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View of Vitosha Mountain – View from the Cherni Vrah summit loop from Torfeno Branishte Reserve

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Bulgaria

Sofia-City Region

View of Vitosha Mountain – View from the Cherni Vrah summit loop from Torfeno Branishte Reserve

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4.8

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View of Vitosha Mountain – View from the Cherni Vrah summit loop from Torfeno Branishte Reserve

04:10

12.2km

490m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 22, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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267 m

Rocky Landscape in Vitosha Nature Park

Highlight • Natural Monument

4.65 km

Natural Spring in Vitosha Nature Park

Highlight • Natural Monument

4.66 km

View from the Cherni Vrah summit

Highlight • Summit

Great view, and delicious cuisine. You can rest a bit and have a hot soup, before going back.

Tip by

7.77 km

Vitosha Peak Trail

Highlight • Trail

Saturday and Sunday there are tons of people on the paths to the peak

Tip by

11.5 km

Viewpoint

11.8 km

Wooden Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

12.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.05 km

3.77 km

281 m

126 m

Surfaces

8.82 km

2.52 km

764 m

126 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 27 July

23°C

11°C

26 %

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Comments

November 14, 2022,2022-11-14 Vitosha, Hotel Moreni - Aleko - Cherni vrah - Hotel Moreni

Photos: photos.app.goo.gl/Pn2UWxx7apkzqsoZ6

July 17, 2024,Хижа Алеко - Черни връх и обратно с Любо и Боро - 17.07.2024

The new talkie definitely takes better pictures :)

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July 6, 2025,Bulgarien 1 - Vitosha-Gebirge: Auf den Gipfel des Cherni Vrah (2290 m)

This is the first tour of an organized trip to the Bulgarian mountains. Cerni Vrah is practically Sofia's local mountain, and also the highest peak in the Vitosha Mountains (the fourth highest mountain range in Bulgaria). The summit is clearly visible from Sofia, and the tour also offers good views of Sofia from above, albeit a bit hazy today. The …

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December 29, 2024,From Hotel „Moreni“ to „Cherni vrah“ peak

3D map visualization: relive.cc/view/vPv4dKByGRv

May 3, 2025,2025-05-03 Vitosha, Hotel Moreni - Aleko - Lale 2 - Cherni vrah - Hotel Moreni

Multiple roe deers encounters :⁠-⁠)

⛰️ Cherni vrah (2,290 m) • 🦶⬆️ 2025 = 2,503 m | 🌐 summitbag.com

September 20, 2023,Vom Hotel Moreni in die Höhen des Vitosha- Gebirges

From the center of Sofia take the metro to the final stop Vitosha, then bus number 66.
This takes you over 1000m up to the Berghotel Moreni for the equivalent of one euro.

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