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Hiking Trails Under 10 km in Bulgaria

We track 71 routes that match this search in Bulgaria. They average 5.2 km and 294 m (965 ft) of ascent.

That is 40 percent of the 177 routes we map in Bulgaria. They are shorter than the local average, 5.2 km against 24.8 km, which is what makes this a practical shortlist for a half day. They also climb less than the area average, 294 m (965 ft) against 738 m (2,421 ft), so they suit a recovery day or a group with mixed fitness.

Half-day routes: long enough to feel like a proper walk, short enough to leave the afternoon free. The mix is broad: 21 are rated easy and 6 are hard or harder, so there is something here whether you have two hours or a full day.

Trails

Mozgovishki Chukar peak - 2612 m
Moderate

За Спано поле

Pirin National Park · Blagoevgrad

Distance
2.4 km
/ 1.5 mi
Elevation gain
410 m
Typical duration
1 hr 7 min
  • Waymarked route
Mozgovishki Chukar peak - 2612 m
Moderate

За Спано поле

Pirin National Park · Blagoevgrad

Distance
1.0 km
/ 0.6 mi
Elevation gain
168 m
Typical duration
27 min
  • Waymarked route
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
Moderate

Beli Iskar Nature Trail

National Park Rila · Sofia

Distance
9.1 km
/ 5.7 mi
Elevation gain
201 m
Typical duration
2 hr 12 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Eho - Hristo Danovo

Central Balkan National Park · Plovdiv

Distance
6.1 km
/ 3.8 mi
Elevation gain
134 m
Typical duration
1 hr 28 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Вапски езера

National Park Rila · Blagoevgrad

Distance
6.0 km
/ 3.7 mi
Elevation gain
605 m
Typical duration
2 hr 9 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Банкя - х.Люлин

Pernik · Bulgaria

Distance
5.5 km
/ 3.4 mi
Elevation gain
120 m
Typical duration
1 hr 19 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Гела - Доспат

Smolyan · Bulgaria

Distance
3.7 km
/ 2.3 mi
Elevation gain
82 m
Typical duration
54 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Лъвът

Plovdiv · Bulgaria

Distance
7.8 km
/ 4.8 mi
Elevation gain
171 m
Typical duration
1 hr 53 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Палеокастро

Haskovo · Bulgaria

Distance
1.8 km
/ 1.1 mi
Elevation gain
40 m
Typical duration
26 min
  • Waymarked route

The shortlist, side by side

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
х. Бъндерица - ПремкатаPirin National Park3.7 km44 m50 minModerateJuly to September
Попово езеро - ЧенгелчалPirin National Park2.5 km453 m1 hr 12 minModerateJuly to September
х. Вихрен - Казаните - ПремкатаPirin National Park2.9 km56 m41 minModerateJuly to September
х. Вихрен - х. ДемяницаPirin National Park9.0 km668 m2 hr 53 minModerateJuly to September
з. Изворите - Кременски езера - в. ДжаноPirin National Park3.3 km548 m1 hr 31 minModerateJuly to September
х. Вихрен - х. СинаницаPirin National Park7.3 km681 m2 hr 32 minModerateJuly to September
з. Тевно езеро - в. ДженгалPirin National Park2.0 km83 m33 minModerateJuly to September
За Спано полеPirin National Park2.4 km410 m1 hr 7 minModerateJune to October
яз. Белмекен - х. БелмекенNational Park Rila5.9 km476 m1 hr 56 minModerateJuly to September
Попово езеро - Тевно езероPirin National Park2.7 km91 m42 minModerateJuly to September

If you only have time for one, start with х. Бъндерица - Премката, х. Вихрен - Казаните - Премката, Попово езеро - Ченгелчал. Those are the routes people come back to. Every route on this page links through to a full guide with the map, elevation profile, seasonal advice and what to bring.

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