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Moderate Hiking Trails near Blagoevgrad

The directory currently contains 9 quality-checked routes matching this guide near Blagoevgrad. Their average mapped distance is 5.8 km and average recorded ascent is 274 m (899 ft); the longest route in the set is 10.2 km.

This subset represents 45% of the 20 quality-checked routes near Blagoevgrad. Its average distance is 5.8 km, compared with 21.0 km across the full local set. Average recorded ascent is 274 m (899 ft), versus 1,178 m (3,865 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

2.9 km

х. Вихрен - Казаните - Премката

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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.

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0 recorded loops

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Trails

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

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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
х. Бъндерица - ПремкатаPirin National Park3.7 km44 m50 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. СинаницаPirin National Park7.3 km681 m2 hr 32 minModerateJuly to September
х. Яворов - Каменитишки превалPirin National Park7.1 km211 m1 hr 47 minModerateJuly to September
Загаза - Черната водаPirin National Park3.8 km521 m1 hr 34 minModerateJune to October
х. Добърско - х. МакедонияNational Park Rila5.5 km63 m1 hr 15 minModerateJuly to September
Вапски езераNational Park Rila6.0 km605 m2 hr 9 minModerateJune to October
Черната вода - х. СинаницаPirin National Park6.0 km252 m1 hr 37 minModerateJune to October

х. Бъндерица - Премката, х. Вихрен - Казаните - Премката, Банско - х. Демяница 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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