Tourists routes

The Pirin National Park provides the scenery of Bansko summer resort with a huge variety of marked mountain routes. The scenery allows valley trips, pin forest walks, slight and sharp up- and downhills and above-the-clouds thin air passages. The profuse sun, crystal clear air and the magnificent nature are the perfect complements to your spirit liberating, healthy and enjoyable mountain trip.

Route 1 – red marking

(this route is a part from the international route E-4: The Pyrenees, the Alps, Rila, Peloponnese)

Predel Chalet – Yavorov chalet – Vihren chalet – Tevno ezero shelter – Pirin chalet – Popovi livadi Locality.

1 – Predel Chalet, 2 – the restaurant of Predela, the branch in the Koulinoto locality, 4 – bungalows in the Koulinoto locality, 5 - Koulinoto locality, 6 – Store house, 7 – Tsiganska koliba, 8 – Malka Djindjirica, 9 – Babina Voda, 10 – Doupkata, 11 – Dautovo Ezero (lake), 12 – Konyarnika, 13 – Bela Reka (river), 14 – Badjoro, 15 – Stalbata, 16 – Yavorov chalet, 17 – Souhodolski Preval, 18 – Kamenitishki Preval, 19 – Premkata (under Vihren peak), 20 – Vihrenski Preslap, 21 – Vihren chalet, 22 – the branch of ravnako, 23 - the branch of Dalgoto Ezero (lake), 24 – Bashliyska Porta, 25 – Vinarska Porta, 26 – Mozgovishka Porta, 27 – the shelter of Tevno Ezero, 28 – Kralevodvorska Dyasna Porta, 29 – Argirovo Ezero, 30 – Komitski Chark, 31 – pirin chalet, 32 – Sapliytsa, the branch for Malina chalet, 33 – Todorova Polyana, 34 – Vlashki Mandri, 35 – Vodopoya, 36 – Orelyak peak, 37 – Popovi Livadi

Route 2 – yellow marking

The branch for Yavorov chalet (on the highway Razlog-Blagoevgrad) – Kresna (10h and 30 min)

1 - The branch for Yavorov chalet, 2 - The branch for Betalovoto and Yavorov chalet, 3 – the pathway at the begining of the even area, 4 – Varnitsiteh, 5 – Golyamata Moura (the big white fir and the benches), 6 - the pathway to the chalet, 7 – at the turn before Yavorov chalet, 8 - Yavorov chalet, 9 - Souhodolski Preval, 10 – Chernata Voda, 11 – Peshterata locality (The Cave), 12 – Razkola, 13 – Varbite.

Route 3 – yellow marking

Bansko - Peshterite locality (The Caves) – Banderitsa chalet – Vihren chalet – Yane Sandanski chalet (total 9h.)

1 - the entrance of Pirin National Park, 2 - the branch for Ribarnika (fish-breeding pond), 3 - the branch for the caves, 4 - the branch for Dokino, 5 – begining of Banderishka Polyana, 6 – the upper end of Banderishka Polyana - the branch for Akademika chalet, 7 – Banderitsa chalet, 8 – the fountain over Baykoushevata Mura, 9 – Vihren chalet, 10 - the branch of Ravnako, 11 – Mouratovo Ezero (Lake), 12 – Banderishka Porta, 13 – Golyamo Spano Poleh, - the branch for Begovitsa chalet, 14 - - the branch for Spanopolska Reka, 15 – Yane Sandanski chalet

Route 4 – blue marking

Bansko – Demyanitsa chalet – Begovitsa chalet – Yane Sandanski chalet (total 11h.)

1 – the entrance of Pirin National Park, 2 – the branch for chlorinating centre of VIK, 3 - the branch over ZS Pirin Rest house, 4 - the branch over Ray chalet, 5 – befor Latata, 6 – after Latata, on the the branch at the transformer of the rest-house, 7 – Todorova Ornitsa, at the branch, 8 – the short cut over Todorova Ornitsa, 9 – Yulenski Most (bridge), 10 – over Glavite locality, the short cut for the direct pathway, 11 – Demyanitsa chalet, 12 – the branch for Vassilashkite Ezera (lakes), 13 - the branch for Valyavitsa, Tiatsite locality, 14 - the branch for Prevalskite Ezera (lakes), 15 – Mozgovishka Porta, 16 – Begovishka Porta, 17 - the branch for Pirin chalet, 18 – Begovitsa chalet, 19 - Yane Sandanski chalet

Route 5 – green marking

The village of Dobrinishte – Gotse Delchev chalet – Bezbog chalet – Pirin chalet – Melnik (total 17h)

1 – the village of Dobrinishte, 2 - the branch for the monastery, 3 – Balev Most (a bridge), 4 - the branch for Doumatarsko, 5 - the branch for Beloudo, 6 - the branch for the cornfields, 7, 8 - the branch for Veretsa, 9 – Cheshmata (The Fountain), 10 – Gotse Delchev chalet, 11 - the branch over Gotse Delchev chalet, 12 - the branch for Vissokata Ela, 13 - the branch for Solishteto, 14 – Touzlata, 15 - the branch for Govedarnika, 16 - the branch for Bezbod chalet, 17 – Bezbog chalet, 18 - the branch for Demyanitsa chalet, 19 - the branch for Orlovets, 20 – Argirovo Ezero (lake), 21 – Komitski Chark, 22 – Pirin chalet, 23 - the branch for Popovo, 24 – below Petrova church, 25 – Melnik

Route 6 – brown marking

Peshterata locality – Sinanitsa shelter – Mozgovitsa locality – Begovitsa chalet – Azmantsite locality – Pirin chalet (total 11h)

1 - Peshterata locality, 2 – Sinanitsa chalet, 3 – Sinanishka porta, 4 – Spano Pole, 5 - Mozgovitsa locality, 6 - Begovitsa chalet, 7 - Azmantsite locality, 8 – Lopovo, the branch below the Pirin chalet, 9 - Pirin chalet

Route 7 – green marking

Banderitsa chalet – Premkata (total 2 hours and 30 min.)

1 - Banderitsa chalet, 2 - the branch below Kazana shelter, 3 - Premkata

Route 9 – green marking

Vihren chalet – Demyanitsa chalet (total 4 hours)

1 - Vihren chalet, 2 - the branch over Ravnako, 3 - the branch for Dalgoto Ezero (lake), 4 - the branch for Vassilishkite Ezera over Demyanitsa chalet, 5 - Demyanitsa chalet

Route 10 – green marking

Vinarska Porta – Mozgovitsa locality (total – 2hours)

1 - Vinarska Porta locality, 2 - Mozgovitsa locality

Route 11 – yellow marking

Demyanitsa chalet - Bezbog chalet (total – 4 hours and 30min.)

1 - Demyanitsa chalet, 2 – the branch over Tiyatsite, 3 - the branch over Popovo Ezero (Lake), 4 - the branch for Demyanitsa chalet, 5 - Bezbog chalet

Route 12 – yellow marking

Begovitsa chalet – Pirin chalet (total – 4 hours and 30 min.)

1 - Begovitsa chalet, 2 – the branch for Begovo Ezero(lake), 3 – Pirin chalet

Route 13 – blue marking

Pirin chalet – Malina chalet – Vodopoya locality – Popovi Livadi locality (total – 6 hours)

1 - Pirin chalet, 2 – the branch at Bliznakov Chark, 3 - Malina chalet, 4 - Vodopoya locality, 5 - Popovi Livadi locality

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