Hiking & Trekking map of Rila Mountains - Bulgaria 1: 50 000

Hiking map - Map of trails
Scale: 1: 50 000
Year 2008
Size: 23 x 12 cm

Languages:  English, Bulgarian

Map contains:

1. Hiking map Rila Mountains.
2. Table with GPS data.
3. Hut index with phone numbers.
4. Information about the National Park Rila.

The following major cities are displayed on the map:
(Important for your trip!)

1. Blagoevgrad, Dupnitsa, Sapareva Banya, Razlog (also displayed in the Pirin Mountains Hiking map)
2. Dolna Banya, Kostenez, Yakouda
3. Samokov, Borovets

About the Rila Mountains:

Highest peak: Musala - 2925 m.

Rila (Bulgarian: Ðèëà [ˈrilə]) is a mountain range in southwestern Bulgaria and the highest mountain range of Bulgaria and the Balkans, with its highest peak being Musala at 2,925 m. The massif is also the sixth highest mountain in Europe (when each mountain is represented by its highest peak only), coming after the Caucasus, the Alps, Sierra Nevada, the Pyrenees and Mount Etna, and the highest between the Alps and the Caucasus. The larger part of the mountain is occupied by the Rila National Park.

The name Rila is allegedly of Thracian origin and is thought to mean "well-watered mountain", owing to Rila's abundance of glacial lakes (about 200) and hot springs in fault areas at the base of the mountain. Some of the Balkans' longest and deepest rivers originate from Rila, including the Maritsa, the Iskar and the Mesta.

Culturally, Rila is famous for the Rila Monastery, Bulgaria's largest and most important monastery founded in the 10th century by Saint John of Rila.

Source: Wikipedia.com

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