Vezhen Hut is a Bulgarian Tourist Union lodge in the central Balkan Mountains (Stara Planina). It is located within the Tsarichina Reserve, a protected area inside the Central Balkan National Park. It lies on the north side of Vezhen Peak, at an elevation of 1610 meters (5282 feet).
How do you get to Vezhen Hut?
Vezhen Hut is 17 kilometers south of Ribaritsa village. It is reachable by car via a primitive road, or by woodland path. The trailhead can be found at the end of the village, just beyond the entrance signs for the Central Balkan National Park. There is a marked parking area nearby.
GPS Coordinates:
42.7865898°N
24.354535°E
What are the trails around Vezhen Hut?
The following foot trails are available along marked routes from Vezhen Hut:
- Vezhen Peak (2198 meters) 1 hour 30 minutes
- Momina Polyana Hut 6 hours 30 minutes
- Benkovski Hut (via Sovatski Dol) 2 hours 30 minutes
- Benkovski Hut (via the ridge trail) 3 hours 30 minutes
- Eho Hut 3 hours
- Kozya Stena Hut 5 hours
- Ribaritsa Village 4 hours 30 minutes
- Anton Village (via the ridge trail) 7 hours 30 minutes
- Koprivstitsa Town (via Vartopa) 6 hours 30 minutes
- Klisura Town 7 hours
Times listed are for steady pace walkers, without breaks or detours. Hikers and walkers passing through the Tsarichina Reserve are required to remain on marked trails only.
What are the attractions near Vezhen Hut?
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BALKAN (STARA PLANINA) (west) Byalata Voda Gorski Rai Kom-new Kom-old Kopren Ledenika Leskova Lyulyaka Martinitsa Midzhur Murgash Parshevitsa Petrohan Trastena Vitinya Vratsata
(central) Ambaritsa Bacho Kiro Balkanski Rozi Benkovski Botev Bukovets Bulgarka Buzludzha-new Buzludzha-old Chavdar Chumerna Dermenka Dobrila Dr. Momchilov Eho Golyam Kademliya Gramadliva Haiydushka Pesen Hubavets Ivaylo Karaivanovo Horishte Karlovo-dorm Kashana Koman Koznitsa-dorm Kozya Stena Krastets Marinka Mazalat Momina Polyana Murgana Nezabravka Nikola Gabarski-dorm Orlovo Gnezdo Pascal Planinski Izvori Pleven Predela Rai Ravnets Rudinata Rusalka Sokolna Staroplaninets Stariyat Balkan Stratesh Strazhata Strinava Svishti Platz Tazha Tintyava Triglav Uzana Uzana-dorm Vasil Levski Vasiliov Vezhen Yavorova Laka Zora
(east) Karandila Kozichino Lyulyak Mladost Neiykovo-dorm Patleiyna Ticha Topchiiysko Varbishki Prohod Zdravets
BELASITSA Belasitsa Kongur Lopovo Petrich Rosova Polyana Samuilovo
GOLO BARDO Orlite Slavaeiy
KONYARSKA Momin Kladenets
LYULIN Bonsovi Polyani
OSOGOVO Iglika Osogovo Prevala Ruen Shapka Tri Buki
PIRIN Banderitsa Begovitsa Bezbog Demyanitsa Edelweiss-dorm Golyamata Mochara Gotse Delchev-dorm Gotse Delchev Kamenitsa Kazana Koncheto Malina Perun-dorm Pirin Popovi Livadi Predel Sinanitsa Spano Pole Tevno Ezero Vihren Yane Sandanski Yavorov
PLANA Krastatyat Dab Peiyova Buka Rai Savo
RILA Belmeken Belmeken-complex Bodrost Borovets-center Chakalitsa Chakar Voiyvoda Deniv Dobarsko Everest Gegrinitsa Gorska Zvezda Granchar Gurgulitsa Hristo Smirnenski Ivan Vazov Kobilino Branishte Ledeno Ezero Lovna Makedonia Maliovitsa-hotel Maliovitsa-hut Maliovitsa-center Maritsa Mechit Musala Musala-old Otovitsa Pionerska Ribni Ezera Rilski Ezera Sedemte Ezera Semkovo Shumnatitsa Skakavitsa Strashnoto Ezero Trastikata-dorm Treshtenik Treshtenik-old Vada Venetitsa Verila-dorm Yastrebets Yavora Zavrachitsa
RODOPI Aida Akademik Belite Brezi Borovitsa Briyanovshtitsa Bulgaria Chairski Ezera Chernatitsa Chudnite Mostove Dobra Voda Gorna Arda Izgrev Kabata Kislovodsk-center Kladova Kolarova Kashta-dorm Lednitsata Martsiganitsa Milevi Skali Mlechino Momchil Yunak Orfeiy Pashaliytsa Perelik Persenk Perushtitsa-dorm Peshternyak-center Prespa Ravno Bore Rumen Sini Vrah Skalni Mostove Slaveiyno-dorm Smolyanski Ezera Snezhanka Studenets Svoboda Teshel Trigradski Skali Tsepina Varhovrah Yundola Zdravets-dorm Zdravets
RUI Erma Rui
SLAVYANKA Izvora Slavyanka
SREDNA GORA (Ihtimanska) Lovna Hizha Nadezhda Poluvrak Sinanitsa Studenitsa Yavoritsa-dorm
(Sashtinska) Bogdan-dorm Bratya Bantovna-complex Byalo Kamane-complex Chivira Fenera Oborishte Partizanska Pavel Deliradev Rayna Knyagina Sakardzha Sedemte Partizani Srednogorets Voden Kamak Voevodska Voiyvodenets-dorm
(Sernena) Kavakliyka Moruleiy Sernena Gora-dorm Svezhen
VITOSHA Aleko-vitosha Aleko-dorm Belite Brezi Borova Gora Cherni Vrah Edelweiss Esperanto Kamen Del Konyarnika Kumata Momina Skala Planinarska Pesen Planinets Sedloto Selimitsa Septemvri Tintyava Ushite Yubileiyna-dorm
VLAZHINA Yana
Quicklinks to Lowland Bulgarian Tourist Union Facilities
Northern Bulgaria Ahinora Akademik-training center Alen Mak Alpinist Botevo Bozhuritsa Bukatsite Chernomorets Dobrotitsa-dorm Han Asparuh-dorm Karlukovo-training center Kozloduiyski Bryag Minzuhar Momina Krepost-training center Madarski Konnik Orfeiy-dorm Pchelina Pleven Prista Provartenik Srebrostruiy Veliki Preslav-dorm Veteran Vetren-dorm Yantra Yazovira
Southern Bulgaria Bozhura Chinarite-dorm Gabera-dorm Indzhe Voiyvoda Panorama-hotel Sarafovo-dorm Strandzha Staryat Most
