Back

Plan a route here Plan similar route

recommended route Stage 6 Mountain Hike · Bulgaria

Across the Pirin - Stage 6: Banderitsa hut - Bansko

3 ·1 rating

Select

Responsible for this content
DAV Sektion Alpen.Net

Photo: DAV Sektion Alpen.Net

Selected alternatives for you

Sixth stage of the Pirin crossing: descent from the Banderitsa hut forest to Bansko.

moderate

Distance 10 km

3:45 h

22 m

930 m

1,810 m

920 m

It goes downhill through the forest to the destination Bansko - along the way there is lush flora to admire again.

Responsible for this content
DAV Sektion Alpen.Net

Difficulty

moderate

Overall difficulty

moderate

Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

Experience

Landscape

Highest point

Banderitsa hut, 1,810 m

Lowest point

Bansko, 920 m

Best time of year

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Track types

Show elevation profile

Tips and suggestions

More information about the huts in Pirin is available here.

Roadbook

Always follow the yellow marking downhill, lastly over the ski slope. Shortly after the Akademika hut (1,740 m), the path branches off to the right into the forest, while the road leads uphill - the junction can be easily overlooked.

Rest stop

Tip

Nearby

Top Partner

Waypoint

Start point

End point

Low point

High point

Forecast

Today {low} to {high} and {precipitation} of {precipitation_type}

show {x} more

Photo

Video

Hütte Banderitsa
Bansko

Public transport

From Bansko by bus or train towards Sofia or Plovdiv.

Directions

---

Parking

---

Coordinates

41.768740, 23.426869

DMS

41°46'07.5"N 23°25'36.7"E

UTM

34T 701720 4626946

w3w

///wrong.faltering.unglued

Get there by train, car, bike, or on foot!

Book recommendation by the author

Rother hiking guide "Bulgaria Pirin and Rila Mountains"

Author’s map recommendations

Tourist Map Pirin - DOMINO Publishing

Digital maps:

OpenMTB Map Bulgaria: http://openmtbmap.org/donate/odbl/download_bulgaria_de.html

Freizeitkarte Bulgaria: http://download.freizeitkarte-osm.de/garmin/latest/Install_Freizeitkarte_BGR_en.zip

Equipment

Normal hiking equipment.

Localization

Parts of this content were machine translated from German.

User Questions

Don't see what you need here?

Ask a question and get an answer from the author, the official DMO or the community.

3 of 5

1 rating · 1 review

very good

good

satisfactory

fair

poor

Leave a rating

Rating submitted

Difficulty

moderate

Overall difficulty

moderate

Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

Distance

10 km

Duration

3:45 h

Ascent

22 m

Descent

930 m

Highest point

1,810 m

Lowest point

920 m

Multi-stage route Flora Linear route

Others say…

Variety of paths

Weather at the starting point

10-day forecast

Statistics

Waypoints

My Map
Content
Show images Hide images

Features

Maps and trails

2 Waypoints

Nothing selected - click and drag in the elevation profile to zoom

Distance

Duration

Ascent

Descent

Elevation profile