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Боровец - х.Чакър войвода - х.Марица - х.Заврачица

In Rila

Local route19 km · 12 miBest May–Oct

Next nearby hike: Ситняково - х. Мусала 2.6 mi · 4.2 kmExplore Rila →

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Best time to hike

Best months: May–Oct · highs 12–20 °C (54–68 °F)

  1. J0°-9°78
  2. F1°-8°75
  3. M5°-5°90
  4. A10°0°103
  5. M14°5°105
  6. J18°8°96
  7. J20°10°83
  8. A20°10°72
  9. S16°7°55
  10. O12°3°52
  11. N6°-3°57
  12. D1°-7°82

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

About this trail

About 19 km (12 mi) long, Боровец - х.Чакър войвода - х.Марица - х.Заврачица is a local hiking route in Sofia, Bulgaria. It is in Rila. It lies about 9.5 km southeast of Samokov.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Mapped length
19 km · 12 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Mountain range
Rila (Rila-Rhodope Massif › Southeast Europe; GMBA)
Nearest town
9.5 km SE of Samokov (Obshtina Samokov, Sofia) · GeoNames
Best months
May–Oct
Country
Bulgaria
Region
Sofia
Continent
Europe
Route type
Local route
Route centre
42.2098, 23.6230
Route start
42.2599, 23.6029
OpenStreetMap
relation 5444165
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

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