01 Hiking Trekking map Northern Pirin Mountain - Bulgaria - 1:25.000
Hiking map - Map of trails
Scale: 1:25.000
Year 2015
Size: 23 x 12 cm
CONTOUR LINES BY 10 METER!
Languages: English, Bulgarian
Map contains:
1. Hiking Map of Nothern Pirin Mountains. 2. GPS compartible
The following bigger Cities are displayed on the map: (Important für your trip!)
1. Bansko, Dobrinishte
About the Pirin Mountains:
Summit: Vichren - 2914 m.
Pirin Mountains:
The Pirin
Mountains (Bulgarian: Ïèðèí) are a mountain range in southwestern
Bulgaria, with Vihren (2,914 m high) the highest peak, situated at . The
range extends about 40 km northwest-southeast, and about 25 km wide.
Most of the range is protected in a national park, the Pirin National
Park. The mountain is named after Perun (Cyrillic: Ïåðóí), the highest
god of the Slavic pantheon and the god of thunder and lightning.
To
the north Pirin is separated from Bulgaria's highest mountain Rila by
the Predel saddle while to the south it reaches the Slavyanka mountain.
To the west is located the valley of the Struma and to the east of the
Mesta Rivers. Pirin is noted for its rich flora and fauna. Much of the
area is forested, with the best conifer woods in Bulgaria, holding
important populations of the Balkan endemic species Macedonian Pine,
Bosnian Pine and Bulgarian Fir. Animals include the Wolf and the Brown
Bear.
The town of Bansko, an important tourism and winter sports
centre, is situated on the northeast slopes of the Pirin Mountains. The
town of Razlog lies in a valley between Pirin to the south and the Rila
Mountains to the north.
Pirin Mountains Hiking Trekking map
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