Bulgarian Trail Running Adventure - The Five Mountains September 8, 2018 - September 15, 2018 Did you know that there are 42 mountain ranges in Bulgaria? We would like to invite you to a wonderful alpine adventure, designed especially for the keen mountain trail runners with a professional local Bulgarian guide and a skilled Danish tour leader. We have selected the 5 top routes that will for sure take your body and soul to another level. Another level of traveling and exploring the beauties of Bulgaria. Join us for the great trail running experience on conquering five of the highest mountains in Bulgaria!
Saturday September 8, 2018: Arrival in Sofia Arrival at Sofia airport and meeting with your guide. Short transfer to the city and accommodation in a nice, centrally located hotel. Our guide will make a briefing about the tour and the trails. Hotel Niky or similar -/-/- Sunday September 9, 2018: Vitosha Mountain - 24km, 1400m D+, 1000m D- Breakfast. Next is a short transfer (15 min.) to today s starting point - The district of Dragalevtsi, just in the vicinity of the capital city. The route follows a nice path through the mixed forest. Soon we will reach the wide, open plateaus and be rewarded with fascinating views of the surrounding mountains and valleys. After climbing to the Black peak (2290 m.), the highest point of Vitosha mountain and highest for the day, we will enjoy the gentle, grassy top plateau and then descent to the southern side of the range, where we will be met by our support vehicle. Next is a short transfer (40 min.) to our accommodation spot a comfortable small hotel in the forests of Rila mountain. Lowest altitude of the day 850m, highest 2290m. Estimated time to complete the route 4:30-6h. Hotel St. George, Govedartsi or similar M/-/A Monday September 10, 2018: Rila Mountain - 28km; 1850m D+, 1550m D- Breakfast at the hotel and short transfer (20 min.) to our starting point for today. The route starts from Borovets The oldest ski resort in Bulgaria - and with a long and rather gentle 1600m ascent we will climb Mt. Musala (2925 m.), the highest summit of the Balkan peninsula. Following the main ridge south from the peak, we will continue over non-technical mountain path, climbing several summits higher than 2700 m. Next is our descent towards Treshtenik vacation resort, via Granchar mountain hut. On today s route there is plenty of fresh water, except on the ridge. Our supporting vehicle will take us to the town of Bansko (45 min. transfer), where we will be accommodated in a nice, family owned hotel. Lowest altitude for the day 1300m, highest 2925m, time to complete the route around 5-7:30h. Yatse Guesthouse, Bansko or similar M/-/A Tuesday September 11, 2018: Pirin Mountain - 21km; 1600m D+, 2100m D- Breakfast at the hotel and short transfer (20 min.) to our starting point for today: Welcome to the steep, alpine North Pirin - The true beauty of our tour. Starting high at 1950 m., we will climb directly to Mt. Vihren (2914 m.) the highest in Pirin and second in Bulgaria.
A lot of technical terrain follows after the summit - mainly narrow, rocky ridges. The exceptionally panoramic Marble ridge is higher than 2700m along a length of 4km. Due to the karst character of the rocks, drinking water is scarce along the route, making it even more challenging. After the spectacular ridge we will descent through a beautiful valley and lush forests to our support vehicle. Short transfer (10 min.) back to Bansko. Lowest altitude for the day 1100m, highest 2914m, estimated time to complete the route 6-8h. Yatse Guesthouse, Bansko or similar M/-/A Wednesday September 12, 2018: Restday Today is a day for a relaxation. After a late breakfast we will have a one hour transfer to the village of Ognyanovo, where we will visit hot mineral pools the best way to relax the muscles. Next is lunch at a traditional restaurant. In the afternoon we will travel another 40 minutes and reach the village of Leshten A fantastic open-air architectural museum, where guests can enjoy the old culture and folklore of Bulgaria. Accommodation in a nice hotel in the village of Leshten. Hotel Leshten, Leshten or similar M/F/A Thursday September 13, 2018: Slavyanka mountain - 23km, 1600m D+, 1900m D- Breakfast at the hotel. Today we are back on track for trail running. Transfer (50 min.) to our starting point for the day: from an altitude of 1000 m. in a beautiful old forests area, our route quickly and steeply will take us to an exposed mountain ridge, which goes south to the very border with Greece, providing us with fascinating views in all directions. The highest peak in the mountain Gotsev (2214m) - is located only 70km from the Mediterranean sea and we will be able to see and feel the warmer weather and the Mediterranean vegetation. Next is a rather steep descent to the forests and further towards the support vehicle. In the afternoon we will have a transfer (2 h.) to the area of Kyustendil town, in order to get closer to our last goal the Osogovo mountain. Lowest altitude for the day 750m, highest 2214m, estimated time to complete the route 5-7h. Hotel Tihia Kut, Kyustendil or similar M/-/A Friday September 14, 2018: Osogovo mountain - 26km, 700m D+, 700m D- Breakfast at the hotel and short transfer (35 min.) to our starting point. The last mountain we are going to conquer is located on the border with Macedonia. Today is the day for the lightest route of all five, but rather long. The trail will take us to the highest peak of the range - Ruen (2251 m.).
From there we will be able to see all the mountains we have climbed in the previous days, and not only Osogovo mountain is so panoramic! At the end of our trail we will be met by our support vehicle, which will take us back to the capital city Sofia (transfer takes 1,30 h.). Lowest altitude for the day 1550m, highest 2251m, estimated time to complete the route 4-6h. Hotel Niky or similar M/-/- Saturday September 15, 2018: Departure from Sofia Breakfast at the hotel. Morning tour of the historic center of the city: Alexander Nevski Cathedral, the Parliament, Banya Bashi Mosque, The Synagogue, the National Theater, the Kings Palace. Transfer to the airport. M/-/- Your local guide Kaloyan Peychev Kaloyan Peychev is a professional mountain guide with a rich experience in mountain climbing, ski touring, mountain trail running and adventure races. While participating in many running competitions he spends a lot of his time exploring the mountains of Bulgaria. His main interest are the ultra-distances, and in 2017 he set the second best (10h, 16min) FKT (fastest known time) on a 70km, 3600m D+ course in the Central Balkan mountains. In September he did an unsuccessful speed record attempt on the high mountain route E4 in Bulgaria (250km, 14000m D+) stopping after 215km in 62h. Din rejseleder Johnny Hedevig Lorentzen Johnny Hedevig Lorentzen er en alsidig atlet med konstant fokus på optimering af sin træning, som helst foregår i elementernes rasen. Johnny er positiv, besidder stor selvindsigt og er en teamplayer der motiverer igennem sin livserfaring og velfunderede menneskekendskab. Johnny har erfaring som cykelrytter, bjergbestiger, trail, ultraog marathonløber samt triathlet. Johnny har gennemført 5 ironmen siden 2010 - Målet er 10 gennemførte Ironmen før 2020. Johnny fungerer som fartholder i Sparta på 3:10 og 3:20 Marathon hold
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