Hiking in Sofia

This route is a stage of Section ST5 of the Sultans Trail, an international long-distance hiking trail from Vienna to Istanbul. The hiking route follows historic roads through eight countries (Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey), linking towns and villages in a traditional cultural and historic landscape. The route passes Belchin bani, Relovo, Rayovo, and Prodanovtsi before arriving at Samokov.

This route is a stage of Section ST5 of the Sultans Trail, an international long-distance hiking trail from Vienna to Istanbul. The hiking route follows historic roads through eight countries (Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey), linking towns and villages in a traditional cultural and historic landscape. The route passes through the Belchin valley before arriving in Belchin.

This route is a stage of Section ST5 of the Sultans Trail, an international long-distance hiking trail from Vienna to Istanbul. The hiking route follows historic roads through eight countries (Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey), linking towns and villages in a traditional cultural and historic landscape. The route passes Cherni Vrah (Black Peak) before arriving at Yarlovo.

Long tour through the Vratschanski Balkan

Short hike to a memorial above the Iskar River

"Stage 4 crosses into Bulgaria, heading south to Stara Planina and Midzhur Peak, then traversing ridge of Stara Planina and descending near Chepan Mountain and Dragoman Marsh."

The Maljovitsa, the second highest peak in the Rila Mountains, is the highest point of our mini-crossing from the Rila Monastery via the Ivan Wasow Hut to the Maljovitsa complex.

This route is a stage of Section ST5 of the Sultans Trail, an international long-distance hiking trail from Vienna to Istanbul. The hiking route follows historic roads through eight countries (Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey), linking towns and villages in a traditional cultural and historic landscape. The route passes Mala Tsarkva and Govedartsi before arriving at the Mechit hut.

This route is a stage of Section ST4 of the Sultans Trail, an international long-distance hiking trail from Vienna to Istanbul. The hiking route follows historic roads through eight countries (Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey), linking towns and villages in a traditional cultural and historic landscape. The route passes Gradinje, the Serbia-Bulgaria border, Novo Bardo, and Dragoil before arriving at Dragoman.

This route is a section of the Sultans Trail, an international long-distance hiking trail from Vienna to Istanbul. The hiking route follows historic roads through eight countries (Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey), linking towns and villages in a traditional cultural and historic landscape. This section passes through two countries, Bulgaria and Greece, before entering Turkey. In Bulgaria, the trail passes by Vitosha Mountain, Yarlovo, Belchin, Samokov, Govedartsi, Mechit Mountain, Rila Monastery, Makedoniya hut, Semkovo, Belitsa Bear Sanctuary, Yakoruda, Yundola, Velingrad, Rakitovo, Batak, Orlovetz, Shiroka palyana, Borino, Yagodina, Mugla, Smolyan, Polkovnik Serafimovo, Srednogortsi, Byal Izvo, Ardino, Kitnitsa, Kardzhali, Perperikon, Madzharovo, and Ivaylovgrad. In Greece, it passes through Fylakio, Rizia, and Kastanies before entering Turkey and reaching Edirne.