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Ecopath By way of the Mountaineers

" The path of the Mountaineers ' passing through the area Goods National Park " Central Balkan ". The main objective to its founders , is to allow tourists to get a realistic idea of ​​the deep connection that existed and exists between the Mountaineers and the mountain.

The starting point of eco-trail is near Apriltsi at the place where Turkish dol flows into Praskalska river (840 meters altitude ) . The transition has a length slightly less than ten kilometers, and the dwell time is 6 hours. The highest point of the route is 1,372 meters above sea level, which means that the displacement is relatively strong ( over 500 meters).

Although this transition has a great intreres by tourists because it passes through some of the most beautiful and scenic areas in the National Park. While the bosom of the Balkan Mountains for centuries as the symbol of the Bulgarian traditions and patriotism . Route " By way of the Mountaineers " and introduces us to a traditional lifestyle and culture of the inhabitants of the mountains, nature and characteristics of their worldview , their habits and preferences.

Eco trail goes through the area Turkish rat and steep climbs to the highest point of the route - a beautiful meadow ridge on which are found some of the most spectacular panoramas throughout the Central Balkans . It is here you can find a number of legends about the peaks and places that surround you . Many of them are linked to the mythical image of King Marko .

One of the most curious stories allegedly hero lived on Mount Botev ( Yumrukchal ) and his throne was the rocky Fist (Little Fist ) . In some places equal Botev Dyozchal he had fields that are planted with wheat. After harvest piled sheaves of both peak Little and Big Krastets to dry . Big and Little King Marko Bought do kladyal sheaves , then doing Brand threshing floors in the southwestern foothills of Ambaritsa . Past years and suddenly sheaves , wheat straw throne petrified , thus forming one of the most iconic peaks in the Central Balkan.

Area along the "Route of the Mountaineers ' you can find an incredibly rich flora and fauna of the region. Under tangled crown of the mighty trees are home to rare wild plants, herbs and mushrooms. Meadows are covered with herbs . Protected area of the Central Balkan is a kingdom and a number of beautiful and rare mountain dwellers - deer, mountain goat , wolf , bear and more.

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