Makedonia mountain hut

"Makedonia" mountain hut
Mountain range	Rila Mountains
Regions	Rila National Park
Geographical location:	42 ° 2 '49.6 " N , 23 ° 26' 22.3" E Coordinates: 42 ° 2 '49.6 " N , 23 ° 26' 22.3" E
Altitude	2166 m
Built	1937
Construction type	hut
Usual opening times	all year round
accommodation	40 beds, 0 camps

Call for donations from Aleko Konstantinow to build the mountain hut in Blagoevgrad; then Gorna Dschumaja (1933)

The mountain hut "Makedonija" ( Bulgarian хижа "Македония" ; abbreviated: х. Македония) is a mountain hut in the south-west part of the Rila Mountains, which in turn is located in south-west Bulgaria .

The mountain hut is located at 2166 meters in the Mechit prochod area and has a capacity of 40 beds (including a dormitory with 24 bunk beds). The building is a massive, two-story structure that was erected in 1937. The mountain hut "Makedonija" is a waypoint on the European long-distance hiking trail E4 .

The hut is located below the pass between the peaks Goljam Metschi wrach (Bulgarian Голям Мечи връх ) and Malak Metschi wrach (Bulgarian Малък Мечи връх ) - in English roughly: Big or Small Bear Passage . Until 1980 the peaks bore the Turkish name “ Ajgidnik ” (Bulgarian Ай-гидик ; ayi = bear; gedik = passage), that was the Turkish name for Metschit prochod . However, the word Ai could also have its origin in the Thracian word Ai for heaven or section of heaven .

The mountain hut, originally built under the name “Makedonija”, was renamed “Stanoj Kremanski” ( Bulgarian Станой Крекмански ) after the communists came to power (after September 9, 1944 ) , after a partisan detachment that fought in this region ( partisan movement in Bulgaria ).

Neighboring mountain huts and hiking routes

to the Rila monastery (over the Britschebor ridge) - approx. 10 hours walk
to the Rila Monastery (along the Radowitschka [a left tributary of the Ilijan River] and Ilijna [a left tributary of the Rila River ]) - approx. 5 hours walk
to the Fischseen mountain hut - approx. 6 hours' walk
to the Grantschar mountain hut - approx. 8 hours' walk
to the mountain hut Tschakaliza - approx. 4 hours walk
to the mountain hut Semkowo - approx. 2.5 hours walk
to the Dobarsko mountain hut - approx. 2.5 hours walk
to the Predela refuge - approx. 7.5 hours walk
to the Bodrost mountain hut - approx. 2.5 hours walk
to the Dobarsko mountain hut (on a gravel road) - approx. 2.75 hours walk
to the Dobarsko mountain hut (over the Dobropole ridge ) - approx. 5 hours walk
to the summit of Tsarev - approx. 5 hours walk
to the mountain summit German (2484 m) - approx. 1 hour walk
to the mountain peak Malak Metschi wrach (2472 m) - approx. 1 hour walk
to the mountain summit Goljam Metschi wrach (2618 m) - approx. 1.5 hours walk
to the Kukow mountain peak (2411 m) - approx. 2 hours walk
to the mountain peak markow kamak - approx. 4.5 hours walk
to the upper lift station - approx. 4.5 hours walk

Starting points for the ascent to the Makedonija mountain hut

from the town of Blagoewgrad on a paved country road 28 km to the Bodrost mountain hut , then - approx. 2.5 hours walk (marked path)
from the “Bodrost” area with the “Kartala” cable car to the Rawnez summit (2410 m) - a 4.5 hour walk
from the Semkovo area (16 km north of the city of Belitsa ) - approx. 2.5 hours' walk (marked path)
from the village of Dobarsko - approx. 4.5 hours walk (marked path)

Web links

official website of the mountain hut (bulg.)
Panorama picture
Ascent from Dobarsko village (Bulgarian)