Price: Ecopath " The charm of peat" is completed for approximately 2.5-3 hours. Starting point is the mountain resort " Semkovo " at 1,700 meters above sea level and ends at Dry Lake area . Initially go to dirt road through a forest of pine and spruce.
From the mountain resort passes hut " Semkovo " , then turn in the locality "terrified fountain" , where he and marked trail leading to the end of their journey " charm of peat ." The transition here takes a little more than half an hour a normal move. The name of the fountain was given because some time ago a local man saw the bear and scared a lot.
The dominant tree species that you will encounter along the route are conifers due to the high altitude and harsh climate - spruce, white pine, dwarf pine ( pine bush ) , white fir. Mountain meadows in the area are literally littered with fresh and beautiful flowers and herbs such as cloves Small- , low Genista , mountain bell Rila penny , Bulgarian Bitter and Carpathian ragweed . Family of orchids are found "komarotsvetnata gimnadeniya" and Blackie .
Peatlands , and which is named ecotrail too uncommon for this part of the Rila for high altitude , plenty of water and low evaporation due to the relatively low temperatures. They are home to specific flora and fauna well adapted to living conditions in them - a lack of nutrients , water with high acidity swampness . Typical representatives of peat flora are insectivorous plants such balcanica that can be seen along the route.
If you are in deep peat (of course you should do it very carefully ) you will feel under your feet shaky ground as if walking on very soft and thick carpet of moss. The most typical inhabitant of rivers passing by the track is trout . The area is poor in amphibians and reptiles, but there are 4 relict species - viper viviparous lizard Alpine Triton and viper .
After leaving the locality reserve trail leads through a forest of white fir and enters the meadows covered with squat . Immediately prior to the Dry Lake are picturesque alpine pastures.
Contrary to its name, does not dry lake dries up in summer. It is located on the cirque threshold and has quite an impressive size - 175 to 125 meters.
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