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Route Kirilova meadow - Stinking...

The starting point of the route is Kirilova meadow area located in the central part of the National Park " Rila Monastery " (adjacent to the reserve " Rila Monastery Forest " ) . Known as Partisan meadow , it is 1465 meters above sea level in one of the most strategic areas of Rila. It is a huge open area surrounded on all sides by pine forest .

North rise as the vertical rock wall Eleni peak , the Tooth , needle, two-headed , Lovnitsa and buy and south emerge far more soft and Cherney was Brichebor . By Kirilova meadow is reached by a seven-kilometer asphalt road from the Rila Monastery.

The route is designed to acquaint visitors with the rich flora of Rila Mountain. At the starting point is inserted information board . The entire route is well marked (white - yellow - white) and starts as a wide road which follows the picturesque gorge of the river Rilska that this part is still lush and wild . Soon they reached a rocky ridge with a length of 300 meters, which is one of the few natural habitats of rare plant species Rila rhubarb (Rheum rhaponticum), included in the Red Book of endangered species in Bulgaria and the European list of rare , threatened and endemic plants.

From road passes in excellent recognizable trail, winding around Rila river . Go up to the area of ​​the hut "fish ponds " by first passing by the highest bank of Lower Fish Lake ( 2210 m ), which is about nine meters deep and is significantly less than " collected" his . The chalet is located between two lakes and the upper Fish ( 2225 m ) has an area of ​​17.6 hectares , and its depth is also 9 meters .

The route continues northwest hut "fish ponds " - one of the most visited in Rila because of easy access to it and its strategic location close to some of the biggest attractions of the highest Bulgarian mountain. The trail passes through a vast area , and then routed to another of the glacial lakes of Rila - Smradlivoto ( 2294 m ) .

It is the largest glacial lake in Bulgaria and on the Balkan Peninsula, its length reaches 900 and the width - 260 meters. Its greatest depth is 24 m . The name of the lake is associated with an interesting legend in extremely strong storm waves discard any fish on the coast , where she died and stink . Stinking lake is the end point of the route.

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