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Route Chuipetlovo walk

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Sofia
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This route is known among locals as Chuypetlovsko varvishte as it has in the past served as the shortest link between the villages Chouipetlovo (municipality of Pernik, ) and Plan ( Sofia Municipality ) . The road was preferred for commercial relations between the two villages that were booming in the last centuries of Ottoman rule in the Bulgarian lands. The length of the route is about two and a half hours , and the displacement - 630 meters .

Chuypetlovo ( Plana ) walk starts from Chouipetlovo village and passing through the area of ​​Cayo and southern slopes of Mount Yarlovski Kupen ( 2173 meters altitude ) reach the saddle between the peaks Siva Gramada (2003 m ) and Voychinov ridge (1877 m). From on old dirt roads leading to the area of ​​Yarema, and hence to the village Plana.

Start from the center of Chuypetlovo and go east, where steep mountainside climb several unmarked trails. Whichever you choose you will not go wrong , because they all back together in about 45 minutes in the area of ​​Cayo . It is a large plateau ridgeand is part of the watershed between the massifs of Yarlovski Kupen and Damian ( formerly known as Dauta , 1514 m ) .

From here continuing over covered with rocks and stones landscape. Go to the Northeast and the route is rapidly gaining altitude. Less than half an hour after leaving the track area of ​​Cayo been well discernible trail, head right, high on the right valley slope in the spring area Palakaria . The river is a left tributary of Iskar and is 39 km long . Valley has become a distinct historical and geographical area, also named Palakaria . The great historian and linguist Konstantin Irechek suggests that the name of the river comes from Greek and means " old walnut". But he admits that it is possible in some way it is derived from the Spanish word " palakurna " ( gold ingot ) , as in the past, the river is used for gold mining for millennia .

Soon leads to copious spring, suitable for a short break. Hence the route headed east and crossed many streams flowing into Palakaria ( so the area is known as Waters) . Crack slopes of Mount Siva Gramada and reaches a new high-water spring , where the direction of the route changes Southeast . To place Yarema, center for the territory of South Vitosha, is connected by a good road.

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