Beli Iskar Nature Trail

I go to this place really often because it is perfect for quick nature fix. There are full of strawberries sunny meadows, shadowy forest, stunning rocks, a long path for running or just a light walk enjoying the sounds of the river and the many birds, 8 bridges perfect for "monkey-ing around" and even a great panoramic view point, named Eagle rocks, where as you can guess by the name, you can see some eagles flying around. I wanted to share some photos from there 2 months ago, but there was always something else to write about. Since than I've been there countless times, so every time I come back with more and more photos. The trail follows the bed of Beli Iskar River in the low parts of Rila Mountain, it is 7,5km long and the elevation is from 1215 m to 1528 m altitude. It goes near a road that leads to a big water reservoir, but the access to it is forbidden, and I am still trying to find a way to go to one of the peaks that surround the valley, because I think that the view should be amazing if the reservoir is visible too. The highest of them is 2021m but there is no information anywhere how to get there. This means that walking on this path you have 800 m high rocks around you at some places, I am saying that to give you some idea about the scale, it is really impressive.

The combination between rocks, river, bridges and pine forest makes the scenary so picturesque

Every bridge has a name and one of them is called The Blue Pool. Guess why.

The pathway is covered with a carpet of pine needles and the scent of the pine trees is so invigorating

In rainy days the combination of mist and rocks is always so beautiful

First time I was there I thought that the idea of the bridges is a little stupid, what's the point of crossing the same all the time, now I probably got used to it and I like them

There is a little shelter in the forest in the middle of trail in case the rain catches someone unprepaired

It looks like the butterflies like the trail too. They are everywhere! This is the most exotic one I've seen there.

There are also plenty of abandoned buildings(not only there but everywhere around the mountain). I am always surprised to see them, because some of them, like these for example, are at absolutely stunning places

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