Hiking trip to Echo hut

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Today I will tell you about the hike that my friends and I did from Kozya Stena hut to Echo hut.

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We are located in the Central Balkan National Park - an exceptionally beautiful place in Bulgaria.

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After the Kozya Stena hut comes a flat section, which then divides into two trails - one is steep and rocky and the other has varied terrain, and that's exactly what we set off on.

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Here the two paths converge.

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We saw anthills and lots of oregano.

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The views along the way were uniquely beautiful.

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There were an abundance of raspberry bushes and one area completely covered in tall fern.

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At one place we saw the herb tansy.

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After a short climb there was a fork from which we saw that we were very close to the hut.

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The Echo hut is located at 1675 meters above sea level in the Zhelezni Vrata area.

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There is a dining room and common sleeping quarters.

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I'm glad we arrived before sunset and had the opportunity to enjoy the unique view of the setting sun.

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In the morning, the views in front of the hut were uniquely beautiful.

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We were about to return on the return route, but before that we wanted to visit the Holy Trinity Chapel, which is located near the hut.

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It was built by the former hut keeper of the Echo hut, Nikolay Kiranov, and a group of enthusiasts from Ruse. The architect of the chapel is Boyan Krastev from Lovech. The construction took 3 years.

sourse: wikipedia.org

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On the way back we saw many horses.

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We passed a small cave at the foot of Kozya stena.

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We continued to find beautiful plants and enjoy majestic views.

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We came back recharged and very happy.

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Thank you for stopping by!

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