyed the detour.