Price: Geopath " Zadanen Dol" was built in the 2004 - 2006 year project to Phare direction "Development of Bulgarian Ecotourism" . The trail is located in the vicinity of Karlukovo known for its incredible diversity of its karst topography . Eponymous canyon through which geopath is characterized by its sheer rock walls and dozens , maybe even hundreds of caves and fantastic formations.
When you walk through the canyon Zadanen dol, we feel that we are in a honeycomb because the entrances of caves eroded over millions of years of rock literally every few meters. Here are Zadanenka (one of the longest caves in the whole region Karlukovski ) and double bass ( " blamed " for the most beautiful and impressive ) Ovnarsko cave that has a huge entry Zidanka and hundreds of other speleological structures.
In essence Zadanen dol canyon with relatively small size, open to the valley of the Iskar River. Near it is a another small canyon tucked in the folds Pass - one of the most famous and visited caves in Bulgaria . Geopatekata is located on the right bank of the Iskar River , began to end houses Karlukovo . At the beginning of the depth of the canyon is small - only 3-4 meters, but gradually gorge becomes more hewn to reach several tens of meters in the deepest part.
Even if for a moment forget the caves , the place is very beautiful and picturesque . Zadanen dol encyclopedic example of the thousands of variations , which can develop karst landscape over millennia. River, which carved bizarre gorge, no longer exists - Dolan fills with water only during heavy rains . Geopatekata you are on a slope of the canyon , in places reaching several tens of meters. There are lot of bridges , providing stunning panoramic views of the gorge .
To leave the canyon to go the other way , because it really is a dead end - the end there is a small pond , above which rises a cliff , compelling without special equipment. Starting point for visiting the geopateka " Zadanen Dol" is the National cave house set in spectacular karst topography near Karlukovo . The village can be reached by train, but the most popular way is by car along the road from the municipal center Republic .
Best season to visit geopath " Zadanen Dol" is the late spring , summer and early autumn . Basically the route is through and by groups with small children, but you must be extremely careful, as part of the bridges and rails are in excellent condition.
