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Hard Hiking Trails near Blagoevgrad

The directory currently contains 11 quality-checked routes matching this guide near Blagoevgrad. Their average mapped distance is 33.5 km and average recorded ascent is 1,917 m (6,289 ft); the longest route in the set is 236 km.

This subset represents 55% of the 20 quality-checked routes near Blagoevgrad. Its average distance is 33.5 km, compared with 21.0 km across the full local set. Average recorded ascent is 1,917 m (6,289 ft), versus 1,178 m (3,865 ft) for all quality-checked routes in the same area.

This set contains routes rated hard or expert from their available distance and elevation measurements. Within this set, 0 routes (0%) are rated easy, 11 (100%) are rated hard or expert, and 0 (0%) are recorded as loops. Ratings are computed from available distance and elevation data and do not establish current terrain or access.

Data refreshed September 2026

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A closer look at the first 6 routes in this page’s default ordering. These comparisons describe this sample, not the entire destination or a field-tested recommendation.

Shortest mapped distance in this sample

5.6 km

Предел - в. Пирин

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Lowest recorded ascent in this sample

382 m

ST507 Rila Monastery - Makadoniya hut

6 of 6 have ascent data. Missing measurements are excluded.

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0 recorded loops

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Trails

Hard

Предел - в. Пирин

Pirin National Park · Blagoevgrad

Distance
5.6 km
/ 3.5 mi
Elevation gain
1,436 m
Typical duration
3 hr 19 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route

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The ten highest scoring routes on this page, so you can compare effort before opening any of them.

Distance, ascent, walking time and difficulty for the top routes
RouteDistanceAscentTimeDifficultyBest season
European long distance path E4 - part BulgariaBlagoevgrad236 km8,958 m69 hrExpertJuly to September
Разлог - х. Яворов - х. ЛагераPirin National Park27.9 km1,877 m9 hrExpertJuly to September
ST507 Rila Monastery - Makadoniya hutBlagoevgrad22.9 km382 m5 hr 36 minHardJune to October
Предел - в. ПиринPirin National Park5.6 km1,436 m3 hr 19 minHardJuly to September
х. Лагера - х. СинаницаPirin National Park8.1 km1,067 m3 hr 17 minHardJune to October
ST508 Makadoniya hut - Belitsa (Bear Park)Blagoevgrad15.3 km1,241 m5 hr 4 minHardJune to October
х. Семково - Вапски езера - Долината на Карааланица - СемковоNational Park Rila22.2 km1,113 m6 hr 30 minHardJuly to September
х. Загаза - в. Албутин - Суходолски превалPirin National Park7.7 km1,258 m3 hr 29 minHardJuly to September
х. Загаза - м. Пещерата - х. СинаницаPirin National Park7.4 km975 m3 hrHardJune to October
с. Сенокос - в. ПиринBlagoevgrad8.1 km1,632 m4 hr 9 minHardJuly to September

European long distance path E4 - part Bulgaria, Разлог - х. Яворов - х. Лагера, ST507 Rila Monastery - Makadoniya hut currently rank highest in this filtered set according to the directory score. Open an individual route to inspect its mapped line, elevation profile, data source and planning caveats. Check live access, conditions and local rules with an official source before travelling.

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