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Moderate Hiking Trails in Blagoevgrad

The directory currently contains 31 quality-checked routes matching this guide in Blagoevgrad. Their average mapped distance is 4.7 km and average recorded ascent is 316 m (1,037 ft); the longest route in the set is 10.2 km.

This subset represents 55% of the 56 quality-checked routes in Blagoevgrad. Its average distance is 4.7 km, compared with 24.7 km across the full local set. Average recorded ascent is 316 m (1,037 ft), versus 1,089 m (3,573 ft) for all quality-checked routes in the same area.

Every route in this set is rated moderate by the directory’s distance-and-elevation model. Technical terrain and live conditions are not part of that rating. Within this set, 0 routes (0%) are rated easy, 0 (0%) 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.

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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

2.5 km

Попово езеро - Ченгелчал

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Lowest recorded ascent in this sample

34 m

Банско - х. Демяница

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

Return logistics

0 recorded loops

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Trails

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
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
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

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
Банско - х. ДемяницаPirin National Park10.2 km34 m2 hr 11 minModerateJune to October
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. Безбог - х. ДемяницаPirin National Park10.2 km815 m3 hr 20 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

х. Бъндерица - Премката, х. Вихрен - Казаните - Премката, Попово езеро - Ченгелчал 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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