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The third day of our Pirin crossing shows the different geological structures of the mountain range: from limestone over gneiss back to limestone mountains. After this stage, we will finally leave the limestone.
moderate
Distance 9.5 km
4:29 h
728 m
505 m
2,669 m
1,972 m
From the Vichren Hut, it goes up several terrain levels to the Banderishka Porta. Along the way, we pass several lakes - a clear sign that we have left the limestone mountains.
From Banderishka Porta, we make a detour to Muratov Vrch - from there, there is another nice view of the Vichren. However, the ascent and descent are a bit scrambling.
After the Banderishka Porta, it goes along a high valley with slight ups and downs to the Sinaniska Porta and further down to the Sinanitsa Hut, below the eponymous mountain. And it consists again of: limestone
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moderate
Overall difficulty
moderate
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Highest point
Muratov Vrch, 2,669 m
Lowest point
Vichren Hut, 1,972 m
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Hütte VichrenHütte Sinanitsa
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The Muratov Vrch requires surefootedness and a head for heights.Roadbook
From the Vichren Hut we follow the blue and yellow marked path. At the Muratovo Ezero lake, a first break is recommended. Afterwards, it goes quite steeply uphill to the Banderishka Porta pass. A detour leads us to the Muratov Vrch directly above the pass (unmarked path, but clearly visible route).
Back at the pass, just follow the blue trail marking to the Sinaniska Porta, then follow the blue and brown markings downhill to the hut and to Sinanitsa lake.
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Hütte VichrenBanderishka Porta
Muratov Vrch
Sinaniska Porta
Hütte Sinanitsa
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41.756470, 23.416318
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41°45'23.3"N 23°24'58.7"E
UTM
34T 700881 4625559
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Book recommendation by the author
Rother Hiking Guide: Bulgaria - Pirin and Rila Mountains
Author’s map recommendations
Tourist Map Pirin (1:50,000) - Domino Publishing
Equipment
standard hiking equipmentLocalization
Parts of this content were machine translated from German.
Difficulty
moderate
Overall difficulty
moderate
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
Distance
9.5 km
Duration
4:29 h
Ascent
728 m
Descent
505 m
Highest point
2,669 m
Lowest point
1,972 m
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