European long distance path E8 - part Bulgaria
Le lieu
sentier de randonnée Dursey, Irlande – Istanbul, Turquie
L’intérêt
Belogradchik rocks (natural fortress). Vratsa karst gorge. Shipka Pass (scene of Russo-Turkish War 1877). Kazanlak Thracian tomb (UNESCO). Bachkovo Monastery. Strandzha Nature Park. Black Sea coast at Rezovo.
Un peu d'histoire
The E8 was established by the European Ramblers Association as part of its European walking network. In Bulgaria, it integrates the existing national Eco-Trail network (Ekopohodna Мрежа) developed by the Bulgarian Tourist Union.
Y arriver
Bregovo: car from Vidin (30 min), train from Sofia (3h via Vidin). Rezovo: car from Burgas (2h). Sofia international airport.
Matériel recommandé
Hiking boots. Water (some stages have limited water sources). Map of Bulgarian trail network. Insect repellent (Strandzha region).
La saison
April to October. May–June with wildflowers. October: pleasant temperatures, less crowded.
Jour par jour
- 1E8BG-01 · Vidin (Danube, forteresse Baba Vida) → Vratsa (Balkan W)35.61 km · +578 m
- 2E8BG-02 · Vratsa → Vratsata Gorge (parc nat.) → Mezdra28.02 km · +95 m
- 3E8BG-03 · Mezdra → Botevgrad → Pravets (Balkan central N)36.07 km · +601 m
- 4E8BG-04 · Pravets → Sofia (capitale, Vitosha NP)39.74 km · +940 m
- 5E8BG-05 · Sofia → Samokov → Borovets (ski, Rhodopes N)37.92 km · +841 m
- 6E8BG-06 · Borovets → Plovdiv (deuxième ville, vallée Maritza)41.62 km · +908 m
- 7E8BG-07 · Plovdiv → Asenovgrad → Bachkovo (monastère XI s.)29.75 km · +461 m
- 8E8BG-08 · Bachkovo → Kardzhali (Rhodopes E, réservoirs)35.76 km · +880 m
- 9E8BG-09 · Kardzhali → Momchilgrad → Kırklareli border approach31.85 km · +341 m
- 10E8BG-10 · Momchilgrad → Krumovgrad → Ivaylovgrad (Arda vallée)34.05 km · +181 m
- 11E8BG-11 · Ivaylovgrad → Topolovgrad (Thrace orientale)30.01 km · +618 m
- 12E8BG-12 · Topolovgrad → Sredets → Malko Tarnovo (Strandja NP)35.56 km · +1384 m
- 13E8BG-13 · Malko Tarnovo → frontière Turquie (Dereköy, terminus E8)7.65 km